[ WP ] You discover that Earth is the `` North Korea '' of the galaxy

–Hey! hey, hey relax.. It ’ s okay. I ’ m not dangerous. Its cool. Its okay. 
 Just.. eh, breathe is it? The grey being carefully placed his device on the ground and slowly raised his hands. 
 
 –This is your symbol of I mean you no harm, yes? 
 
 It spoke with a distinct Californian accent. –Do you understand me? 
 
 –Y-yes, I muttered. –What.. 
 
 The official first two words ever muttered to an extraterrestrial. I was very proud. 
 
 –Allright, lets start over. Do you believe me, when I say I come in peace? 
 
 –I guess.. 
 
 –Sweet. Now, your turn. Try again. 
 
 –What.. are you? 
 
 –Okay, that ’ s a bit rude. 
 
 –No, eh. I mean, you ’ re not human. Are you an alien. 
 
 –Alien? Well, I wouldn ’ t say that. We ’ re practically neighbors. 
 
 –But, you ’ re not from earth? 
 
 –This place? No. I ’ m not. 
 
 –You come from the stars? 
 
 –That ’ s a weird way to phrase it, but technically yes. Yes I do. 
 
 –Why? 
 
 –It ’ s like asking someone if they come from the sea. They, technically, per your definition did if you saw them arrive. Like you saw me landing my ship. By their definition they came from an Island. I ’ m from Uelpa. I think you guys call it Gliese-something. You look a bit pale. Are you okay? 
 
 –N-no. Yes. This is a bit shocking. I didn ’ t know you guys existed. 
 
 –You didn ’ t? That ’ s weird. Earth and Uelpa have been in correspondence for many years now. I apologize, because I don ’ t know how to phrase this differently, but are you living under a rock, not literally speaking? 
 
 –No, I don ’ t think so. I read the paper. Watch the news. Browse the Internet. Like most people? 
 
 –Sooo. You ’ ve never been Uplinked? 
 
 –No.. 
 
 –Do you know what The Link is? 
 
 –No. 
 
 –Never heard of the The Link? 
 
 –No? Should I? 
 
 –Eh, yeah? It ’ s only our millenniums primary form of communication. How can you not have heard about that? Earth has been connected for hundreds of years. 
 
 –We have? 
 
 –Yes, we talk all the time. 
 
 –We do? 
 
 –Yes. You guys even visited us. 
 
 –We did? 
 
 –I can ’ t believe you haven ’ t heard about any of this. We ’ re like, near Alpha Centurion. Right next door. 
 
 –We can ’ t go there? 
 
 –Course you can. 
 
 –No, I mean we don ’ t have the technology. Our spaceships can ’ t do that. 
 
 –Technology? Spaceships? What are you talking about? You can walk there. 
 
 –Sorry what? 
 
 –Have you ever tried? 
 
 –But it ’ s lights years away? 
 
 –No, it ’ s like a couple of days walk south from here. 
 
 –You ’ re lying. 
 
 –How far is the furthest you ’ ve been from here? 
 
 –I went interrailing once. In Europe. 
 
 –No, I mean. Without bordering a plane, or any other form of transportation? Just you. Walking. 
 
 –Couple of kilometers.. I guess. 
 
 –Then how can you know? Seriously. We ’ re right behind the curtain. I think you guys call it the sky.
