[ WP ] Aliens have known of our existance for a long time , but have n't contacted us . Why ? They are scared . Scared ... of us .

`` General Zlaaak, I do not understand your reluctance to take on the inhabitants of planet 09L23Z in sector AN0L-Zeta7. You have been victorious in every major campaign for our empire. Your name makes the Gl0TT tremble with fear. Your name is *the only thing* that makes the Gl0TT tremble with fear. 
 
 The Tumaar show no emotion, the Tumaar never show emotion unless your name, and your name alone is mentioned. Then they will cry with despair until their heart stops. 
 
 The Klondahl slaughter their chilren when they hear your hordes are underway. 
 
 You have given this realm all its greatest victories, are burdened by every sign of gratitude and deference we can think of to bestow you with, every soldier in your armies will volunteer to die at your mere request and yet, this puny planet, that they themselves call'Earth', that is a planet you will not dare to take on. This council is grievously concerned with your reluctance and, it can not be denied, disappointed to see you hesitant, but we are convinced there has to be a reason why you decline to commit the formidable might of our armies to take over this pre-FTL technology civilization.'' 
 
 - `` There is, Counselor ZZZoobd.'' 
 
 `` Then, by all means tell us, and let us know how we can remedy it.'' 
 
 - `` There is no remedy, Counselor ZZZoobd.'' 
 
 `` Confound it, man! What is the problem that we face?'' 
 
 - `` It is simply this, Counselor: I have of course sent out an advance party to assess the threat before we embarked on an invasion. Consider my dismay when the advance party, the last woman in it, reported something we had never considered: to the'Earthlings', our species is tasty. In fact, our preliminaries have revealed that they very easily grow addicted to the taste of our species. We would not be invading them so much as we would resemble a dessert cart attacking a table of fine diners in a restaurant.''
