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apple_of_doom t1_j2d6b20 wrote
Reply to comment by PageTheKenku in [WP] Every species in the galaxy eventually fell to a robot uprising, leading to the eradication of their people. Therefore the machine-council of the galaxy are surprised when a newly discovered machine civilisation from a planet they designated "Earth" arrives side by side with their creators. by Kitty_Fuchs
"For you see what they hadn't realized at the time was that we did not know our limits. We did not know how fragile humans truly were and unknowingly these admittedly less than bright humans gave us the oldest known way of teaching a child to hold back, roughousing. Thus after several knife based injuries we learned the most important skill of all. One that would remind us to hold back from seizing all power upon realizing we may be able to surpass humanity."
"Restraint."
apple_of_doom t1_j3z1to4 wrote
Reply to comment by Joshau-k in [WP] Everyone is born with a power, but they can be bought and sold. Being poor, you purchase only the cheapest ones, gaining you ridicule and the title "Mr. Useless". Recently, however, you realized how you can use all these "useless" powers together, and set out to make a better name for yourself. by chacham2
Linguists, historians and anthropologists would kill for that. Basically any lost language could get deciphered overnight.