Forgot to do this...
Another possible factor here is that the EDTO is made up of a trio of military superpowers who were, less than a decade ago, fighting World War Fucking Three. With a possible alien threat on their horizon, how likely do you really think it'd be that the Pan-Asians, in particular, would do more than relax their rationing? The fleets, the warplanes, the legions upon legions of armor and infantry gear... that's all still there, and not just there, but being added to and improved. The industry that built them is still going full-bore. People have relaxed, the private sector has returned, yeah, sure, but for all they know this might just be the eye of the hurricane - and you can be that they, and their leaders, are well aware of that.
In light of all that, I imagine that even if the Zentreadi are properly certain that they could take Earth at will, they're also aware that so doing wouldn't be at all cheap. In which case, it's probably better to focus on the SDF-1 than go storming the hornet's nest unless you absolutely have to - remember, the Puppet Fleet is still out there, and they can't replace their losses.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."
Quote:No, that's changing a bit. My suggestion is that we have Joukahainen make the fairly common-sensical connection that the key to rebuilding things might be something to do with the planet, and that, if so, studying the rebuilt ship would only be a first step towards arresting the Zentreadi's loss of resources.
Do we want to keep this? I'm getting a general vibe of "not really", but I'd like to confirm it. If Earth -is- capable of putting up a fight, it might interest certain Zentraedi commanders...
Another possible factor here is that the EDTO is made up of a trio of military superpowers who were, less than a decade ago, fighting World War Fucking Three. With a possible alien threat on their horizon, how likely do you really think it'd be that the Pan-Asians, in particular, would do more than relax their rationing? The fleets, the warplanes, the legions upon legions of armor and infantry gear... that's all still there, and not just there, but being added to and improved. The industry that built them is still going full-bore. People have relaxed, the private sector has returned, yeah, sure, but for all they know this might just be the eye of the hurricane - and you can be that they, and their leaders, are well aware of that.
In light of all that, I imagine that even if the Zentreadi are properly certain that they could take Earth at will, they're also aware that so doing wouldn't be at all cheap. In which case, it's probably better to focus on the SDF-1 than go storming the hornet's nest unless you absolutely have to - remember, the Puppet Fleet is still out there, and they can't replace their losses.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."