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[scedasticity]

0k, Start Again, Succession, Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind, the crossover SBURB sessions, New Order, Inherit the Earth, Mere Anarchy, even "the teleplay" if you keep in mind I know it is old and embarrassing... whatever. Ask away.

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[mirradin]

For Close Encounters...

Do the trolls end up adopting any more pixies?

Related, how much does Lanthy know about the goblins/how she ended up with the trolls and humans?

(Also: Hi! I loved this fic!)

[scedasticity]

(Thank you!)

They do, though not immediately. The goblins wait a few years to be sure things go as well as hoped with Lanthy, that she does develop healthily and socially functional. After that they ask if the trolls would be willing to take more, and how many; after they agree, the goblins put the word out that there's an actual ethical and practical option for any orphaned baby pixies Hegemony forces discover. There's not a huge influx, but a pretty steady trickle.

As for how much Lanthy knows... Most of it, probably? (I'm picturing the inevitable "where did I come from?" question and Vriska is immediately like "I found you in a bag!")

[mirradin]

Aww, cute! Thanks for answering!

[mirradin]

Oooh! Another question for Close Encounters... If the goblins discovered a small number of a species previously unknown to them, whose planet and the rest of their species had been wiped out somehow (say, massive meteorite impact on a planet with early spaceflight capability and only a few dozen people escaped), how would they handle the situation? Would they attempt to put them through education before setting them up with a new habitat, or would they provide living space immediately with a lot of outreach and brochures, or something else?

[scedasticity]

Hmmm, let's see... I think the factors that would come in play include:
--This species is Not A Threat (unless they're hauling around a superweapon or something, in which case that would be taken away first), so they can afford to take their time and be careful.
--This species is Not Stable and in Imminent Danger, so since it is not posing a threat its survival can be prioritized over its education.

They wouldn't give them their very own planet right off, but they would approach with the attitude of Rescuing You rather than Educating You. They'd still be DOING education, but it wouldn't be as aggressive, and they would try to avoid disorientation conditioning on the theory that they're plenty disoriented enough to be malleable already.