:00:29
Earth-That-Was...
:00:30
could no longer sustain
our numbers, we were so many.
:00:36
We found a new solar system:
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Dozens of planets
and hundreds of moons.
:00:43
Each one terraformed,
a process taking decades...
:00:47
to support human life.
To be new Earths.
:00:50
The central planets
formed the Alliance.
:00:53
Ruled by an interplanetary
parliament...
:00:55
the Alliance was
a beacon of civilization.
:00:58
The savage outer planets
were not so enlightened...
:01:01
and refused Alliance control.
:01:03
The war was devastating.
:01:07
But the Alliance's victory
over the Independents...
:01:09
ensured a safer universe.
:01:11
And now, everyone
can enjoy the comfort...
:01:13
and enlightenment
of true civilization.
:01:16
Why were the Independents
even fighting us?
:01:18
Why wouldn't they look
to be more civilized?
:01:20
I hear they're cannibals.
That's only Reavers.
:01:23
Reavers aren't real.
Full well they are.
:01:25
I heard they attack settlers
from space...
:01:27
and kill them,
and wear their skins...
:01:28
and rape them
for hours and hours...
:01:32
It's true
that there are dangers
on the outer planets.
:01:36
So with so many social
and medical advancements...
:01:38
we can bring
to the Independents...
:01:40
why would they fight
so hard against us?
:01:42
We meddle.
:01:44
River?
:01:46
People don't like
to be meddled with.
:01:48
We tell them what to do,
what to think.
:01:50
Don't run, don't walk.
:01:52
We're in their homes
and in their heads
and we haven't the right.
:01:55
We're meddlesome.
:01:58
River, we're not telling
people what to think...