As time drifted by day by day, they boasted and wandered, inspecting everything around them...
Even the Gliese diplomat interfacing with the humans was constantly rotated; two days ago it was this one, and in a few days, it would be another because the one from two days ago had gone into hibernation and needed to sleep for about a dozen days...
Even though everyone already knew about this bizarre physiological phenomenon, it still subjected the team of Human diplomats to endless complaints. The lifestyle and daily rhythm of this civilization were excruciously slow; or rather, perhaps it was the human pace that was a bit too quick.
However, through indirect questioning and direct observation, it was clear that the technological strength of this civilization was actually much stronger than anticipated!
