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Context
Nebula and fellow alien Stardust have been sent to assess how humans are surviving on Earth and the state of their future. Nebula is practical and efficient, refusing to bow down to sentiment like Stardust. She is more skeptical about the future of the human race, having witnessed their behavior. However, Stardust believes they have a chance of survival.
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SPACEDUST I liked seeing the snow-covered mountains. What did you say the name is that the earthlings gave them?
NEBULA (with guidebook) The Swiss Alps. And this is the city of Geneva. An important meeting is taking place here now.
SPACEDUST Who's there?
NEBULA It's called The Group of Seven. It's comprised of the leaders of the seven most economically advanced nations -- not necessarily to be confused with other attributes we consider advanced.
SPACEDUST Should we look in on them?
NEBULA Exactly what I had in mind. But first let's wrap up the first report to our glorious leader. I'm certain he's eager to hear our thoughts.
SPACEDUST Do you think we've learned enough to do it?
NEBULA I think we've taken a random sample. What do you think so far?
SPACEDUST Well, I did notice some distressing problems. But I kind of like it here.
NEBULA After traveling as far as we have with the commission to assess how the earthlings are doing, we can't submit a mere sentiment like that. We have been entrusted with helping to decide the destiny of the human inhabitants on this lovely but rather small and out-of-the-way, planet. Now, first, we must agree on a point of view.
SPACEDUST No problem. (romantically) I like when we agree.
NEBULA Please, let's not mix sentiment with analysis. Now, please, provide your point of view?
SPACEDUST Well, when we first got here, I didn't know what to expect. Now, I've seen that the human inhabitants still fight wars, murder one another, and pollute to the extent that it's causing climate change. But they've only been around for a hundred-thousand years or so. Since their star will shine for five billion years or more, they could have a lot of time to learn and improve. So I think we should recommend giving them a million years or so to appreciate life and settle into it.
NEBULA I admit they're a young species, but I think you projection is not entirely based on the behavior we've witnessed to date.
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