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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by taneq on Monday November 05, 2018 @01:02AM (#18380199)
That's what happens when you mistake "animal which doesn't think you're food" for "animal of a type which won't hurt you."

Nature's pretty good at opportunism. A well-fed bear might be fairly safe, while that same bear if starving would eat you without a second thought.

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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by inawarminister on Monday November 05, 2018 @03:57AM (#18380852)
“Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don't believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.” Quark, ST: Deep Space 9
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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by unstuckdev on Monday November 05, 2018 @09:02AM (#18382345)
I think this is why they had to bring in an enemy from across the galaxy for DS9. All the other militaristic Alpha Quadrant civilizations had seen humans in war and did not want to get on their bad side again. The Dominion hadn't yet seen first hand what lengths humans will go to when threatened.
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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by barrow-rider on Monday November 05, 2018 @10:50AM (#18383222)
From the episode "The Siege of AR-558." Well done episode, if kind of on the nose.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Siege_of_AR-558_(epis...

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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by colanderman on Monday November 05, 2018 @12:55PM (#18384342)
One of the best (and most unique) in the series. The interested viewer should also watch the equally – if not more – powerful "It's Only a Paper Moon", which resolves events from "Siege": http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/It%27s_Only_a_Paper_Moon_...
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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by taneq on Monday November 05, 2018 @06:29AM (#18381485)
Precisely. Any reasonably survivable creature varies its behaviour depending on its current condition.
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Re:How I became friends with an octopus by emilfihlman on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:21AM (#18383517)
I love the HFY genre.
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