More SRWU! Yes, she says all those things with this face

[abugslife]

1. [Hetepheres encounters some sign of human culture as she passes by. It might be music, a movie, art, a game, even an unusual building - doesn't matter. It also doesn't matter if it's something very snobby and high-brow, or low-brow and plebian - her reaction is the same! As for you, either you're passing by as well, or are actively engaged with the thing in question.]

Ah, how interesting. I see that the advancements of Earthling culture continue to amaze.

2. [Now she's watching some people at work. Construction workers building something, engineers working on mecha in the hangar, something else - your pick. And now she turns to you.]

If I may ask - are those free laborers? Did Earth abolish the institution of slavery yet?

3. [Late evening kitchen raid! The huge bug-alien is consuming a pile of biscuits with... sugar and mayo. What. Only now she noticed you. Staring, probably.]

Hmm? May I help you...?

4. [A mecha fight! Or rather, the aftermath of one. It was a flawless victory, not one of those Generic Bad Ends!]

An amazing victory! Everyone, engrave this battle in your minds and cherish it, for it is something to be proud of. As for now...

[Well, mostly flawless. Hetepheres' machine is lying on its back, struggling to get up. Have you ever seen a beetle in the same situation? It's kinda like that, only with desperate attempts to keep her dignity added.]

...A little help, if you don't mind?

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[abugslife]

Of course we do. For example, stories about the amazing and dramatic exploits of various heroes, real and imagined ones, are extremely popular among my people, and are told in all formats you could think of!

We clearly need an action channel for mecha history documentaries.

[thebigcooplowski]

"I hope they ain't all like those war documentaries we've got on the History Channel then. Those trick you into watching because there might be lots of action, but after a couple hours you realize it's not gonna happen. Just boring guys talking forever."

[abugslife]

Your docmentaries can take several hours each? Earthlings are even more patient than I thought.

[thebigcooplowski]

"Some of us, anyways. There's things I can watch for a long time, but just talkin' ain't one of 'em. If I wanted to hear lectures, I'd have paid attention to 'em in school."

[abugslife]

I am sure you shall find out that most of my people are approachably moderate when it comes to the amount of talking they do.

[Gebian definition of "moderate" is apparently very weird.]

You could watch one of our most famous heroic dramas, to be sure. I happen to have an excerpt.

[thebigcooplowski]

Coop has his doubts, but...

"Uh, sure. Maybe after that you can take quality Earth video games for a spin."

Too bad quality is subjective.

[abugslife]

Are you asking me to play a game I never had any contact with, together with you?

Very well. But for now, watch this excerpt from The Emperor's Fall.

[Hetepheres starts up a video. It shows two beetle-like creatures, one at the bottom of a valley, another at the top. They make noises at each other while dramatic and really weird music plays in the background. It's hard to say what's going on because their language sounds like insect chittering more than anything, but the camera pans and cuts dramatically all the time. Then, the one above rolls a boulder on the one below.]