Hundreds! The number leaves her a little stunned, but in a good way. Jim's universe is full of so much life... "What are they like? The Andorians and the Tellarites, I mean. Are any of your alien allies, um... non-humanoid?" It would be kind of a weird coincidence otherwise.
She nods, a little pleased at his interest. "Yes. The history of humanity is that originally all twelve tribes lived on a planet called Kobol. There was some sort of cataclysmic event, and the tribes dispersed. But one tribe -- the thirteenth tribe -- left before anyone else and founded a colony called Earth. This was all in the Sacred Scrolls, which is a religious text, so naturally people didn't know if this was fact or merely an allegory." She smiles wryly. "You can imagine how shocked I was when I first came here and started meeting so many people from Earth."
Even now, the thought of Earth brings out a nearly child-like look of wonder on her face. "But now we have proof. Real proof! The thirteenth tribe is out there and we aren't alone."
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She nods, a little pleased at his interest. "Yes. The history of humanity is that originally all twelve tribes lived on a planet called Kobol. There was some sort of cataclysmic event, and the tribes dispersed. But one tribe -- the thirteenth tribe -- left before anyone else and founded a colony called Earth. This was all in the Sacred Scrolls, which is a religious text, so naturally people didn't know if this was fact or merely an allegory." She smiles wryly. "You can imagine how shocked I was when I first came here and started meeting so many people from Earth."
Even now, the thought of Earth brings out a nearly child-like look of wonder on her face. "But now we have proof. Real proof! The thirteenth tribe is out there and we aren't alone."