Encounters Out There

"General, sir, alien infiltrators ... they're ..."

"Spit it out, Captain."

"They’re using the moon as a teleportation portal to launch their raids."

"Can we stop them?"

"Not without isolating the entire moon."

"We have over 20 million colonists living there, Captain. How far out is the aliens' homeworld?"

"Too far to mobilize troops, sir. We'd have to teleport scatter drones to hit any targets."

"But the collateral damage. There's no moral way to win this. All decisions lead to suffering."

"Yes, General."

"I'll speak with One Earth Defense Council to decide. I’ll not have this forever on my conscience."