Encounters Out There

A cloaked alien pirate saucer surveyed the Earth.

"Did you manage to do it?" asked the captain.

"Yes, sir," answered the lab technician.

"Very good. They're a hunting species. They'll take the bait in no time."

"Yes, sir, but it's so odd."

"How so?"

"We had to boil and color them with shapes and patterns for the hunt."

"You implanted the nanites?"

"Yes, sir, their beacons will trigger in a few days. Ready for the scoop."

"That's good; our production has been staggeringly low since the galactic ban on robotics."

"Oh, right, that Luddite 'No robots, biologicals only labor law.'"