Aliens Try To Poison Humans At Dinner But Humans Ask For The Recipe Instead | Best HFY Stories

[@tannerbarnes7392]

I really like the idea that humans finally get the recipe, look it over, and detect zero treachery because everything in it is within safe levels for us.

[@Jesses001]

Right? I mean it is spicy peppers, vinegar, and salt. I can get that on a sandwich at Subway.

[@Spider-Dad40]

Aliens : ........you enjoyed this ?!?! Human: * burp* who wee! That is awesome !

[@target5350]

"yes, it was deadly, a real killer"

[@derisathartfelt]

Spicy, tangy and full of salt? Yes please, more thank you

[@Seravat7]

That’s some damn fine nachos right there!

[@Kalebfenoir]

Here I was expecting that after telling the council her experience, and then them asking her opinion, she'd lightheartedly say "Oh, they were trying to kill me. A species that doesn't eat much more than flavorless gruel, making an elaborate meal out of exotic local delicacies for a species they don't know much of? Half way through the conversation - and the meal - I realized that they thought they'd fed me the equivalent of a bioweapon. Because of their own limited palate and tolerances, they thought they'd made a weapon that would kill anyone. I still want the recipe, by the way."

[@eirrenia]

That’s honestly where I thought the story was going.

[@claws61821]

Yeah, that was disappointing. It's not like the captain was at all unaware of the Vereksian standard dietary habits, and similar deadly meals have been common enough in assassinations in humanity's history that the ancient practice is still generally infamous now.

[@PartytimeYOLO]

"Can I have the recipe?" "Its complex." "Can I have the recipe?" "Its complex, and it has rare ingredients." "Can I have the recipe?" "Its complex, it has rare ingredients, and it is a ceremonial dish."

[@PartytimeYOLO]

I wouldn't mind not getting a video as often if the stories are proofread, to prevent the main thing people are complaining about for this one. SOME other channels do it even if they are ai-voiced. this is one of the better channels I watch for HFY, I hate seeing the quality slip like this.

[@gibbbon]

@@PartytimeYOLO yeah, it's like someone came up with different version of the conversation to decide on one and somehow accidentally sent all of them to the AI to read and didn't even check! come on! they are having the same conversation over and over!

[@raeishimura]

​​@@gibbbon Well, in this case, there is no A.I. reading it and no A.I. writing it, so we know at least that didn't happen here

[@onyx6774]

He was trying to come up with a excuse to not give the recipe.

[@DrAmericancountryman]

It's not unrealistic. Imagine if you were asked repeatedly for something and kept saying no. Each time you are likely to add a condition or reason.

[@czar6203]

"Ya got more back there don't ya?" I can already imagine her sassy look while zix'thar's horrified😂😂

[@cybo_vampire9145]

It'd be funny if this us normal for humans. Turns out every negotiation was actually a failed assassination attempt, and humanity just went along with it XD

[@tnick123]

I just want a vereksian cook finding out they liked it and is all giddy but is trying not to show it "aaaw... it didn't kill them? Darn... they want the recipe?! S-sure.... I mean yeah yeah secrets....."

[@gregberdet4716]

If i amy add, the first time the cook made the meal they accidently made it deadly, and their higher ups kept telling them to make it to kill people, but all along the cook just wanted someone to enjoy their cooking.

[@MechbossBoogie]

This is where they find out this is a human with low tolerances.

[@eliandervalderen5849]

It's just one of those common tropes of "did not do the research"

[@therealmaizing5328]

She did tell him that she had only taken the Reaper Challenge once. I got the impression that, while she likes spicy food, her tolerances are middling at best.

[@-WMD-Edutainment]

As a Hungarian, my blood is around 50% Alcohol and the rest is pure capsaicin. Don't threaten me with a good time!

[@jamesroyce1845]

I was a human with low tolerances when I was younger, these days it's ... mah! Don't know what happened but spicy isn't so spicy any more.

[@EG-cm5th]

“Human with low tolerance” would not enjoy spicy food at all even with the other flavors underneath. My dad has a very low tolerance for spice and apparently there’s even been some brands of ketchup that he thought were too spicy. He doesn’t like even the slightest hint of spice lol

[@buubarry2172]

As soon as she left they went "ok who here thinks he was trying to kill her"

[@vrhetinst]

I want to see a sequel where the queen splutters with disbelief and rage, and tries to kill Zixthar and the scientist. They flee to earth for asylum and end up opening a restaurant called “the Krathor Feast.” It’s a rousing success of course. The queen is livid, but in her attempt to wreak fiery vengeance, the whole story comes out, and she’s humiliated and exiled…. 😊

[@jamesiewalters2360]

Yes please.

[@Nitro1000]

Next chapter they get ahold of an earth cookbook and release the recipe realizing its less lethal than our own recipes. But in all seriousness I hope we get more of this storyline.

[@vrhetinst]

Agreed!

[@punkabooiscool1111]

I got wheezes from this, lol

[@artiesykes]

she's a naive captain. completely clueless of her reality while the council clearly figured out the attempt at her life. her understanding of the veraxians is hilariously shallow and that the council was seemingly wise enough to not react from her assessment. shes lucky she survived. great story, well read. keep up the good work guys!

[@Kilted_Dragon]

and once again @Starbound HFY I finish a story, thinking there's a lot more, only to realize the story ended. . .y'all really know how to do cliff hangers

[@CarlGorn]

Zix'thar(thinking): The acids should have finished her! Captain Reeves(aloud): Got any lemonade? Or a whiskey sour?

[@Sora-md1ye]

26:57 If all you care for is efficiency, you will be destroyed by anything that may resemble a challenge. Change is a challenge, and so is life. Experimentation with different art forms, weapons types & handling techniques, technological advancement. To quote Asura's Wrath, "You fight, then eat good food. You fight, then drink fine wine. You fight, then sleep with beautiful women. Hell, fight with beautiful women! That is what it means to live!" -Augus

[@akawater]

😂😂😂 Humans love, salt, heat and tartness, buddy! Humans love good food. ❤

[@AwoudeX]

I wonder what level of insult and horror would befall the aliens when they get served a sampling of earth dishes, of which many probably would be lethal to them!

[@wow-roblox8370]

Humanity: we just shared our mild food, we didn’t expect for all your leaders to perish! Aliens: That was… MILD!?!

[@ElizabethKeller-s5b]

Aliens recoiling in horror at Indian food

[@AwoudeX]

@@ElizabethKeller-s5b Indian food is mild ^^

[@ElizabethKeller-s5b]

@ not to them!

[@VampyrMygg]

@@AwoudeX Depends on where you're from! :P As a Norwegian... Indian food might as well be sprinkled with lighter fluid and set on fire, as that's what it feels like! Yet.. somehow we come back for more... XD But yeah, I've heard some South Asian dishes make Indian food seem like Norwegian cooking in comparison, well... in spice levels that is. (Though I am biased to Norwegian cooking for obvious reasons still, even if to outsiders it'd likely be bland, side effect of a country whose food culture evolved around survival, harsh winters, and a country that is mostly mountains not being great for farming, so food preservation was a big focus of cooking here.)

[@diarradunlap9337]

"The capsaicin is far beyond tolerable level." For MOST species, sure. For Humans, however....

[@NavyVet9702]

This is pretty much the same reaction as that of the various peppers of Earth.

[@LRock-um8xo]

Hot wings and fried pickles are standard diet of the Captain. Enjoyed the story 👍🏼

[@Licotus007]

We need a story where the aliens piss off humanity and humanity shows up in Borg cubes confusing the hell out of the aliens and kicking their ass. 🤣

[@rajanram342]

The is a story out where humans building bigger and bigger guns and finally venator class cruiser and death star. Pretty funny.

[@rajanram342]

Its called Humans please stop making giant guns.

[@XxXNightcoreQueenXxXV2]

This was great, and I can only imagine their reaction to the smorgasbord of dishes we humans have. Ps. If part 2 becomes a thing, may I suggest Lutefisk as a dish too severe? Lutefisk is dried whitefish, usually cod, but sometimes ling or burbot, cured in lye. It is made from aged stockfish, or dried and salted cod. The fish takes a gelatinous texture after being rehydrated for days prior to eating. Lutefisk is prepared as a seafood dish of several Nordic countries.

[@patrickgrannus7886]

With a side of Haggis.

[@michelelyons9410]

So they served a dish that was hot spicy, with a tangy bite and salty? oh, yeah, humans would love it. The idea of the story is marvelous----the guest goes home raving about how great the meal was, and all the while her host was trying to poison her!

[@Maeshalanadae]

Council obviously knew what the Kra’Thor feast actually was…

[@HexDrone9637]

and of course they knew what the humans would do if they found out. One less council member and one less race at the table

[@ishiode]

This alien is like agent 47 in how many death double entendre he has.

[@scottzivoder828]

I very much enjoy the cadence and presentation provided by this narrator.

[@flitsertheo]

The captain really is a USA American : no table manners (eating with fork only, elbows on the table, stuffing herself with large quantities of food) and doesn't mind over-salted and over-spiced food.

[@raymondst.jacques2030]

Wonderful, i love food, the part they improved and said add more spice was a LMAO moment. I do say i heard at 1.5 speed. To bad Humans never knew the truth or know how they would react at this assassination attempt, and excuses for purposely doing so. Few stories end in cliff hangers, no issues, maybe as some do continue in a second part or i enjoy using my imagination of what happened next. Thanks.

[@m.jasondoty9062]

Makes you wonder what Rasputin ate.

[@BrokenNeuron]

The reader was close to channeling Scott NcNeil voicing Dinobot on Beast Wars.

[@anderssorenson9998]

I'm only four minutes in and I'm regretting playing The Clicking Mandibles drinking game.

[@LaculusA.Lassus-bj7iw]

I imagine that drinking game is a death sentence with this channel. Considering they're really good at describing an alien's physiology in these stories. And they're definitely not afraid to use insect like aliens or aliens with mandibles.

[@DarrylCross]

Perhaps Humanity should return the favor in kind. Like inviting the Virexians to a Christmas feast, along with some traditional festivities and games like Snapdragon/Flapdragon -- a 16th century game where participants pluck raisins from a bowl of burning brandy with your fingers to see who can get the most.

[@DelinquentChibi]

I really desperately hope this gets to 2k likes, because I absolutely need a part 2. I love how much disbelief Zix'thar was in the entire time, and boy do I feel sorry for his report. I can only imagine his reactions when humans bring something like spicy Indian food, and he has an absolute mental breakdown over how much spice is in it.(Or British food and finds out it's basically just nutrient slurry in solid form, LOL. I'm kidding, I had to make a British food joke, I'm sorry)

[@lokiclaus9632]

Beans on toast IS nutrient slurry.

[@sebastianriemer1777]

Ah yes. British food. Together with its women and the weather, it is the perfect fundament for a successful nation of sailors.

[@gurugurukuma]

let me guess, it was also heavily laced with MSG.

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

MSG: Make Shit Good

[@MrBizteck]

INCONCEIVABLE!!!

[@SovalZ]

I listen to you to go to sleep and while I work, I love these stories! Thank you!

[@sdragut]

i finally figured why. its written by a Japanese or Chinese writer "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" & common sense & translated by google gaging from the lack of understanding between singular & plural nouns or male & female nouns

[@sam2x13]

Soo.... pretty much an Intergalactic chili?

[@bnk3rmk259]

I really don't like how half of it was repeated

[@cmdr_stretchedguy]

Written by someone that obviously has never known anything about diplomacy... Having the human treat it like a teenager eating a fancy meal, not a diplomat in a sensitive negotiation.

[@DJWidget]

Amazing narrator! Well done, sir!

[@DarrylCross]

Indeed. At moments, he almost had a Morgan Freeman-esque resonance to his voice.

[@wayneccj0710]

The woman is probably from Louisiana. 😉

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

Or Colorado, Korea, Arizona, Spain, Mexico, Brazil...

[@HiFenDinok]

From anywhere but britain 😂

[@judahsmyth5398]

honestly, knowing that Virexians don't use any form of spice, let alone flavor, in their normal food, among the other things that would be known about them, i would at least have a thought of it maybe being an attempt at poisoning that they underestimated and so didn't work, and so bring that up

[@SilentKar]

I’m watching this while eating peri peri chicken on a blistering hot day and I am satisfied 🤤

[@RaymondMounsey]

I like the fact that this is read by a live person that way the inflection is actually fifth situations thank you

[@michaellimerick2746]

You really are my favorite narrator. Thank you.

[@jamesiewalters2360]

I'm reminded of that meme from... the office? Of a big guy grinning and shaking hands with a bewildered expression and a mullet.

[@eddiethepothos2648]

Council got the hint

[@thunderbird19603]

this story could have been 20 mins long without missing a thing.

[@punkabooiscool1111]

I imagine a guy that can't handle soice taking a bite and just wheezing from mouth burn, a bit of " Holy that's hot!" The alien thinking the guy is dying but needs a second to get himself under control, lol

[@kade426]

Honestly sounds good. I grow Carolina reapers, I like to dry and grind them so I can sprinkle it on everything.

[@diarradunlap9337]

Carolina Reaper? You mean that seed pod that is classified as both a Level-20 Biohazard and an "Alpha and Omega"-level Chemical Weapon in 20 star cluster systems and 3 quantum dimensions? 😊

[@joosyjulie]

Have you tried to make chilli jam? You can make it mild with jalapeños or increase its bite with stronger chilli's. It is also one of the easiest jams I've ever made. The recipe by Nigella Lawson is done in imperial and metric.

[@kade426]

@joosyjulie haven't made a jam in years but as a beekeeper I've made hot honey that is borderline a war crime lol.

[@kade426]

@diarradunlap9337 eat it every day and as a beekeeper I've make a hot honey that would be listed as a war crime lol. I'm not in the group with a high capsaicin tolerance but I just like the burn. I've eaten 3 of the one chip challenge and apart from it being absolutely disgustingly stale the burn wasn't that bad.

[@gonzalez83]

No way this isnt part ai written

[@williamjacob885]

Round and round and round..... typical diplomatic exchange.....

[@a-blivvy-yus]

Morgan Caution Reeves is an interesting name for an envoy who is intended to show human resilience. It clearly worked, though. Also, it might be worth cutting from 9:03 to 9:17 which includes some duplicated lines without subtitles.

[@tonyv8925]

Famous last comments: Socrates, " I drank what?"

[@czinn327]

Some repetition, but not too bad. edit: later on. Nope, it's bad. I didn't need to hear for the seventh time that what was intended as a weapon was perceived as a challenge. The story should have been cut down by half.

[@wolffang-vz2ty]

To be fair about the repetition in zix's thoughts he just watched her eat what is to them severely toxic(they even specified that they made it even more toxic since they had heard of humanity's resilience and wanted to be sure it would work) and love it. He is incredulous and in shock. This would be like a human serving a meal of battery acid, uranium, mercury, led, anthrax, etc with the intent to kill the recipient only for them to enjoy it, want more, and even want the recipe to make it themselves later.

[@adiaphoros6842]

​​​​​​@@michaellinnet6095 All the plans fail in the same but different way: humans can tolerate X with different Xs. This is the same kind of repetition as the "lower" quality channels, where they repeat parts to reinforce a point. Hell, they even use the cliché "humans can adapt" line.

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

I'm more concerned with what I call editing record skips, where a line is repeated because the timing is misaligned, which happens... As for repetition of thoughts with a rephrasing, shows how a conversation can sometimes loop on itself when the author forgets about the potential political conversation that could have been used as a layer with the inner monologue...

[@RexZShadow]

@@adiaphoros6842 I mean all the stories are the same AI generated script only this channel has an actual person reading it so it just sounds a lot better than AI voiced. Its a step above in term of audio quality but definitely not story quality.

[@kjohnson9306]

I keep hoping you'll do a followup to the human/Varn alliance story.

[@Helliconia54]

written by people BY people THANK YOU

[@StorymasterQ]

The way he "Captain..." reminds me of Wall-E's Otto.

[@LaughingDead]

Having eaten a wide variety of food from different cultures, I find it best to eat first and then ask what it was

[@zaggybee3837]

There needs to be a second part to this

[@shanestover1696]

Definitely need a continuation on other alien species trying different terran foods and the misfortunate chaos that'd ensue from it. Otherwise i enjoyed the story so thank you l.

[@floofoftheworld]

Man she really wanted that recipe

[@starkiller212]

There was quite a bit of repetition, but not bad

[@wolffang-vz2ty]

To be fair about the repetition in zix's thoughts he just watched her eat what is to them severely toxic(they even specified that they made it even more toxic since they had heard of humanity's resilience and wanted to be sure it would work) and love it. He is incredulous and in shock. This would be like a human serving a meal of battery acid, uranium, mercury, led, anthrax, etc with the intent to kill the recipient only for them to enjoy it, want more, and even want the recipe to make it themselves later.

[@czar6203]

Trust me. As someone who listens to lots of HFY, it's not that much.

[@LaculusA.Lassus-bj7iw]

​@czar6203 thanks to a lot of AI stories on KZbin. I know what low standard story writing looks like, especially when it concerns repetitiveness in a story. This story in particular is paced quite nice and I enjoy it.

[@darthvengeful4948]

Thanks, now I want to recreate this dish

[@kjohnson9306]

Human: "Hey, how about some Carolina Reaper wings?"

[@adelitavalle1852]

Try Thai food in Thailand or ghost pepper.

[@llspragulus]

"Hegemony" LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA Ha-Gem-Money

[@jonaskoepcke8941]

You specified made by people. Does that mean some Storys are made by aliens?

[@jonaskoepcke8941]

I know he said it because of ai made stuff

[@andrewleigh3065]

too much repetition

[@Seravat7]

Feels like we should send them bland foods like Poi, mozzarella sticks, hummus, white bread, mayonnaise, etc.

[@Seravat7]

If I have to hear nutrient slurry one more time…

[@lelouchbritannia5394]

Damn, that meal sounded great. I love stupid spicy meals and I eat lemons like candy... bring on the feast.

[@TM-cm4gb]

good thing aliens dont know about cyanide

[@ioanaberbece8137]

The captain is reeeeaally clueless. No wonder she's not a ambassador. ...though, she should have some awareness even as a captain....

[@ManuelPinner]

I guess the alien dish is delicious, capsaicin is delicious to us here, so his little act really backfire deliciously, I might add! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😋😋😋😋😋

[@MartinLovasz-r7r]

They both ask the same questions again and again...

[@Claynobi]

Yea what's up with that?

[@bruticus1496]

Neither one can comprehend that the other can stand to eat what the other does

[@bruticus1496]

One eats only flavorless slop, the other eats spice like candy

[@raeishimura]

Have you ever had a plan go wrong at every single step? Next time it does, try counting how many times you ask the same question as you attempt to understand what is happening. You will be surprised how much you repeat yourself

[@blckt7479]

51:29 the greatest misunderstanding of intentions

[@mr.aphoto2446]

I don't think they heard of the Chili cook off.

[@ChrisTian-ed8ol]

There's a Freiren video you forgot to put on the Playlist. It's about humans running.

[@stevenbergom3415]

Quick, someone send Zix'thor and K'rathin a link to Hot Ones!

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

The story is good, but i'd say it's about 20 minutes too long. The same storybeat is played over and over again but not in a new way. The first time we hear zix'thars confusion about how reeve doesn't die is funny. the second time is stoll amusing. But by the third time it becomes tedious. Especially since he doesn't show any new reactions. The same goes for other storybeats like reeve asking for the recipe and zix'thar frantically making up reasosn for why he can't give it to her or reeves praising the dish.

[@UncleCharlie2.0]

I like spicy 🌶️, but I can’t take much horse radish, it just hits different.

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

Wasabi and other horse radishes do hit different from peppers... The first time I tried wasabi almonds, it cleared my sinuses...

[@DarrylCross]

One of my first times with Wasabi, my cousin dared me to eat a teaspoon of the stuff. For a moment it was "this isn't so ba..." then it kicked in. Still quite like it, but not in that quantity all at once.

[@sdragut]

The king is described as an insectoid however there are no insectoids in the picture & the depicted king is a blue humanoid female? weird! During the dinner the king was represented as a cross between a frog & Yoda from star wars but still nothing like the mandible isectoid described.

[@andreassjoberg3145]

seriously: moustache-wax!

[@Rebellion90s]

Spicy, Corrosive, Salty. TBH, sound likes my favorite Asian food.

[@AndyCaley]

So nice not to have to put up with the b/s AI 👍

[@restorationhomestead9203]

Story has too much repetition.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

This is one of the less strong ones. It's not hard to tell which stories were written by a human and which ones were made by AI. This one screams AI. It has a lot of repetition and redundancy in it. It's a lot like some of this channel's early work, back before you got good.

[@Radio-hfy]

Sorry you felt that way (writer here) it was a challenge finding a long enough story for this topic. I will try to do better in the future. With that said I am indeed a human 😉

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

@Radio-hfy I do apologize for the assumption. Don't feel bad, though. Every creator, no matter how skilled, ends up making a stinker every now and then. Just gotta keep going, learn, and move on.

[@Radio-hfy]

Writer!

[@UncleCharlie2.0]

Thanks, now I’m hungry 😂

[@kennywolfjr.6413]

Good job homie keep it up.

[@target5350]

ça aurais été marrant que le capitaine dise que le repas était "mortel", même sans se rendre compte que c'était censé le tuer

[@azurepulse1870]

"unaligned craftsmanship" - do you mean 'unparalleled"?

[@memyshelfandeye318]

You should have a talk with your AI about not repeating underlying story ideas explicitly 3 times within 10 minutes, really! Oh, and maybe come clear about the usage of his/her and their ...

[@StarboundHFY]

We don't use ai for stories here, but thank you for the feedback!

[@Radio-hfy]

Writer here, thank you for the feedback. Although I’m not an AI I will definitely take your feedback into consideration.

[@rhondatrout1360]

I really enjoyed this story! However, the conversation between the two characters was tedious and repetitive.

[@EeBee51]

In your efforts to publish more often, I'm afraid your story quality is suffering.... :( The Capsaicin tolerance trope has become cliched, it's a wonder they didn't offer her a cup of coffee to finish with....

[@cybercifrado]

Great premise, but as others have pointed out - too much repetition. I'd love to hear about more food-based diplomacy, though.

[@waffle911]

How many times must they repeat "If not this, then what _do_ you typically eat?" "Nutritionally optimized slurry." There are a handful of repeated exchanges similar to this; "But it's poison, and they like it?" and "Too complex and too many rare ingredients to be reproduced elsewhere," were a couple of standout moments of deja vu. This really needed a heavy pass by a more experienced editor. There's a much tighter 35 minute story here under the bloated repitition. That's about as far as I made it before I got bored enough to give up on it; I'm not gonna give it the last 20 minutes at this point.

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

I think this was an editor's earlier attempt in their experience... Video, story, or both...

[@muthafoca9409]

Seriously, I can't watch this story. It's loop the same concepts so much and doesn't actually add anything for minutes! I thought i press something and jumped the video 15 min back or something. I normally really like the stories in this channel but this one was awful. Could be reduced to 25 min and it would be any different. And for the comment that says how it's supposed to loop their thoughts because the assassination attempt wasn't working... Well, that's one hell of a way to add a nothing burger to the story. Literally, could they try to add more characters? Or trying to make the dish more "toxic" in the second plating. Something of the sort. At the end of the day it just loop the same idea around without moving the narrative foward.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

The presentation is slow and frustrating. A feeling of “get on with it” keeps coming!

[@roughneckmp]

Holy crap!!! I’m number 10 to comment!!!!

[@MartinLovasz-r7r]

You get a cookie as a prize!

[@roughneckmp]

@ I love cookies!!!!🍪 🍪🍪🍪🍪

[@MartinLovasz-r7r]

@@roughneckmp Only one story has used them as a prop that I know of so far.