Best HFY Reddit Stories: HE SMILED

[@vedinokkriid6582]

This has some Doctor Who at Devils Run vibes. Good men don't need rules, now isn't the time to find out why I have so many...

[@CodexisInkwind]

Demons Run when a Good Man goes to War

[@VanRahsah]

that is a truly scary phrase to hear from anyone who's one half step away from unleashing hell.

[@Senok13]

It reminded me more to the speech he gave to the Atraxi... "Basically... RUN."

[@vedinokkriid6582]

@@Senok13 fair, or when Capaldi told that one guy, can't remember his name, to check the index for his kill death ratio...

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

We are in the greatest library in the universe look me up. Then we found out why he ran, he was being kind. Am I a good man? Then he sees the answer written on his companions face. No but you want to be.

[@SoManyDogs]

Author here. Thanks for narrating my story! Hope everybody enjoys. My stories are one shots that pop into my head screaming to be released. This one appeared somewhere around 1:00 AM. Lots of people ask for series but it just doesn’t ever seem to work. The follow ups never seem to appear and the few times I’ve tried, they stubbornly refuse to cooperate. Enjoy it for what it is.

[@VanRahsah]

Sometimes the best stories are one shots. Keep writing dude, we will keep reading.

[@Zaluskowsky]

Thank you !

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Well written story, though it makes me wonder how the human ambassador didn't show the light gravity just by walking.

[@vexile1239]

An entertaining story it doesn't matter if it's a one shot still good thanks for the entertainment

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Good story. The humans did all they could to prevent the worst, except maybe a show of technological superiority.

[@Maeshalanadae]

At least the world’s leader made an attempt at standing up to the enemy. It cant be said he was a sniveling coward.

[@deathwalker6141]

Indeed as long as you have the courage to stand up for yourself and defend your entire species even if you were extremely afraid. i'd say you're a very courageous person

[@mattbrown5511]

Here, here.

[@mattbrown5511]

"Tell them to run." He smiled. "And we will be chasing you shortly." Persistence hunters will be what they are.

[@guardianangel7589]

*Human casually rips off a dudes arm*. "Oh, don't worry. We like you. Let me help you get up."

[@meybicantraohmidarsantraohdeel]

*accidentally rips it off while trying to help* *Proceeds to pull out insta heal tech*

[@for_the_lore5567]

"Tell them... to Run." Because we know how to Chase.

[@homoerectus6953]

..... "those who chase"

[@noppornwongrassamee8941]

Human 1: If they run, they'll only die tired. Human 2: True, but at least it will be more entertaining than a turkey shoot.

[@widdershins5383]

@@noppornwongrassamee8941good, I need the exercise and WE gotta work up an appetite lol

[@stevedixon921]

In another story humans are given the moniker "those who run" (a mistranslation of "those who pursue"). Dove-tails with this nicely.

[@Darkinu2]

I see others also had the same idea 😂

[@ElainCorrine]

Yes, Run little aliens run. Flee to your doom, for death is stalking you, and there is nowhere you can hide.

[@dude_0456]

I do love these stories. Humans wield unimaginable destructive power, but try so hard not to have to use it. Really goes back to the adage of "Speak softly, but carry a big stick"

[@snorkus4790]

“I want you to be nice until it's time to not be nice.” - Dalton “At my signal, unleash hell.” - Maximus

[@DarkKnightofIT]

This looks like my lategame Stellaris game when that one Slaving Despots empire (because there's always at least one) touches the civilization that I watched grow from pre-FTL...

[@Senok13]

Well, i am not too familiar with Stellaris, but has some experience with the Civilization and Imperium Galactica series. I usually end up supporting several empire financially - on the level, that if they would stop trading with me, their empire got such a massive income lost, that it would crumble within 10~15 rounds -, and still has enough resources, if i got attacked by a third party, buy a whole armada of the most, or near most advanced units. (Last time i had a Civ V. game, where my enemies barely reached the ability of making World War Infantries, when i created my first Giant Death Robot. And i already was a menace to any antagonistic nations with barely four Stealth Bomber...) In IG II i mostly go for spies and Diplomacy, so i end up myself in the situation of the friendly aliens, where my allies wipe off my enemies of the map...

[@DarkKnightofIT]

@@Senok13 If you go far enough into researching stuff you get these repeatable ones that give various bonuses, including shield health, so it's really great

[@dagger341]

It's amazing how many ways a human can smile, and how surprisingly few are actually friendly.

[@Beth_OMette]

its the eyes... if the eyes smile, you are okay....

[@dagger341]

@@Beth_OMette unfortunately, that advice might not make sense to non-humans, since how do eyes show teeth, or spread lips wide? On the other hand, there are some very sadistic, predatory smiles that can confuse all but the most fluent of face readers.

[@Beth_OMette]

@@dagger341 oh, I meant; and sure it is a human trait, and xenos would need to learn it; when a friendly, happy smile is genuine, it involves the eyes... mostly. yeah, we are a scary dangerous, but caring... mostly... race.

[@mattbrown5511]

The smile of a persistence hunter can be quite deceiving, or revealing.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

A smile doesn't show human happiness as people think. A smile is a human whose genetic programming has been satisfied. Beware The omnivore that prefers meat.

[@peterwarner553]

Tell them to run, because we love the chase.

[@kingmasterlord]

I've never felt any such thing.

[@Nempo13]

@@kingmasterlord I bet you have. You just don't have it anymore. ALL children like to chase things. Most adults do too but what they chase is more metaphorical by that point. Chasing information, chasing pleasure, chasing money opportunity, chasing rest...etc.

[@kingmasterlord]

@@Nempo13 nah. busy checking stuff out.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

If earth's gravity was higher by a small fraction we couldn't leave earth via chemicals. Our ships will be able to withstand our escape velocity and be considered unarmoured. Our idea of what a warship can do will be extreme.

[@AnikaJarlsdottr]

Run. Run until you feel we are no longer chasing you... then keep running.

[@Darkinu2]

Brian really gave that Xeno a "hand" 😂😂

[@toob1979]

You might say it almost cost the Xithi'an commander an arm and a leg.

[@Broadcast13-9]

“Can you lend me a hand? I will surely stop collecting them.”

[@clarkb1900]

Yoshikage Kira would be proud! 😆

[@Paskaloth]

"Tell them to run" has to be a sick joke xD this guy is savage lol

[@lancekostecka368]

half way threw I was hoping for a series but by the ending I was smiling.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Humans do not smile when we are happy. We smile, naturally when we satisfy our genetic reprogramming. Our base programme is survival.

[@Nempo13]

If you show your teeth when you smile, you are showing a fake smile. Humans do not show their teeth when they smile naturally. Naturally they only show the top teeth to intimidate and no teeth for satisfaction. The whole showing your teeth when you smile thing is social engineering and is not natural.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Smiles come in many forms

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

one thing everybody seems to forget about deathworlds is that they have to be capable of supporting life of some kind. Hence why some worlds you would think are deathworlds are not. Also as bizarre as it may sound what is considered a garden/ Giai world to a non deathworlder is a deathworld to the deathworlder. They cannot survive there lol. Someone covered this in a short called STOP GIVING US GARDEN WORLDS.

[@danijellino1921]

What. A Little Black Hole Bomb and the Alien Fleet is done? Bruh. Why even bring 10 Ships?

[@dandrewtsinnijinnie4504]

It's called Force Projection. Knowing one exists is terrible, but the unbridled horror witnessing more.

[@Senok13]

Also, one ship has a far more limited number of guns, than ten. They doesn't wanted to one or two of them escape, after they realize their mistake...

[@danijellino1921]

@@dandrewtsinnijinnie4504Cringe.

[@PanduPoluan]

That's why Brian did say, "Overkill" 😅

[@williamcastro3017]

Just covering all the angles. 🤷🏽‍♂️😁😈

[@noahkleugh9323]

Walk softly and carrhy a big stick!

[@chrisweiss6363]

Bravo good story

[@isacfelix1278]

Some beasts refuse to run some monsters refuse to die no matter how much we try to kill it

[@exuletempus]

"Follow our Rules of War, Or we won't"

[@Ryokyuthefoxanddaughterofpluto]

Got to love humans in this context

[@jerryadams6799]

or it could be... "You can run; but you'll just die tired."

[@greyman1k]

Great story! Well done! Thank you.

[@normiesalvador1854]

If an org accepts/condones slavery, it's not an org I'd want to be a part of.

[@risingwind8943]

This needs to be longer.

[@oldschooldiy3240]

Who are they fighting again? "Brian" ripped the arm off a "Xilth'an commander", then faced the "Xithian armada"....SMDH

[@scott644]

It's always the quiet ones. ^_^

[@FeedMeSalt]

Still salty a membership is 17$ a month. I broke and went and read survivor becomes a dungeon on my own. Then decided hunter or huntress was worth reading as well. The 18+ scenes were decent.

[@StopBanningMaStuff]

ugh, coomers

[@meybicantraohmidarsantraohdeel]

I haven't gotten to that series, but are those two 18+👀

[@meybicantraohmidarsantraohdeel]

And is it available on yt?

[@johnnyanderson2-roblox185]

I listen to these while I'm at work so for me anyway the membership is worth it.

[@johnnyanderson2-roblox185]

​@@meybicantraohmidarsantraohdeelthe series isn't 18+, it just has some 18+ scenes on the rare occasion. And no, the 18+ scenes aren't on YT, you get access to them by being a member (because the content would get strikes if it was on YT)

[@taetannim3581]

Lol, hero Brian! ... shit diplomat, tho.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

hmm , do this fall into ''humans are op'' category ? i think the tech discrepancy would suggest that on the other hand if gaia's gravity on a 'death worlds' only scale is 12 compared to how a 3 is seen as ''this is pant crapping time'' it might be a bit more towards the lovely ''noble savages'' spectrum as the metallurgy capabilities alone comparing the materials one can forge in 1g vs 0.3g , would make up for some serious differences in both what the biology of creatures in such environments could handle and what sciences the easy access materials in such a place allow the development of

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

high gravity alone would make it a grade 1 deathworld. grade 3 would have 3 different life threatening types say microorganisms apex predator and planetary storms in the hurricane category. as an example.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@lupaswolfshead9971 yes yes i know , but also for such a classification system to be functional it would have to take into account that gravity like so much else when compared between biology is labled in subjective 'terms' so you have death worlds where the gravity be the 'major' thing like a super planet that anchors a whole solar system on its own with 50-100G but otherwise no dangers declaring it a death world , and death worlds where the gravity be like a side note as bog standard average yet for example hyper aggressive eco system and volatile climate chemistry

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash if you read my post "one thing everybody seems to forget about deathworlds" I do cover that exact thing with a story reference aswell. 😃

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash Just take humans for example. We discovered that it is life threatening for humans to stay for protracted periods in zero gravity. With a whole slew of negative side effects. And there are books not yet written on what we do not know about how generation wise humans would be affected by living in other environments. Only hypotheticals based on flawed data.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@lupaswolfshead9971 um ,yes.. but you poked me just stating ''high gravity makes it a death world'' with considering the classification is subjective in nature and my own post i thiiink mostly just being lose thought i left vexing more on if the story fall into sub categories of human op or such and how that relate to that what is 'high' or 'low' gravity can be subjective in nature yet how that nature might affect a species capabilities compared to others etc so.. ehm.. not sure what your poking me about here to be honest ^^ but sure , lots of stuff yet to be researched or experienced

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Excellent story, thanks, it reminds me if an incident a couple of weeks ago when I....smiled. Fortunately for the idiot in front of me, whose life with the stroke of a pen I could make hell, a secretary got up from a nearby room and explained to the idiot just what would happen to him should he manage to actually piss me off. The idiot apologized and I didn't send him straight to a federal jail for a rather uncomfortable lesson in why pissing off someone in power who is inclined to help is not a good idea. Don't assume the unassuming person in front of you can be bullied.

[@MarcZachman]

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[@Mihailo_Slavutsky]

Another edgelord story. As in many similar ones, there is a lot of unnecessary cruelty, unthought-out details, minor characters that behave too stupidly like for real adults in order to get a story where unrealistically good humanity saves everyone by miraculously turning out to be the coolest of all (Mary Sue). There are no clever ideas, no interesting alien cultures or serious confrontation. This is just material for f@p on humanity.