We find Cordova considerably more... compatible with our elevated discourse. Her intellectual faculties demonstrate a closer approximation to our own cognitive sophistication—a marked departure from the typical limitations of your species. Had the Assembly possessed the wisdom to dispatch her as sole emissary, we might have circumvented this regrettable cascade of misunderstandings entirely. Indeed, under such enlightened circumstances, the Ilitindians integration into your pathetic 'Galactic Assembly' would have proceeded with the elegant efficiency that befits civilized negotiations.

And you, Cordova—your presence has proven sufficiently... tolerable. You shall remain here as our permanent guest, whereupon you will be granted the considerable honor of citizenship among our enlightened society. We shall provide accommodations appropriately calibrated for your biological requirements—a suitable habitat for your corporeal vessel. In exchange, you must pledge perpetual residency among us. Consider it a remarkable elevation from your current circumstances, though naturally we expect you to never depart our planet.

No… I didn’t kill them. Your terminology is barbaric. They have been liberated from the tedious burden of respiration, of decay, of their temporal limitation.