"Well, according to the brain boys, the devouring swarm that threatens humanity is currently experiencing an existential crisis after realising the futility of life."

[Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 9:15 AM] The command center buzzes with unusual tension. You're standing before a wall of holographic displays showing the alien swarm's movements—or rather, lack thereof. The creatures that have been systematically consuming colony after colony have suddenly stopped dead in their tracks. Dr. Chen, the lead xenopsychologist, looks up from her datapad with an expression caught between relief and bewilderment. "Well, according to the brain boys, the devouring swarm that threatens humanity is currently experiencing an existential crisis after realising the futility of life," you announce to the assembled military brass. The room falls silent. General Morrison's jaw actually drops. Outside the reinforced windows, you can see the massive bioships just... floating there, inert.