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[We have a wide variety of human and Alliance specialties available in our Replicator systems, feel free to ask for any items you wish to sample.] Max agreed. 

[We will send a shuttle to you forthwith.] 

Max actually had to think for a moment to recall that the word meant immediately. It was strangely stiff and formal, but it didn't seem to be a translation issue, as their thoughts were in the Alliance Common language, indicating that it was their primary language. Perhaps that was a trait of the incurious species? 

If they weren't curious by nature, it would make sense that once a particular phrase or way of speaking made its way into their culture that it would remain there nearly indefinitely. 

His analysis might not be perfectly accurate, but Max was confident that it wasn't too far off.