Orbit 371, Rotation 13, Movement 1, Cycle 3, Block 15, 38 Slivers and 23 Ticks

Captain Xenoph of The Zygrest Trade Ship, affiliated with the Muniphacel Trade Company

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The entrance of Humans into Intergalactic affairs had been... well, nothing notary, actually. 

Contact was made, and negotiations and allocations of forces were swift and easy. 

They were assessed for their strengths and weaknesses, just as all of the species under the Convention of Intergalactic Alliance and Trade (CIAT) had been when they joined. 

Yet, they were definitely the strangest. 

Their body temperatures sat at a higher normal temperature than many species, and fluctuated in a way that most other Galactic creatures would deem unsafe. 

They had strangely complicated circuitry to their nervous and endocrine systems, which had been fascinating to study, according to the Specialized Species Research Unit (SSRU). 

But all in all, they were deemed otherwise useful. 

Their musculature could build and decrease over time, meaning they were capable of performing many different tasks, and learned quickly. They also had a penchant for languages, with voice modules specialized for repetition of the things they heard - meaning they often ended up learning the languages around them fast enough their translators weren't needed on-ship. 

The most interesting development of having them on ships was the ability they somehow carried to bring an entire crew closer - a pack bond of sorts. 

Their quirky appearance, their interesting manner of speech, their voracious pursuit of knowledge, and their general kindness was attractive to many species. 

Mess halls that were once silent and cold, save for cliques of similar species, were now a loud cacophony of entire crews enjoying themselves and one another's company. 

Humans became a staple crew member of any ship that carried multi-species crews of any kind. 

And it became a symbiotic relationship between the Humans and many species. 

Smaller species found that Humans were not at all inconvenienced by having to carry or help move them to make sure they move fast enough and weren't crushed - in fact, it gave the bipedal creatures a dopamine influx that made the species around them pleased. 

The larger creatures found that Humans were receptive of their tactile nature, and had no issue with being loud enough for them to hear - this was a relief as many of them had initially been worried about accidentally crushing one of the humans. Humans were just below the universally-used height measurement average - something they called "feet" or "centimeters" depending on where they were from on Earth. 

The diversity of their cultures based on their geography was fascinating to hear about and experience. 

But they fit well, and were primarily used on trade ships mostly. 

That is, until they proved some things to the Universe at large. 

One of those things was that humans could pack-bond with anything - including dangerous predators. This was, apparently, something that they did regularly on their home planet as a means of survival. Many of their creatures were both terrifying and carnivorous. 

It made sense, then, how Humans were able to make themselves the top of the food chain. 

They became, soon, a staple part of diplomatic parties and coalitions. 

Another was that they are infinitely curious, and their brains function in a manner most species could never dream to imitate. Mix that with their natural intelligence garnered from generations of being both prey and predator, and they could theorize and put into practice many things that never would have surfaced had contact with them not been made. 

Weapons, daily conveniences, scientific discoveries - they were becoming greatly valued by many knowledge-seeking species. 

Soon, not only trade ships and diplomatic parties and councils, but also research teams and laboratories were all clamoring to ensure they had Human crew members. 

The only species that hadn't yet found a care for them at that point were the militial ones. 

Most of them were large and had very specialized musculature and fighting styles that made them feared among the Universe for their ability to conquer anything they encountered. 

And they eventually attempted to do so with the Humans - deciding that the resources of their world and the Humans themselves were a resource worth dominating. 

However, they had only managed to attack the first Human colonial ship in their plans. 

The attack had been brutal and unexpected. It led to the loss of nearly three thousand human lives, and hundreds of their animalian companions they had brought with them from home. 

The Intergalactic Alliance had sent their condolences, and offered their assistance to the Humans, but the species had told them to "remain on standby". 

The whole Universe had seemingly held their breath as they attempted to figure out what the Humans were trying to do... until the first human attack on Trigoflayvan territory hit. 

It was swift, ruthless, and terrifying. 

The Humans struck with the fury of a thousand suns as they came down on the creatures that had struck them with no prior notice. 

The Trigoflayvans had been lucky any of them survived. They did surrender eventually, but the damage had been done. 

And the rest of the Alliance was let in on just how capable the Humans were in times of duress and combat. 

Humans were finally added as a staple part of many mixed-militaries after that incident. 

Few races were now bold enough to challenge a Human in any way - as they had proven their merit in many fields over the course of their entrance into the alliance. 

The Zygrest Trade Ship, hereby referenced as "The Zygrest", was a bit late to the trend, even though the Muniphacel Trade Company had been one of the first few to add humans into their employ. 

The Zygrest had been hesitant, as we could not afford to onboard members of our company that might not be capable of holding themselves in combat. 

We trade through a specific quadrant of the Zeynamian Galaxy that has more than a few non-members of the Alliance, all of whom were prone to random and unpredictable spouts of belligerence in the face of the passing trade ships. 

There was always a danger of attack in these specific areas, and the creatures were an unfortunately decent sized one. 

A real nuisance, at least, that's how crews that had experienced them had said with some disdain. 

The Zygrest had yet to cross paths with such adversaries, but it paid well to be both vigilant and cautious. 

After witnessing the war the Humans had won with a startling efficiency, we were much less reluctant. 

We onboarded six human crewmates - two engineers, one navigator, a pilot, a diplomat, and a researcher. 

Each was very different, and many were from random regions of Earth - meaning many cultures. 

And that had held the team's fascination for a time. 

Soon, however, we all agreed we couldn't remember how to live without our human companions. 

They were now an integral part of everyday life. 

This will be a log of anything regarding our newest Human companions for the use of the SSRU, as is required of all Human-boarded vessels.