Neural Phagocytosis

While all of the sentient population of … belongs to an organic gestalt consciousness, the … is home to several different 'Hives'. These hives are isolated collections of drones and are competing with each other for resources. Occasionally, conflict erupts between two groups, and can sometimes escalate to total war. We are currently witnessing an all out assault on a hive's capital, and it is a gruesome business. The efficiency of the drones, unhindered by empathy would make any general proud. The defenders are quickly losing ground, but by our estimations they should hold for a few more days. Yet, moments later, all fighting ceases, as the defenders join forces with their opponents and begin dismantling their capital for anything of value. It appears that they have been completely and instantly assimilated into the network of the attacking hive.

The command below will trigger the "Neural Phagocytosis" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 4 options:

• Harsh is the way to unity.
  • Unity: +None to None
• They have ruthless assimilation protocols.
  • Physics: +None to None
• Did they just eat a consciousness?
• Fascinating.
  • Society: +None to None