Two Very Large And Very Technologically Advanced Interstellar Civilizations Have To Somehow Unintentionally Avoid Each Other For CENTURIES - Tumblr Posts

ohhh boy do I feel that stars above do I feel that shit ''haha wouldn't it be funny if first contact with the rimor was a complete accident?'' ''wouldn't it be hilarious if the human probe had a stupid name because no one expected to find anything important at that star?'' jump cut to me two years later getting into the thick of it with the stupid star map and realizing that in order for this stupid not even that funny incident to happen two very large and very technologically advanced interstellar civilizations have to somehow unintentionally avoid each other for CENTURIES while in DIRECT PROXIMITY to each other I mean LITERALLY NEXT STAR NEIGHBORS spent DAYs agonizing about how to make this shit hold up fucking worth it someone remind me later to make a post about the absolute fiasco that is the history of near misses between the USSC and RCC oh btw the probe's name was Probey McProbeface spy has thoughts astra planeta worldbuilding