“Debit or
credit?”
Boatman of
the River Styx* #quote
Today I dueled
my evil twin in a rap battle. Fortunately I had some wicked rhymes
and came out on top so the day was saved. Anyway onto the flash
fiction!
The Savior
Of Humanity
(The following
conversation has been translated from an alien language that sounds
like a mix between Swedish, Japanese and a lawnmower.)
“So we have
the usual two options. Annihilate the dominate species and take this
planet for our own or consider them worthy enough to join the
Galactic Association Of Awesome Species.”
“You think
they're any use to our race or any other?”
“They haven't
made advanced space travel, their most powerful weapon is still only
in the nuclear stages, and their power sources are still primitive. I
mean, solar, oil, coal and wind? How primal.”
“So should I
bust out the pesticides?”
“Eh, the
rules dictate we have to take a look at their culture.”
“I'll load up
some of their movies. Should be quick.”
And the aliens
watched a movie. Then another. A few hours were regulation. But they
kept watching them. It was a marathon. For weeks.
“This is
amazing.”
“They
actually make movies to entertain themselves. These creatures must be
preserved.”
“What if they
made other things to entertain each other? Like books or music?
Media to entertain. What a strange thing. Our superiors must know.”
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