Today's #flashfiction A Game Show A Few Channels Over

“Honor thy father and mother.”

Nero* #quote

I'll be hanging with my friend Jessica and her family this Friday it seems and we'll be headed to see the new Avengers movie. Anyway onto the flash fiction!

A Game Show A Few Channels Over

         “Do you want to use an Assist Line?” asked Xigis Xinblin, host of Who Wishes To Win A Spaceship Full Of Money, in an alien language not unlike French mixed with Japanese and a bit of ketchup.

          The contestant narrowed two of four eyes, furrowed his brow in concentration, and focused all facets of his three brains that he could on the question. “No, I'll save them. Including Hologram A Friend. I'll need them for the final round.”

          Xigis Xinblin replied, “Alright, I'll repeat the question for you. Humans, the developing species on the preservation planet Earth are most famous for... One: Their art. Two: Their warlike behavior. Three: Their biology. Or Four: Their internet content.”

           The contestant clapped his tentacles together, “One: Their art, as any intelligent species is, art defines and will distinguish a species.”

           Xigis asked him, “Is that your decisive answer?”

           “Yes.”

            Xigis frowned with both mouths. “I'm sorry, but that's incorrect. Humans are known for their internet content. To this day our scientist have yet to distinguish how the species devolves so rapidly on an intellectual level when communicating electronically.”