Written by goatheadbuckley, reblogged from apokraliptihkal.com, and I made a sketch.
“Contact in 23 seconds-” “Pardon me, sir. But they’ve already boarded,” the crew member said and raised his left hand into a ray of foreign sunlight. The nails had become dirt and delicate fiddleheads began to uncurl in the shower of photons. The captain of the voidship Eris cocked his head to the side, disbelieving. […]
via The Consolation of Psychoactive Alien Secretions — APOKRALIPTIHKAL
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I went to the source and read the rest. Shades of Groot.
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It’s a very interesting blog. What does Shades of Groot mean?
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Haven’t you seen the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s a character in the film and the comic book that inspired it. Because this guy was turning into an intelligent tree, it reminded me of him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groot
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I *did* see the movie, actually. Just forgot the names. I put on a sketch, by the way. A bit late, I’m sorry about that.
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No worries. Are all the sketches yours?
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Yes, except the other reblog which had an illustration.
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If I read it right, the crew member isn’t going to end up quite intelligent, at least as we think of it (maybe I’ve got that wrong). Anyway, I enjoyed “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
(Turned out Groot was very intelligent, though while not seeming like it.)
Interesting thought experiment — fun story. Funny, even… don’t know why.
“… Psychoactive Alien Secretions.” Hm.
The fiddleheads in the sun were quite a draw-in.
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It *is* a good story! And yes, makes you think a bit… Seems to be quite a sacrifice, doesn’t it.
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Uh, yes… and yikes on the other stuff that guy writes.
(Don’t think I’ll be hanging out there.)
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