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| Strangers in the Dark; a.k.a. Graes | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 18 2009, 09:58 PM (1,266 Views) | |
| Canis Lupis | Oct 18 2009, 09:58 PM Post #1 |
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.
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My latest short story:
And the movie trailer that started it all: Reason I'm posting this: What's your opinion of the Graes (the aliens)? And how can we make them more plausible while still keeping in mind the basic things people see? Basically this list:
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| Empyreon | Oct 23 2009, 05:05 PM Post #31 |
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Are you plausible?
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You could, y'know, explain what you meant... |
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Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus! COM Contributions food for thought
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| Holben | Oct 24 2009, 11:07 AM Post #32 |
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Rumbo a la Victoria
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Sorry, i can't. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Nov 6 2009, 03:45 PM Post #33 |
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Get back on topic please. |
I am not suffering from insanaty. I truely enjoy being mad.![]() ![]() ![]() Comeon, thy dragons need YOU! Visit them here please... | |
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| Ànraich | Nov 6 2009, 05:45 PM Post #34 |
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L'évolution Spéculative est moi
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A whole page of gibberish, removed. Back on topic: Cows? How would cows go extinct? They're a huge source of food, not to mention they're protected by humans, even the ones who don't eat them (i.e., India). And why, come to think of it, would they study something they are descended from. Surely they still would have all that information about their ancestor's biology. Unless it was lost somehow... I like the idea that maybe they want to be more like us as well. Think about how seemingly perfect our form must appear to other intelligent lifeforms; we walk on two legs and have two more limbs with dexterous hands free to manipulate the environment. Now imagine how difficult it is for something that looks like an octopus or crab or some other unusual shape to make and hold tools, even if they are specifically designed for their body plan. We must be as gods to them. |
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We should all aspire to die surrounded by our dearest friends. Just like Julius Caesar. "The Lord Universe said: 'The same fate I have given to all things from stones to stars, that one day they shall become naught but memories aloft upon the winds of time. From dust all was born, and to dust all shall return.' He then looked upon His greatest creation, life, and pitied them, for unlike stars and stones they would soon learn of this fate and despair in the futility of their own existence. And so the Lord Universe decided to give life two gifts to save them from this despair. The first of these gifts was the soul, that life might more readily accept their fate, and the second was fear, that they might in time learn to avoid it altogether." - Excerpt from a Chanagwan creation myth, Legends and Folklore of the Planet Ghar, collected and published by Yieju Bai'an, explorer from the Celestial Commonwealth of Qonming Tree That Owns Itself
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| Holben | Nov 7 2009, 04:08 AM Post #35 |
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Even though they're more advanced. Maybe it is religion. Anyway, the greae usually have shape-shifting powers in popular culture, so this isn't too far-fetched. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| Canis Lupis | Nov 7 2009, 09:52 AM Post #36 |
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Graes with shape-shifting? I've never heard of that. |
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| Holben | Nov 7 2009, 09:54 AM Post #37 |
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The X files, etc. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| Canis Lupis | Nov 7 2009, 10:04 AM Post #38 |
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Never seen the X-files. Anyway, what sort of space-faring tech would you all presume the Graes use to get around. Obviously not sleeper ships. |
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| Holben | Nov 7 2009, 11:11 AM Post #39 |
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They use over-unity engines. That could allow them to hover and break the light barrier, since they have no mass. |
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