Green, stringbean bodies. Neon skin, the color of a lime being crushed underneath a heel.
Tell me about earth, I could hear the voice in my head. Like a radio being crumbled up into a ball and thrown into my train of thought.
Earth?
Yes, Earth. Tell us about it.
Us?
There are forty-million listening.
Oh. Well, Earth. Earth. Earthy-Earth. Earth is full of humans, like me. People. Humans are people. And people are hell. In No Exit, there are these--
We've read No Exit.
You've read No Exit?
We've read everything humanity has published, in a matter of m o m e n t s. You aren't as developed as you seem to think you are.
What was the best thing you read?
We were partial to Last Exit to Brooklyn. Now, back to our question: tell us about Earth.
If you've already read everything, why do you need to ask, let alone ask me?
You are the most insignificant person on this planet. We are interested in your thoughts.
I'm insignificant?
Yes.
Oh. I see. Earth... Well, people... People are beautiful. The Earth is beautiful. What makes us gorgeous is our growth and our desire to progress. What makes us dazzling is our belief that a collective happiness and an individual happiness is both attainable and sustainable. Now, **** me and annihilate my planet, already. That's why you're here, right?
No. We're here to harvest your women and to colonize everyone else. You just persuaded us to breed with your women.
But, that's ****. And colonizing? That's slavery.
We've read everything your planet has ever written. **** and slavery has been encouraged on your planet since your brief breath of e x i s t e n c e.