The Scurients of Beta Pictoris L17 are extremely territorial. They travel around their planet and moons in transparent spheres. These globes are actual living entities which have been domesticated and taught to move about under the command of Scurient brain waves. They can travel on land, but maneuver best in the methane river system built especially for them. The gas rivers get crowded, though, so collisions often occur. The spheres are like puffballs and harmlessly bounce off each other, but when this happens, gyros in the Scurient brains go haywire and it often results in a fight to the death, as bounce after bounce deliver and deposit one ball or the other to one of the ever present mini black holes that pock the planetoids. The victor scores a chit in this, the Great Scurient Demolition Derby. Or is it nine ball?
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Scurients
The Scurients of Beta Pictoris L17 are extremely territorial. They travel around their planet and moons in transparent spheres. These globes are actual living entities which have been domesticated and taught to move about under the command of Scurient brain waves. They can travel on land, but maneuver best in the methane river system built especially for them. The gas rivers get crowded, though, so collisions often occur. The spheres are like puffballs and harmlessly bounce off each other, but when this happens, gyros in the Scurient brains go haywire and it often results in a fight to the death, as bounce after bounce deliver and deposit one ball or the other to one of the ever present mini black holes that pock the planetoids. The victor scores a chit in this, the Great Scurient Demolition Derby. Or is it nine ball?
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