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First Alien: Okay, so remind me why I am the horse in this scenario?
Second Alien: Because last time, I was the car and you got to talk to the people.
First Alien: Cars don’t get bitten by flies.
Second Alien: I bought you a fly mask.
First Alien: I look silly in it.
Second Alien: Your ego is not my problem.
First Alien: Hmmff. So, whats the plan here?
Second Alien: We wander around. We jump some jumps. We listened to people. We report back to the ship.
First Alien: I understand hanging out in a particular environment to gain knowledge. Why are we participating in the human competition?
Second Alien: Because the show is at our home barn and it would be weird not to enter at least a few of the classes.
First Alien: Easy for you to say, I have to do all the heavy lifting.
Second Alien: We can both fly. It’s not like it’s going to be hard.
First Alien: Seems unfair to the terrestrial horses.
Second Alien: We’ll be sure to go slow. To be safe, whack one of those poles on the way by.
Later that day.
First Alien: That wasn’t so bad. Where to next?
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Afterword
Short with an abrupt ending. But, a) fiction & b) on topic. I’m calling it a win.
I appear to be taken with aliens as a fictional device. No harm in that. However, from a craft point of view, I’m not doing anything with the idea. Less, trenchant observations on the human condition. More, look! aliens being alien! I think I will give it a rest until I have something to say. Or if I change my mind.
Previous posts
Alien Observers
[Attending a Science Fiction Convention as an Alien In Disguise]
[Attending a Science Fiction Convention with an Alien Disguise]
[Watcher On The Beach]
[Observations]
[The Sixteen]
[Rage Anthem, A Fictional Author Interview] (indirectly)
Overt Aliens
[Ambassadors & Aliens]
[Traders]
[Dance For Diplomats]
Onwards!
Katherine
