Imagine if you will, a species that has no eyes, no face, no ears. They amble along the beds of the shallow oceans of a world with slightly higher gravity than Earth. Color means little to them though they can sort of perceive differences in shade, though no one knows quite how. They are about the size of breadbox when fully grown and tend brown to black. They slightly resemble caterpillars but where a caterpillar has a long body with stubby little legs these aliens are all long undulating legs that drape down to the ground and surround and support the central core body. They feast on the algae that flourishes in their endless tide pools. They grew their spaceships out of sand and reached for the stars that they could hear singing to them in the night. And in that vast reaches they find other species, including a strange species of biped giants.
They are delighted to finally find kindred spirits who enjoy slipping through shallow waters, a species that loves their oceans just as much as they do. But what horror they experience at the thought of oceans miles deep and leagues wide. What amazement they experience to find that these strange biped giants regularly go down into the unfathomable depths just to explore. It is a little frightening. But then again the giants have the perfect sized hands to pet them so who really cares how crazy they are?
They are delighted to finally find kindred spirits who enjoy slipping through shallow waters, a species that loves their oceans just as much as they do. But what horror they experience at the thought of oceans miles deep and leagues wide. What amazement they experience to find that these strange biped giants regularly go down into the unfathomable depths just to explore. It is a little frightening. But then again the giants have the perfect sized hands to pet them so who really cares how crazy they are?
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