Greetings wise readers. Thanks for being here. Humans landed on Harappa in the Earth year 2190. There actually two ships that were a part of the Arc of the Millenium. The first ship carried a small corp of engineers and construction workers. Johnson himself landed with this group. The bulk of the colonists arrived six months later.
One of the main features of the environment of Harappa was the Dark Times. Every twelve years the Blud Moon would pass infront of the sun blocking its warming rays for over a week. In that time the planet froze. The oceans became the consistency of oatmeal.
Harappans learned to go underground for that time. It became a family time a party. We’d head to shelters and huddle together drinking Oodo and wine (not together of course) and eating ourselves sick. The first two Dark Times were spent in the caverns of the Librarians on Mount Cailas.
There weren’t many large animals on Harappa besides some of the bigger insects. The most notable animal of the planet was the black wolves. They looked a little like a dog or wolf but hairless and metalic looking teeth. They were very smart. They hunted in packs and often used an organized assault. I know, I survived a few of these attacks when Dorian and I were escorting Rodin to see his leaders before the Battle of Caelum. That was also when I first met my wife Ina.
The other feature of the Dark Times was the life that came out after. There were these slags, something like large Earth slugs. They were as big as a grown man‘s foot or bigger. They came out after the Dark Times and literally covered the ground. Walking was difficult with the slimy, things carpeting the ground.
After their reproduction cycle was over they’d die, having left their seed in the ground to wait for the next cold snap to wake them up. It was a real mess to clean up.
Never Mix red wine and Oodo.
Philip Normer
Kushan Year 87
Earth Year 2479
No comments:
Post a Comment