That's quite astute of you to notice! They're actually quite similar to small planets... though not typically this small, of course. But they're actually colossal, ancient space creatures, living in a symbiotic relationship with its inhabitants.
... actually, I suppose that part is still quite like a planet, isn't it?
Regardless, they normally don't do very much. Even when it provides for its people, it's through simply existing! Certainly there's nothing wrong with such a... harmonious life, but...
The only way I've found to speak to one was empathically — you know, transmitting feelings and ideas to those sensitive to it. So far, though, this one has been silent. [She taps her big zen rock, as if that might make it wake up and start transmitting thoughts, like a radio with a bad antenna.]
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... actually, I suppose that part is still quite like a planet, isn't it?
Regardless, they normally don't do very much. Even when it provides for its people, it's through simply existing! Certainly there's nothing wrong with such a... harmonious life, but...
The only way I've found to speak to one was empathically — you know, transmitting feelings and ideas to those sensitive to it. So far, though, this one has been silent. [She taps her big zen rock, as if that might make it wake up and start transmitting thoughts, like a radio with a bad antenna.]