Quick rant here. I’m freezing my tail feathers off and it’s supposed to be mild! What is it with the climate on this planet!?
Meanwhile, somewhere over on the other side of the globe, someone just melted very unattractively all over the pavement. Round the corner, another guy’s dodging volcanoes, some woman is spinning out of control in the arms of a tornado and, still a few more folk are trying - and failing dismally - to do the 100m freestyle on the back of a tsunami.
Hello! What’s wrong with this picture?
Okay, so we know you’re not a highly evolved species but haven’t you heard of climate control?
It’s bad enough that humans haven’t learned how to moderate temperatures on the planet or build a biosphere to achieve a nice temperate year-round climate but before even getting to that, you take what Nature gave you and muck it up big time.
Have you perhaps begun to notice the changes in the atmosphere, giving rise to some really beautiful but totally unnatural conditions? No? I suggest you do. Consider it a kind of beauty and the beast warning.
Meanwhile as your world goes into meltdown (click here for an example), the Really Scary Guy is having a little “I won’t go potty if you won’t go potty” moment. In a position to really do something sensible to combat climate change, the Really Scary Guy is refusing to cut emissions (and I’m not talking about those emissions that result from all the beans he’s been eating down at the ranch) if China and India won’t cut emissions. There’s hardly any parity there. One nation is developed to such an extent that obesity is pandemic; the other two have millions living in poverty and are trying to find out just how green the grass is on the other side of the fence. Well, at the rate you’re all going, there soon won’t be any grass. Then what? I’m sure as nuts not advocating to Uber-Agent The Grand High Cluck that we evacuate you all to Novapulse. Not a chance.
No, I think the best you can rely on is that the Draconians come and give you a helping hand. And I don’t think you’re going to like that one little bit.
My advice: time to clean up your act or go potty with a Draconian looming over you. Shudder! Ba-kaaaaaak!
posted by Absolute Vanilla (and Atyllah) at
11:11 AM
6 Comments:
Those nacreous clouds look astonishing! And frightening as well, just like the Draconian - fantastic picture, did you do it??
Addy
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Wilf, at 10:52 PM
Scary stuff, isn't it. No, I can't claim to have done the Draconian, though I probably should have done my own version. Mabye I'll redo it sometime - the illustrations can sometimes take just too long to do!
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Atyllah, at 8:52 AM
It must be strange viewing us from the outside. I'd really like to visit Novaplus sometime. What's the weather like there?
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Jude, at 1:12 PM
The weather on Novapulse is generally mild - a temperate climate, all year round. That's mostly because the entire planet is enclosed within a giant biosphere. Millenia ago our climate was much harsher - icy winters, very hot summers - now everything's just "peachy". Of course, it took centuries of study and development. One can't just muck about with an environment willy-nilly - as humans are clearly learning and to their cost.
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Atyllah, at 3:19 PM
I wouldn't want to come across one of those Draconian guys, especially if they are going to genetically alter my mind. Although, they come and genetically alter my Mum's mind, she could do with chilling out a bit.
Moira
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Moira Miller, at 8:25 PM
Draconians are not to be messed with, Moira. You've possibly heard some of the horrible stories about humans who've been abducted by aliens...? Well, the Draconians are usually behind that. And trust me, any genetic alterations they do won't be for the good. If they got hold of your mum, she'd more likely end up like my Granny Were, but with a permanent case of werechicken-ness.
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Atyllah, at 9:00 AM
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