Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who provides us with a photo prompt. Each week’s challenge is to write a 100-word story inspired by the photo. Click here to play along or just read more stories.
But Why?
This exhibit is the zenith of herman storps, the World Cereal Bowl. It’s from Hermantix Z42 a few rotations before hermanity went extinct.
“Can they see us?”
No, they only care about the storps ball game.
“Doesn’t it end?”
They’re on a loop. Once the game ends, it starts again.
“Why were strops so important to them?”
Storps were a distraction from the causes of their extinction, environmental destruction, greed, disease, and wars.
“Why did they destroy their environment?”
“What’s greed?”
“What’s disease?”
“What’s war?”
“We have specimens. Can’t we breed and clone them and resurrect hermans?”
Yes, but why?
NobbinBlog 
Exactly. Why?
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I don’t have a good answer. Maybe hermanity will work to come up with a solid reason.
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I don’r recommend it if they’re likely to resurrect sprot as a by-product
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Perhaps storps would please their new alien overlords.
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I have to admit, it is nice to escape into the simple world of sport to hide away from the troubles of the world!
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I agree. We definitely need distractions. The problem is when our troubles are treated as distractions from our distractions.
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Funny – I just read another FF that has a similar impression of humanity but from a different viewpoint (https://tao-talk.com/2023/02/22/ff-win/). You’ve captured the reality of sport – the question is, would we be better able to solve those things if we stopped distracting ourselves?
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I’ll have to go read Ms. Jade’s story.
No. Apathy, acceptance, and denial are bigger issues. Distraction is a symptom. Unfortunately, hermanity will never move as one to cure any ailment.
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Hilarious. Hermanity is overrated.
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Thank you. Yeah, they may be best suited as a museum exhibit.
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🙂
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Dear Nobbin,
Why indeed? Would that we could ask the questions, what’s war? What’s greed? Sadly we know them all too well. Buy some peanuts and Cracker Jacks…Sing along with Nobbin. Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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All we need is to be conquered by aliens who force us into their utopia. That was my Harry Carey impression in case its woefully unapparent. Try as I might, impressions have never been my thing. Thank you, Rochelle.
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yes- unfortunately I think we are living in a loop ❤
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It seems like it sometimes.
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Good questions. Well done.
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If only we weren’t so familiar with them. Thank you.
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A creative conversation!
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Thank you.
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Oh, wow, a powerful last line!
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I aim to wow. Thank you.
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This exhibit is the zenith of herman storps, the World Cereal Bowl. It’s from Hermantix Z42 a few rotations before hermanity went extinct. What a glorious first line that carries us through to a perfect last line. Well done.
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High praise from top to bottom. Thank you.
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Delightful play on wrods here. 🙂
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I see what you did there. Thank you.
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“Herman” nature. “What is war?” Competition was such a part of those former beings.
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Competition drives us to be better and excel, but it can be taken to far to the point where it becomes dangerous.
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Good word-twisting, Nobbin. Let’s hope nobody ever acts on that idea once we’re gone.
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It was fun until it came to the audio version, and I kept saying “strops,” “stropes,” or of course, “sports.” “What is it?” I just realized it would be like Jurrasic Park. We’d probably be as dangerous as resurrected dinosaurs. Thanks, Ms. Jade.
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You’re welcome, Nobbin 🙂
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