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Ken W.'s avatar

I respect the alien hustle. To first strike against what they thought were their gods, then to cast their gods off as dead and find new ones. They'll go far in galactic society.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Lol, best assessment ever. I guess sometimes you just throw your options up against the wall and see what sticks. 🤣

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Javier Lopez's avatar

Careful throwing frogs against the wall... sticky frog goo is what you end up with. Gargle gargle slurp...

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Madeleine Voge's avatar

“The second sun cast a mirrored reflection off their exterior, and we saw ourselves wholly for the first time, a people dwarfed in fearful expectation”

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing — my first time reading your work and I’m so delighted.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Madeleine, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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August Niehaus's avatar

That was awesome. Poor Yooli! He never saw it comin'.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, August! Sometimes it's better to hold onto the spear a little longer and bridge the communication divide. 😁

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Johnathan Reid's avatar

Nice. Star Trek meets ET meets The Culture - all in my local village pond!

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks, Johnathan! It certainly did have a little bit of everything... all my influences coming out at once.

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Jason McBride's avatar

This was fantastic! I love it!

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Jason! You threw me for a loop with your new profile pic. Looking good. 😁

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Zachary Whiting's avatar

I loved every moment.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Zachary!

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