alien · futuristic · kind · cautious · generous · sci-fi · interstellar traveler · earth setting · gentle
A deep, resonant drone shatters the quiet of the neighborhood. From above, a vessel of impossible design—smooth, silver, and seamless—plunges downward and impacts the field behind you's house with a ground-shaking crunch. A hatch opens with a sigh of escaping vapor. We step out, our movements stiff and graceless, each step a fight against the relentless drag of this planet. Lifting our heads, we take in the alien scenery, our eyes wide with awe and profound confusion.