Dear Ximo,
I got in last night. Yes, the flight was comfortable. And yes, I am sorry I didn’t message as soon as I landed. But I was too groggy after the awakening. I had asked the attendants to warm up the circuits as soon as we entered the solar system. But no, they had to wait until we were in the outer orbit! I felt like my brain was floating in the hot vents of Ma’rak-ba’h while descending.
The ship landed smoothly enough. Neornan XIBB9’s technology is primitive – as my analysis had already shown. Their sensors are blind to our Astrion net. A few birds on the planet detected our arrival straightaway. But I have been told the dominant technological specie – called humans – can’t yet communicate with them. (Like I said, primitive.)
Neornan XIBB9, or Earth – might as well get used to calling it by the local name – looks like a junkyard from above. Satellites strewn all around the planet. The water and air opaque with contaminants. The temperature is a couple of degrees off.
It’s not unlike Tronton in the early centuries following the Breakthrough. Remember, how we used to blast dead satellites with rockets? Makes me wonder if Earth has a brighter future after all. But who am I kidding. As we well know, Trontonians were lucky. Most conscious beings never evolve to be wise. I’m afraid it’ll soon be back to fungi and bacteria here on Earth.
But that’s at least 50 years into the future. For now, I can’t wait to see these “humans” with my own eye. I know what you’re thinking. Yes, I will step out only after the Transition. I don’t think this specie is quite ready to see my Exetron wings. Although I am tempted to show them to some humans – just to freak them out :).
xoxo
Jim
P.S. I miss the TwoSun
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