• i_drink_bleach [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    8 days ago

    Writing prompt: And long after the humans had thoroughly extinctified themselves with through silly, frivolous pursuits like “AI data centers” and “shareholder value,” nature had returned itself to a pre-industrial state. Eventually, Felis catus rose to evolutionary prominence, despite their largely decorative brains. They had mastered the solar system, and decided to look inwards towards the Earth. A seemingly alien archive from time immemorial was discovered, buried under countless layers of deep strata. Within the facility, they found a trove of billions upon billions of pictures and videos of their primitive ancestors etched within the structure of silicon crystals.

    • lilypad [it/its, pup/pup's]@hexbear.net
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      6 days ago
      Eventually, in their searches of the archives, they came across a curious poem:

      Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
      An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature;
      Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
      Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.

      I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
      A singular development of cat communications
      That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
      For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.

      A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
      You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
      And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
      It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

      O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
      Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
      And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
      I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.