Post by yewtree on Nov 3, 2005 14:33:52 GMT
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Humans exist
The Unseelie University has announced the results of exhaustive
research which has finally proved the existence of humans. Three
respected philosophers of the leprechaun community, Phookoe (76),
Derry Da (72), and Bodree Ard (73) carried out this groundbreaking
research in the Faculty of Philosophy.
Using special crystal data banks in the large philosophical engine
devoted to the SITI Project (Search for Intra-Terrestrial
Intelligence), they exhaustively scanned all frequencies for signs of
transmissions, with suitable adjustments for the distortion caused by
humans inhabiting a different level of reality.
We asked the philosophers if they intended to attempt to make contact
with the humans. Phookoe commented "Humanity does not gradually
progress from combat to combat until it arrives at universal
reciprocity, where the rule of law finally replaces warfare; humanity
installs each of its violences in a system of rules and thus proceeds
from domination to domination." Derry Da and Bodree Ard just said
"No."
They intend to build a more powerful philosophical engine devoted to
re-opening the gateways between Faerie and the human world, in order
to gather samples and data using remote retrieval systems. This would
also enable refugees from the human world to enter Faerie.
The implications of this discovery for the world of Faerie are
immense. Until now we have believed ourselves to be alone in the
multiverse, myths of humans being a fireside story to amuse the
credulous. Suddenly we are confronted with walking breathing legends.
Financial speculators are already excited about the prospect of
opening trade links with the human world, but the three philosophers
warned against such a move, pointing out that humanity's record for
exploiting other species is unparalleled; witness the exhibition of
mermaids in travelling freak shows.
Mavourneen the Tooth Fairy (125) and her live-in lover, Tinkerbell
(93), who claim to have made many visits to the human world, were
unavailable for comment. However, their solicitor issued a statement
saying "Ms Tooth Fairy and Ms Tinkerbell are delighted that the
existence of humans has at last been proved scientifically. They
would like to point out that the Light Engine images they captured of
the Cottingley humans between 7917 and 7920 pre-empt this discovery by
eighty years."
(originally published in LUNAR RUNES, The e-zine for Science Fiction Writers and Poets, Issue #5,
26th October 2002)
www.iscifistory.com/flashstory.asp?flashfictionstoryid=9&flashfictionid=5
Humans exist
The Unseelie University has announced the results of exhaustive
research which has finally proved the existence of humans. Three
respected philosophers of the leprechaun community, Phookoe (76),
Derry Da (72), and Bodree Ard (73) carried out this groundbreaking
research in the Faculty of Philosophy.
Using special crystal data banks in the large philosophical engine
devoted to the SITI Project (Search for Intra-Terrestrial
Intelligence), they exhaustively scanned all frequencies for signs of
transmissions, with suitable adjustments for the distortion caused by
humans inhabiting a different level of reality.
We asked the philosophers if they intended to attempt to make contact
with the humans. Phookoe commented "Humanity does not gradually
progress from combat to combat until it arrives at universal
reciprocity, where the rule of law finally replaces warfare; humanity
installs each of its violences in a system of rules and thus proceeds
from domination to domination." Derry Da and Bodree Ard just said
"No."
They intend to build a more powerful philosophical engine devoted to
re-opening the gateways between Faerie and the human world, in order
to gather samples and data using remote retrieval systems. This would
also enable refugees from the human world to enter Faerie.
The implications of this discovery for the world of Faerie are
immense. Until now we have believed ourselves to be alone in the
multiverse, myths of humans being a fireside story to amuse the
credulous. Suddenly we are confronted with walking breathing legends.
Financial speculators are already excited about the prospect of
opening trade links with the human world, but the three philosophers
warned against such a move, pointing out that humanity's record for
exploiting other species is unparalleled; witness the exhibition of
mermaids in travelling freak shows.
Mavourneen the Tooth Fairy (125) and her live-in lover, Tinkerbell
(93), who claim to have made many visits to the human world, were
unavailable for comment. However, their solicitor issued a statement
saying "Ms Tooth Fairy and Ms Tinkerbell are delighted that the
existence of humans has at last been proved scientifically. They
would like to point out that the Light Engine images they captured of
the Cottingley humans between 7917 and 7920 pre-empt this discovery by
eighty years."
(originally published in LUNAR RUNES, The e-zine for Science Fiction Writers and Poets, Issue #5,
26th October 2002)
www.iscifistory.com/flashstory.asp?flashfictionstoryid=9&flashfictionid=5