Our scene opens to a view of our heros, three boys about twelve years old, walking down Glen road.
Bobby, Larry and Terry were having fun quoting script and acting out parts from their favorite scenes of the movie they had just seen at the Cameo.
Bobby kicked a rock down the road. “Do you guys figure that such a thing could really happen?”
Larry shoved Bobby aside to be able to kick the rock next. “Sure. Why not?”
Terry took his turn and kicked the rock up on the porch of Lytell’s Store. “Hey, lets get a drink”
After selecting and paying for their drinks, they leaned against the counter to continue their discussion. After a long sip Larry said, “Well you know, I was reading an article on the ‘net’ the other day. It said that they would be aggressive. They would have to be, to fight to get here. They would also be explorers and snoop around kinda like Trixie.”
“You calling my sister an...?”
Terry shrugged. “Hey, I’m not sure the ‘splorin she does with Jim counts.”
Larry broke in, “They are supposed to have super intelligence. I’ll give Trixie points for being smart and being able to figure out mysteries, but she can’t work her way out of a paper bag when it comes to math.”
Bobby countered, “And you can?”
Larry continued, “All the movies make them seem like strong giant bullies that are bigger than us and able to bend us to their will. But the thing on the net said that once they reach the level of technological proficiency required to be space explorers, there won’t be any need for brute strength. It said that a scientifically advanced culture would no longer require physical strength to manipulate its surroundings.”
Terry tossed his soda bottle in the trash and the three boys headed for the door. “Yeah, and she eats what we eat. The article said that they would be more like vegetarians than they would like carnivores.”
As the boys continued to kick the rock down the road, Bobby asked, “You know, Mr. Lytell is a snoop and always nosey like Trixie. Have you ever seen him eat meat? He fits all the other things you said. Maybe he’s an alien.”
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