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[politicallyinclined]

(Her gift amuses her and she holds up the wooden impala, smiling curiously.)

Does anyone know the name of this creature? (How graceful! They look to her as if they are built for speed.) Did everyone receive one of these, by chance? Is there some special meaning behind them?

(Or are they just cute? She would actually prefer if that is the reason. If nothing else, the little impala has made her happy - even if just for a moment.)

Comments

[beholding_archivist]

I'm inclined to say that parts of it certainly are. Some regions are, of course, riskier to visit than others,but I suppose other planets aren't different in that regard.

[ Though Jon remains aware that science fiction tends to leave the impression every planet only has one inhabited village, he doubts it's the same in other actual galaxies with inhabited planets. ]

[politicallyinclined]

No, they're not. I have some experience with that at least. If you don't know your way on an unfamiliar terrain, you could meet something exceptionally nasty.

(Science fiction has to focus on one character - or a few at most. Most works can't encompass entire worlds, though some try.)

[beholding_archivist]

True. I remember Coruscant vividly. A fascinating planet with so many diverse areas.

[ Some more dangerous than others. ]

My Earth is far from that level of technological development.