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I Planted the Seeds of Doom (Monsterbus p.165)

Imagine a world where we could visit other planets in a matter of hours. In other words, faster than light travel is perfected. This changes everything: there's no need for vastly expensive space probes, just send people there and see what they find. Just like exploring some new archipelago of islands in the seventeenth century. With faster than light travel we have literally billions of planwets to choose from, so we can afford to only viksit those with air and Earth-like life. What an idea!

For a moment I wondered if this was a Kirby story: maybe the faster than light implication was an accident? if so then this might seem a one note idea with a twist ending. But after checking my checklist (which of course cannot be wrong) and listening to my gut: this is good enough to be mostly Kirby: it has:
  1. the seventeenth century explorers vibe
  2. the faster than light idea
  3. plant based animals
  4. "enemies" who may simply be trying to survive
  5. economics and unexpected results
  6. a problem solved through thought (these plants rely on a lot of water)
Plenty of ideas to feed the brain, and give birth to new ideas, which lead to other new ideas, each more amazing than the last> And all in just five pages (I think). This is why I love Kirby comics.

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