I always like the analogy of man's relationship with an ant is how it would be with a fae or elder species and man.
Like if an ant managed to attract the attention of a human and requested it kill a specific ant, the human would respond by simply killing the entire colony as they can't distinguish one individual ant from another.
That's what the fae do.
Worf, from the Deep Space Nine episode Homefront:
“Our gods are dead. Ancient Klingon warriors slew them a millennia ago. They were more trouble than they were worth.”
That’s the best way to describe what a Klingon is; Zero fucks, 100% of the time.
this is why cats are untrustworthy.
why do you approach me? i have nothing to offer you. oh, friendly are you—purring amd rubbing against me? what tricks do you play?
you'll not fool me, feline. 🧐If the cat thought you had nothing to offer, they wouldn't be coming to you. I'm pretty sure most house cats have been trained to think humans are magic food dispensers.
They love the pets and scritches too.
It's actually really fascinating - cats seem to rapidly learn culture while they're weaning
Cats in Japan are very friendly and trusting of humans, cats in America are more cautious and wary
Japan has folklore about multiple variations of cat yokai that range from fickle trickers to malevolent supernatural ones. Cats are considered good luck, killing them invites bad luck. They have euphemisms like being in no position to refuse even a cats help, and their presence being a good omen
America has folklore about cats being bad luck, and tied to witchery. We still use euphemisms about skinning cats, letting them out of bags, swinging them, etc. Killing cats wasn't abnormal behavior even a century ago
And apparently, if you bring a female Japanese cat to America, it'll take several generations for the descendents to localize to the culture. They even meow differently
Oh that was me in reverse. Waking up to a pack of coyotes wondering if I was the tame human. Alas I sat up too quickly, scared them off, and now I'll never get adopted by a pack of coyotes.
How is this a science meme?
Yog Sothoth cares not for your meaningless mortal science. Ia.
Terrazoology and cosmozoology
So that's what's the matter with me
Why did you think warlocks are like that?
Selling your soul is an easy choice when it gets you a 1d10 cantrip that deals a damage type that is almost impossible to be resistant to.
Horny? Tentacles?
my god is inside me and god wants enchiladas
This guy is definitly not Lovecraft
All that's left is discovering the power of friendship along the way and they've got a franchise on their hands.
I've thought about things like this. What if humans could be kept by aliens as pets? What would that be like? Can any extremely bored writer reading this come up with something?
Funny, I actually have a running story in my head like this. People kept in little cages like hamsters, aliens choosing breeding pairs, or training them to fight each other. Some aliens would be debating the ethics of it all while others go, “Humans are much stupider than we are, so it’s okay to treat them like this.”
All it dose is sleep, eat, and stare at a self illuminated window all day.
Fred Kwan in Galaxy Quest.
This is effectively how “On a Pale Horse” by Piers Anthony starts.
Not to be confused with "Behold a Pale Horse" by William Cooper. Vastly different subject material.
"Huh, this god tastes like chicken."
sighs
