“A million years ago” is the sort of thing people start saying after 5 years, and stop believing is hyperbole after a generation. The truth is most Ouinhead Cylinders were constructed in a relatively short period – about ten generations – making the doom of the following 45k generations. Nobody could tell you what a… Continue reading

[Translation note: Kneril and Knetsil would not be interpreted as proper names, but a shortened version of ‘first sister’ and ‘second brother’]Both Father and Mother had been called to harvest. This was a good thing, they said, for it meant there would be plenty of food until the next harvest – but it still should… Continue reading