(Space) Light (1685)

In the year 1685, humanity made contact with alien life. When asked who we were, what our homeworld was, and how we came to be there, we told them of the third planet in the Milky Way. About how we were a society built from raw stone, and steel, and the comparative luxury of 17th century life. <br><br>They listened. They smiled. They laughed. And they killed us all. <br><br>Because Earth. <br><br>In the year 2685, humanity made contact with alien life. When asked who we were, what our homeworld was, and how we came to be there, we told them of the third planet in the Milky Way. About how we were a society built from raw circuitry, and the comparative luxury of a utopia. <br><br>They listened. They smiled. They laughed. And they remained silent. <br><br>Because Earth. <br><br>But today, it’s 3085. We’re sitting in our colony ship, inside a beautiful nebula, near a planet we’ve named Solaria. And we just got a message... <br><br>“Hello. You’re the Earthlings, right?” <br><br>The comment box is now open.