Photo by: Dale Rogerson
Irxul pointed into the park. “We walk in there at the exact time, and we’ll be transported back to our planet.”
“Yep,” Pixuc grunted.
“But we’re always delayed.” Irxul began to pace. “Every ten years, you insist on staying to study some part of human culture more.”
“Mmm.”
“First it was Elvis, then James Bond movies, then the many kinds of pizza to eat. What next?”
“Hmm.”
Irxul glared at Pixuc. “So just tell me, can we go home now?”
“Yes!”
Irxul’s quivered, “Really? You mean it?”
Pixuc held up his cell phone, “I’m up to ten-thousand followers on Instagram!”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2020/01/29/31-january-2020/
EagleAye
I feel concerned about their life on their home planet – if Elvis and James Bond movies have such a hold on Pixuc, life at home must be rather dull. Stay and have another pizza, I say.
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Well yeah, I suspect their planet might be a very boring place with grey people walking around in grey clothes doing grey, dismal things. Sometimes you’re more at home in a place that wasn’t originally your home. *shrug*
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Mmm.
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Haha! 😀
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Yayy! 10,000 followers on Instagram. Quick, Irxul, drag Pixue into that portal now!
Fun story!
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Haha. He may have to knock him out first. Glad you had fun. 🙂
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Dear Eric,
Another snorting good last line. What a crack up.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Snorting coffee out your nose, perchance?
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Cute story. I wonder if they’ve ever crossed path with Zing and Zang, my to favorite little aliens 🙂
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Hehe. Zing and Zang? Was that one of my stories?
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No, they’re characters I created a couple of years ago and have written about many times. Your characters put me in mind of them.
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I like it, a bit quirky still I like it. 🙂 Good one.
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Well, you know, I specialize in quirky. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Had me laughing. Such a vivid picture of human culture. But then, that’s always been the role of sci-fi writing.
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One of them has no intention of leaving this fabulous planet!
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I hope they have long life spans, as Pixuc has a lot of cultural icons left to explore. Maybe Irxul can have a 3D printer do a facsimile of Pixuc and finally get at least himself home…
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:):)
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