Asked to weigh-in on this topic, many imaginative pieces were written. DANNY did so by taking us forward to the year 5026 A.D. to a place we humans had apparently already been. Fascinating.
Graffiti: Art, Ego or Vandalism
“Yes, I copy Houston.” radio click
This is over three thousand years into the future, in the year 5026 A.D. Humans have invented technology which enables extrasolar travel. This is the first manned mission to another planet outside of the solar system ever. The mission’s name is Project Bifrost.
“Randall, we might've done it. We have now arrived on Kepler-452b, approximately 800 light years away from earth. We did it, boys. It’s done!”- James
Clapping from the Nasa physicists as they successfully succeed in the Bifrost Mission.
The astronauts roam the planet and remove their helmets because of its atmospheric similarity to Earth.
As the astronauts are collecting rock samples, they begin to explore caves to test samples of the underground water and the mineral content to examine the geological history of the planet… when they discover something gut wrenching.
“Oh my god, Randall, is that graffiti?”-James says in horror.
“Jesus Christ.”-Randall replies
The astronauts scramble back to the communication system to relay the message that they’ve encountered something unseen before. But as they leave the cave, they encounter something far worse.
“There are fossil bones embedded in that sediment, James.”-Randall says
They dig, chip, and scratch to make sure to carefully extract the remains of whatever animal this is, not too far off from animal bones they’ve seen from life on Earth.
“Houston, we have a problem....