As friendly as Leela had been, Rita was glad to be escorted away from her, for fear that some of that crazy might have been contagious. Abducted by aliens. Yeah, right
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Morgan wasn't an astronomer--that kind of thing was for DeSinge and other people who had more money and free time than she did and fewer good ideas about how to use them--but again, she had at least some idea of what planets they'd discovered, and Terca Lumiwhatever wasn't on the list.
She didn't have an answer to what else it would be besides a planet, but she wasn't going to give any ground to this--this clearly confused girl, either. That people didn't think they were lying didn't mean that what they said was true, after all. She could be crazy, or under the influence of some bizarre voodoo spell, or even just stuck in a game of make-believe or--or something. There were probably a ton of good explanations.
Morgan charged forward, trying to sound utterly confident and maybe succeeding. "Obviously we're on Earth. And since it'd be impossible to travel between planets even if--that one existed, I'm pretty sure you're from Earth too." She didn't even think voodoo could go that far. Bring people back from the dead, sure. Turn them into children or gold statues or quivering, agonized wrecks of their former selves, no problem. But transport them to a completely different planet, especially one that hadn't even been discovered? That was one story that had to be exaggerated.
"I know I'm not from Earth," Rita shot back, getting agitated. "I think I'd know what planet I've spent my whole life on!"
Looked like it wasn't just Leela who believed this place was 'Earth'... Rita's logic had been just about the same as this stranger's. Since traveling between planets wasn't possible, this couldn't be a different planet. This had to be Terca Lumireis.
So what if she suspended that preconception for just a moment?
The barrier that protected Terca Lumireis from the Adephagos had vanished. What if it had been keeping something else out as well? Aliens could have been observing their world from a distance, and decided to pick up a few research subjects as soon as the interference around the planet disappeared.
...But then why the fake names and the weird hospital-like setting? And why would people from Earth be mixed in with otherworlders? None of this made sense.
"Let's say I believe you for a minute," Rita began, making it clear that she still had plenty of doubts. "What do you mean, it's impossible to travel between planets? If this really is 'Earth' or whatever, it'd have to be your people who kidnapped me."
She didn't have an answer to what else it would be besides a planet, but she wasn't going to give any ground to this--this clearly confused girl, either. That people didn't think they were lying didn't mean that what they said was true, after all. She could be crazy, or under the influence of some bizarre voodoo spell, or even just stuck in a game of make-believe or--or something. There were probably a ton of good explanations.
Morgan charged forward, trying to sound utterly confident and maybe succeeding. "Obviously we're on Earth. And since it'd be impossible to travel between planets even if--that one existed, I'm pretty sure you're from Earth too." She didn't even think voodoo could go that far. Bring people back from the dead, sure. Turn them into children or gold statues or quivering, agonized wrecks of their former selves, no problem. But transport them to a completely different planet, especially one that hadn't even been discovered? That was one story that had to be exaggerated.
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Looked like it wasn't just Leela who believed this place was 'Earth'... Rita's logic had been just about the same as this stranger's. Since traveling between planets wasn't possible, this couldn't be a different planet. This had to be Terca Lumireis.
So what if she suspended that preconception for just a moment?
The barrier that protected Terca Lumireis from the Adephagos had vanished. What if it had been keeping something else out as well? Aliens could have been observing their world from a distance, and decided to pick up a few research subjects as soon as the interference around the planet disappeared.
...But then why the fake names and the weird hospital-like setting? And why would people from Earth be mixed in with otherworlders? None of this made sense.
"Let's say I believe you for a minute," Rita began, making it clear that she still had plenty of doubts. "What do you mean, it's impossible to travel between planets? If this really is 'Earth' or whatever, it'd have to be your people who kidnapped me."
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