#g: time travel

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so there's the scenario of "getting a gift for a giant is hard because they're so big you can't really get something that matches their size" but consider: "getting a gift for a giant is easy because they'll be easily amused by the comparative size difference of literally anything you get them" like you could just give them an ordinary decent condition chair that you need to get rid of and the giant will just be "oh!! it's so tiny and cute i'm going to put it in my miniature/doll house collection" basically putting old stuff on the curb and slapping a "free" sign on it but you just give it to a giant instead

[deezdoodles]

He would not fucking say that but I am allowed one bad joke today

[spuffyarchive]

Forward to Time Past by unbridled_brunette [NC-17]

The victim of a spell gone awry, Buffy finds herself trapped in Victorian London, where she meets a man that is surprisingly familiar to her.

[egophiliac]

i need to know when u watch episode 5 of gotchard, because it is by far the best episode of the season so far for a variety of reasons

toku really is just the absolute best

[iknowicanbutwhy]

Puyo/Madou, meet ISAT. ISAT, meet Puyo/Madou. I'm sure you have everything in common and this is not at all a completely random crossover of my two current interests

[marlynnofmany]

Racetracking

“The good news,” announced the gravelly voice of Mimi the tentacle alien, “Is that this model defaults to zero-g when it breaks.” He led the way down the corridor with tentacle slaps instead of footsteps, which managed to sound exasperated.

I had the brief thought that he was louder than Mur and Wio when he walked, possibly because he spent so much time in the engine room where everything was noisy. But I put that thought aside. I had a pretty good idea what the bad news was.

“The bad news,” Mimi grumbled, “Is that the carrying cage that these high-paying customers insisted on is so broken that I can’t fix it. Even with the right tools.”

“So we have animals in zero-g,” I said.

Mimi waved a tentacle in a way that I privately found hilarious. “We just took off! Just! It’s like they’re trying to frame us for damages!”

I looked at him in alarm. “Are we sure they’re not?”

He made a dismissive motion, still walking. “That’s what the cameras in the storage holds are for. There’s proof that no one dropped it or whatever. And I think Captain Sunlight is already talking to them about it, which is a conversation I do not envy her.”

I winced. “Yeah. Which animals? It’s just one of the carriers, right?”

“The little ones. I dunno what they’re called. They were alive when I left, but they looked pretty upset.”

That didn’t narrow it down. As the ship’s resident animal expert, I’d had a look at each of the half-dozen life support chambers that passed for carriers among the rich folks. Each of them held a different type of little furry whatsit in wild colors. Each was sealed with its own supply of air and gravity — or at least it was supposed to be.

I couldn’t hear any distressed noises yet, but when Mimi poked the button for the door, it slid open to a chorus of muffled squeaks.

The six chambers were lined up in a row, on display in the center of the room, with nothing close enough to so much as touch them. Five held animals calmly nosing around the bottom.

One held a whirling tornado of blue fur.

I dashed over to peer through the glass, hands dancing uncertainly. I shouldn’t touch it, shouldn’t open it. But—!

…But.

I looked closer. “They’re running.” I dropped my hands and stared.

Mimi plopped down next to me. “Is that bad?”

“No, it’s just — Look at them! They’re doing this on purpose!” I started to smile as I realized why the squeaks sounded familiar. “They’ve made their own hamster wheel.”

“A what now?” Mimi wanted to know.

I gestured vaguely. “It’s an exercise thing for animals like this where I’m from. A wheel that they run inside of, and it keeps spinning. These guys—” I pointed at the chamber. “—Have created their own.”

“Uh-HUH.” Mimi tilted his head to watch the antics, which were slowing down as they noticed us. “That is a strange reaction to zero-gravity.”

“I’ve heard of mice that did that, actually,” I said as a memory surfaced. “It took them a while to make a game of it. I wonder if this isn’t the first time the carrier’s gravity has gone screwy.”

Mimi held a curl of tentacle thoughtfully to his face. “That is an interesting data point. The captain will want to know.” He lowered it. “And if you’re sure these things aren’t about to die of organ explosion or whatever, then we should go tell her.”

The blue furry things — which did honestly look a lot like mice — had settled down to some more even-tempered bumping around in there. None were limping as far as I could tell, and none had been knocked unconscious or worse.

“I think they’re okay,” I said, looking closely. “The food dispenser is closed, thankfully, so there aren’t any pellets or globs of water floating about. They just got a bit of excitement.”

Mimi levered himself off the floor. “They’re not the only ones,” he grumbled. “Annoying little meatsticks must be in cahoots with the rich jerks, trying to make our lives harder. Why would they even do that?”

I gave the chamber one last look, then stood and followed him toward the door. “I dunno, it looks like fun. Probably a lot of animals would enjoy that if they knew it was an option.”

Mimi stared at me with one large eye. “Animals from your planet.”

“Well, yeah. Probably others too.”

He made a wet-sounding snort of skepticism and led the way into the hall.

I followed, smiling. “Come on, it looks like fun. I was just thinking it would be neat to try in a zero-g room, though flat walls wouldn’t be as good as curved ones.”

“Your planet’s full of weirdos. You know that, right?”

“Oh, it’s been said before.”

~~~

Thanks to this post for inspiration! It was too good an idea to pass up.

Anyways, this is the ongoing backstory adventures of the main character from this book. But you probably already knew that.

[surr3al1sm]

I made this meme for Grace & Ari and decided to insert some more coaches into it. It got a little out of hand though.

The original (the rest are below the cut):

These two are my other favourite duo maps so truly, if you pick the other coaches hit me up

Rest of the duo map’s I made (you can always request swaps or more coaches btw!)

I made this one completely for myself ngl, but I feel like other Wanderrose shippers will enjoy it

I did make more but apparently tumblr has a 10 image limit so I’m probably just going to wait till I have enough for a second post or if they get requested

[belethlegwen]

The Rescue - Chp 55 - Tying Up The Lines

I didn't mean to break AO3, I swear to god. I just wanted to post two new chapters! That was all!

Again, it's been slow progress, but that's an improvement from no progress! With a new wrench in the bizarre situation Melanie and Henry have found themselves in (a wrench named Laura), there's a shift in the dynamic as they both have to come to terms with shit they had been ignoring and pushing aside in the hopes things would figure themselves out on their own.

I hope you all enjoy, when you can! Sorry again about destroying AO3 forever.

~ Belle

[sulky-cabbage]

Eve: "Regarding the lyrics, this time its about portraying the conflicts and feelings of the characters in Jujutsu kaisen. This kind of feeling inside me, made me choose the characters one by one and thus write the lyrics. I don't dare to say where or who..."

Also Eve:

Alternative translations: 1 2 3 4

The lyrics hit different after ch 271. I kinda want this to be the op for s4 ngl

[musicallygt]

random idea i had ft. me attempting (and failing) perspective

[heich0e]

Ooh will you pls walk us through your perfume/body wash/lotion collection?

fun fact i actually use gentle/unscented body products so all of my body wash/soaps/lotions/etc are not (or are negligibly) fragranced! my derm put the fear of god into me abt how it can irritate your skin, and since switching years ago i just haven't gone back! i like that it makes whatever fragrance i'm wearing smell cleaner and less muddied too. (my shampoo/conditioner/other hair product is fragranced so that still has a scent, so does my deodorant, and my laundry detergent. w that many scents happening on a regular basis i feel like there's rly no need for scented body cleansers imho.)

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giant time traveler respectfully admiring your modern motor vehicle like it's an extremely detailed toy model he doesn't actually wear glasses but i wanted to draw him wearing them here because it's cute

[viridiave]

forced myself into a state where i can actually indulge in 8path for exactly a day and I'll probably fuck back right into the void after this. but hey. hey. if you have octopath 2.

play the update. play the update, it's like god - we were meant to love and fear it

my full notes (live reaction reenactment) on the update under the cut, SPOILERS AHEAD!

NOBLE TEAM

IT'S FUCKING REAL

I STILL CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE IT'S REAL

HHHUH

THEIR SPRITES ARE LOWER RES BUT IT'S NOT STOPPING THEM

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THEY HAVE COMBO MOVES

WHAT

WHAT IN THE MOTHER OF FUCKING GOD IS THIS

FUCK EVERY POLL YOU'VE EVER SEEN ABOUT THE ORSTERRA CREW VS SOLISTIA CREW AIN'T NOBODY IS FUCKING SAFE

THEY CAN BOOST??????? HELLO???? FUCKING EXCUSE ME?????

god fucking of course Olberic has motherfucking BOLSTER DEFENSE

OPHILIA??? COUNTERS???? ELEMENTAL AND FUCKING PHYSICAL??? SINCE WHEN

OPHILIA AND ALFYN TAG-TEAM FUAOSJAKSAKSKA THEY HAVE MOTHERFUCKIGN COMBO MOVES????

OH MY GOD TRESSA AND OLBERIC TOO

MY ASS IS DEAD IT'S SO DEAD

NO OF COURSE HOLY SHIT OF FUCKING COURSE TRESSA ALSO HAS MOTHERFUCKING HIRED HELP AKJKAS

ophilia's buff rotation is interesting. i can't tell if she's going right-side down or if she's actively prioritizing certain members

WAIT THEY HAVE NEW VOICE LINES

HOLY FUCK????

i NEED to see the battle AI. show me the specs Square Enix I fucking beg you.

ALFYN'S CONCOCTS ARE SO MEAN OH MY GOD

CASTTI CAN DO FIVE AT ONCE BUT IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER TO ALFYN

why did i try and face them with Noble Team members too

well okay i guess. i guess we'd just be straight-up dead if i didn't have castti teme and partitio here jesus Hikari's carrying damage

too bad i never use him as DPS

WH

TRESSA

TRESSA NO WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU INCREASE DEFENSE WHEN YOU GET BROKEN

TRESSA WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU'LL BUY MY FUCKING WEAPONS

WHA

WAIT YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME MONEY FOR IT I HAVE TO BUY IT BACK FROM YOU

Therion was a bad influence on her lmao

AND OLBERIC'S NOT WEAK TO STAVES RIP

WHY IS TRESSA WEAK TO STAVES

my ass is so fucking cooked

WH

THEY HAVE FUCKING JOB CHANGES?????

OH MY GOD SCHOLAR OPHILIA IS CANON

THEY HAVE NEW MOVES I'M DEAD I'M SO FUCKING DEADDDDD

WAIT

HOLD THE FUCKING PHONE

HUNTER ALFYN

I FEEL UNREASONABLY FUCKINGVALIDATED AKSJAKSAKSKAS

oh god what are Tressa and Olberic

hOLD UP ALFYN AND HIS ARROWS WAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT THE HELLLLL

oh.

oh my god.

w. warmaster olberic

wARMASTER OLBERIC IS REAL

….NOOOOOOOO I'M SO FUCKING DEAD WARMASTER OLBERIC IS REAL IT'S OVER IT'S SO OVER I'M DEADDDDD TO HIMMMMM

sidenote: i'm writing all of this after the fact, trying VERY hard to recreate my real-time reactions. and uh. this. this made me get up from my fucking chair and scream into a pillow so loud people thought i was getting anal

I didn't

oh. wait. if. if he's real.

and Tressa's on the field.

there she is. the motherfucker herself.

RUNELORD FUCKING TRESSA

I WAS DEAD BEFORE NOW I'M IN MOTHERFUCKING SUPER HELL. THERE WAS NEVER A CHANCE

NO OH GOD HERE IT COMES TRANSFER FUCKING RUNE

WE'RE PAYING FOR OUR HUBIRS WITH BLOOD AND THE SCREAMS OF THE DAMNED

…WAIT HOLY SHIT ALFYN AND OPHILIA ARE IN THE RED

THERE'S A CHANCE

THERE'S A CHANCEEE

HIKARI'S POPPING THE FUCK OFF

oh my god of course Brand's Blade is a 1 hit KO move

i'm scared. i don't want him to wreak havoc on me i need to keep fucking breaking him -

ALFYN'S DOWN

HE WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE THAT'S GOOD

OPHILIA DOWWWWWNNNNNN

ALRIGHT JUST. TIME FOR THE 2 GOD MODE TRAVELERS I GUESS

god it'd be so mean if i saved Olberic for last. but he put that on himself he has motherfucking Physical Prowess as a passive

oh no Temenos is the only thing that can kill him huh.

OF COURSE HE GOES FOR THE FUCKING MAGE EVERY TIME

WH

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THE RUNES BYPASS SIDESTEP???? THEY'RE ELEMENTAL NOW????

H E L L

OH SHIT TRESSA'S IN THE RED THERE'S A FUCKING CHANCE

TRESSA'S DOWN

alright 4 travelers at full health with sidestep and defense buffs out the ass. we'll be good we'll be good we can weather olberic. thank you Prayer for Plenty

THIS FEELS MEAN I REGRET IT NOW LMAO

THAT DIDN'T KILL HIM

oh no his full buffs

WAIT NO HIRED HELP BEASTLINGS. JUST ONE MORE

FUCK YEEEEE

w

what

wha wha what the fuck wai

w-wait

hu

H H U H

OPHILIA YOU WERE DEAD HOW THE FUCK DID YOU REVIVE EVERYONE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?????

WAS THAT JUST PHASE 1???

NO

NOOOOO WE'RE SO DEAD

oh wait they're changing back

…oh no. they're more dangerous like this somehow

WAIT

WHAT'S HAPPENING HUH

WHY DID HE CHALLENGE HIKARI WHAT

WAIT WHY IS IT ONLY THEM

HOW LONG DOES THIS FUCKING LAST FOR?????

they're just in a cycle of countering and evading jesus

oh ok that answers tha -

TR

TRESSA

TRESSA WHAT THE F U C K

TRESSA GIVE ME MY FUCKING MONEY BACK WHAT THE FUCK??? WHAT THE FUCK

HIRED HELP BEASTLINGS WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD BREAK THEM THAT'S SO MEAN

oh my god i'm dead

TRESSA WHAT THE FUCKA SKAJSAKS SHE CALLED OVER THE FUCKING??? ROGUE CREW??? HOW

WHAT

WHY

WAIT

WAIT SHIT I'M JUST DEAD

…i need to lie down

ROGUE TEAM

okay rogue crew what do you have for me

i'm so scared oh my god

GOD

WAIT

THERION YOU SON OF A BITCH GIVE ME BACK MY ITEMS

THEY HAVE INCIDENTAL ATTACK???? FUCK OFFFFF

LINDE'S HERE

…OH FUCK LINDE'S HERE

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN CYRUS CAN LOCK HIS FUCKING WEAKNESSES

god of course he's DPS in this fight. cyrus is just. too much man

of course Cyrus is weak to Swords. and Daggers apparently

WA

WAIT WHAT

PRIMROSE???

FUCKING HELL

WELL OK PRIMROSE SAID HAPPY PRIDE MONTH SHE JUST ALLURED THRONE

O WAIT POG PRIMROSE AND THERION COMBO

SO

OH THERE IT IS CYRUS AND H'AAN COMBO!!!

…WHY ARE THEY BOTH SO BUSTED

did

did Cyrus just. give me a weakness.

what

what the fuck

AY YO WHAT THE FUCK

yeah ok i'm dead.

i'll. i'll try again later i need to see how Noble Team plays out till the end

ALRIGHT WE'RE BACK IN THERE WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME ROGUE CREW

FUCK I FORGOT THIS WAS THE FIGHT WHERE CASTTI'S USELESS

oh my god they're cooking. i feel so unsafe. Therion is even more of a little bitch than usual

ALRIGHT GOD GUESS I'LL FUCK MYSELF WE'RE DEAD IKE 5 MINUTES IN LMAOOOO

MOTHERFUCKER I FORGOT H'AANIT HAS FUCKING PATIENCE

you know what Temenos doesn't need. Salt the Wound. why the hell did I put that on him

HOW LONG DOES ALLURE LAST FOR JESUS

oh my god Ochette. Ochette's Beastly Claws are NASTY damage woah. I need to make her do that more often

WELL ALRIGHT CYRUS IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A BITCH LIKE THAT

i wonder if they had to get chris niosi back for this role or if they just. had all these extra voice lines lying around

still not over the sprite quality being so drastically different lmao

hired help Beastlings save me. save me Hired Help Beastlings

O-OH. OH NOOO…

DAMN WHY CAN'T I HAVE THIS MUCH LUCK WITH BEWILDERING GRACE???

sidestep is saving my ass right now

I love that Primrose keeps piling her buffs onto H'aanit Square Enix said happy pride

HUH

MERCHANT THERION IS REAL LMAO

…OH NO DIVINE WIND

HE JUST STOLE OUR FUCKING LICENSES AKSJAS FUCK YOU THERION

AH THERE HE IS AKSJASK SORCEROR CYRUS - WAIT WE WERE ACTUALLY INTIMIDATED BY THIS STEPHEN STRANGE LOOKING TWINK LMAO

UNFORTUNATE

STARSEER PRIMROSE OF COURSEEEEE

AND THERE'S WARRIOR H'AAN JUST TO ROUND IT OUT

GANG'S ALL HERE SQUARE ENIX HAS SPOKEN

i could say i'm surviving but. the reality is that all 11 of my plums are GONE

alright Grail of Life don't fail me now

GOD OF COURSE SHE'D TARGET PARTITIO WHO HAS THE FUCKING DIFFUSE

alright time to stall

AAAAA THERION'S DOWN THANK FUCK

AIGHT SEE YA PRIM

CYRUS DOWN. STAY DOWN.

H'AAN LEFT ALRIGHT COME AND FUCK ME UP PHASE 3

what

what the fuck

i get ophilia and the aelfric thing but what the fuck happened here

NO FUCKING WAY THERION JUST STOLE OUR EX MOVES

GODDAMNIT TEMENOS IS USELESS NOW

GODDAMNIT TEMENOS IS EVEN MORE USELESS NOW AKSJA PRIMROSE STOP TAKING HIM

oh my god what do you mean H'aanit can also Provoke all

LINDE PHYSICAL PURSUIT I'M IN HELL

and Cyrus has. delayed attacks.

…good thing i never lasted long enough to figure out if that thing 1-hit KOs JESUS

[angelsfics]

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[tinycoded360]

Brobdingnag on our Shores

Author Note: This is inspired by gulliver travels and a small request from a reader. Please enjoy!

Theo's feet pounded against the pavement as he raced towards the shoreline. His heart hammered in his chest, adrenaline and anticipation coursing through his veins. A giant! A real-life giant here on their coastline. He had to see it for himself.

Rounding the corner, Theo skidded to a halt, mouth agape. The slumbering behemoth was on the beach, rising from the sand like a small mountain. A crowd of people clambered over the giant's body, tiny ants against the vast expanse of its skin. They posed for selfies atop its mountainous belly or simply gaped in disbelief.

"My god," Theo murmured. He had studied legends of giants his whole career, but to see one in the flesh... defied comprehension. Cautiously, he approached, craning his neck to take in the entire colossal form. The giant's chest rose and fell with rumbling breaths. Remnants of a life vest clung to its torso, while swim trunks adorned its waist. Theo crept closer to gaze up at the mountain of a man.

The crowd around him started to panic as the giant started to stir. The people on top of the man scrambled to get down as the giant awoke. Theo stood frozen as he watched the creature from a fairy tale wake.

Theo watched as the giant woke. The giant man looks around in confusion and bewilderment. He watched as the giant carefully rolled to his side, glancing at the tiny human running away from him. Theo was still frozen in awe and fear. He was very close to the giant.

With an abruptness that sent a shockwave through the air, the giant’s gaze locked onto the tiny figure of Theo. A giant hand, each finger thick as tree trunks, swept across the distance between them. Theo gasped, his lungs seizing, as he found himself ensnared within the giant's fist. The grip was firm, undeniable—a cage of flesh and bone encasing him. Panic fluttered within Theo like a caged bird.

Theo felt relief at the sound of sirens. Military vehicles raced along the coastal road, and soldiers spilled out to form a barricade around the beach perimeter.

Still imprisoned within the titan’s grasp, Theo felt the world lurch as the giant rose. The rush of movement blurred the edges of his vision, turning soldiers and scientists into streaks of color.

“Control the beast!" someone shouted, the command slicing through the charged atmosphere.

In an instant, the giant's fingers curled protectively, enclosing Theo within the giant hand. The shift was swift, the darkness absolute. A tight cocoon formed by flesh and bone replaced the world.

The heat of the colossal hand was like an oppressive blanket around his body. His stomach lurched in protest, bile rising up his throat as vertigo seized him with unrelenting force.

General Armstrong's voice cut through the din, sharp and commanding. "Fire upon the giant!"

The air tensed as soldiers leveled their weapons, the metallic clicks of safety catches releasing a chilling prelude to potential carnage. But before the order could manifest into action, Dr. Hartley, a consultant working with the military on this case, raised her arms in a plea for restraint.

"Stop! You have a man in that creature's grasp. We risk killing our own!" She shouted.

The general's eyes narrowed, but he held up his hand, signaling the men to hold their fire. It never looked good to kill a civilian in the crossfire. The general watched, trying to gauge if they would have to sacrifice one life to save everyone else.

Meanwhile, sensing the tension around him, the giant turned his massive form toward the beach's edge and headed towards the outcrop of cave systems. Each step was a deliberate act of mercy, his feet planting softly on the earth, avoiding the scurrying figures below.

The giant ducked into the cave, the stone walls closing around him as he squeezed inside. He hunched down, folding his massive legs to fit in the cramped space.

Theo stuck in the giant’s fist, dizzy and disoriented. But at least he was still alive.

As the giant settled in, he unfurled his fist and examined Theo. He prodded at Theo's limbs, stretching and bending them as if assessing their movement. Then he stroked Theo's hair; the sensation felt strange.

Zaldrin rolled the tiny human between his fingers, fascinated by how fragile yet dexterous the creature was.

Hunger rumbled in the giant's stomach. He hadn't eaten in days, adrift on a lifeboat before it turned over in the sea. The little human would make a mere morsel, barely enough to satisfy him, but it would keep him alive.

Still, he hesitated. This creature was intelligent; it had language and reasoning. It seemed almost cruel to gobble it up without a second thought. But what were a few human lives compared to his own? They were just animals, however clever. Weren't they?

He had only heard of humans through fairy tales. They were described as good luck and smart enough to talk, but they were always depicted as lowly animals, not as people capable of reasoning.

Zaldrin peered closer at the human in his palm. Its eyes were bright with curiosity and wonder, not the dull stare of a beast. And there, in its trembling limbs and rapid breaths, was a spark of something familiar: fear. The human knew it was in danger. It understood, on some level. But still, it was brave enough to look him in the eye.

Just like that, Zaldrin's hunger faded. He couldn't eat this creature, no matter how hungry he grew. It was a thinking, feeling being. To swallow it whole would go against everything he believed in.

He sighed, breath ruffling the human's hair, and curled his fingers protectively around it.

He had no idea how to survive in this strange land without food.

Deep in thought, Zaldrin continued to pet the tiny human.

Zaldrin startled in surprise as the human reached up and grabbed his thumb. The tiny creature stood up in the palm of his hand, clutching his enormous thumb to his chest.

"My name is Theo. Theodor Langdon. I'm a professor of ancient history." The tiny man said as he looked up at Zaldrin.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Theo the Professor," Zaldrin rumbled. "I am called Zaldrin, and I hail from the kingdom of Brobdingnag."

Theo's eyes lit up behind those round spectacles. "Brobdingnag? As in Gulliver's Travels?"

Zaldrin blinked in surprise. "You have heard of my homeland?"

"Of course! Brobdingnag was one of the lands Gulliver visited on his travels. He described your people as noble giants. Is that where you're from, truly?"

Zaldrin paused in thought. "Gulliver, you say? We have tales of a tiny human named Gulliver, although I don’t think those tales did you justice. But yes. Brobdingnag is my home. I fear some strange magic has transported me to this unfamiliar world."

"Extraordinary," Theo breathed. He shuffled to the edge of Zaldrin's palm, peering over the side, then looking back up at the giant. "You must tell me everything about it. What was daily life like for your people? Did you have a family or a profession? Were there many cities, or did you live a more rural existence?"

Questions tumbled from Theo's lips, his curiosity insatiable. Zaldrin hesitated, unused to sharing details of his personal life, but he found Theo's enthusiasm infectious.

Zaldrin smiled a deep rumble of contentment in his chest and began to tell Theo of his homeland.

Meanwhile, in the military command center, Dr. Hartley studied the footage of the giant emerging from the sea. Dazed and disoriented, the giant had stumbled upon their shore and promptly collapsed into a deep slumber.

Now, he crouched in a cave in the cliffs, having retreated there once the military arrived. But rather than showing signs of aggression, the giant seemed more wary and confused than hostile. Plus, from the footage of the military drone, the giant had not eaten the civilian it had grabbed. From what they could tell, the giant seemed curious about its captive.

Hartley sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "We can't simply attack him. He hasn't actually done anything to warrant that level of force."

General Armstrong frowned, arms crossed over his chest. "Yes, we can; he’s an intruder in our lands. You want us to just let him wander around?”

"We need to establish contact," Dr. Hartly said. "This could be an unprecedented opportunity for study, a chance to learn about life beyond our world."

Mayor Everett stepped into the conversation. "You scientists are always so eager to throw caution to the wind. What if he ravages our cities, stomping on buildings and military alike?”

"What if he doesn't?" Hartly countered. "We have weapons that could injure him, yes, but not without potential loss of life. I propose we take a diplomatic approach instead."

The men scoffed, but Hartly stood firm. "We establish a line of communication. Learn why he's here and what he needs to return home. Perhaps there's a way we can help each other."

After several minutes of debate, Dr. Hartly emerged victorious. They would send an envoy to speak with the giant, with the military on standby in case negotiations were soured. And hopefully, convince the giant to let its hostage go as well.  

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Time Travel Question 49: Assorted Performances III

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