Reality of Surneds

I'm Fester. I'm a Surned, and I live on the planet Gerth. You probably haven't heard of it. It's a small, rocky planet with a toxic atmosphere and very little water. But it's home to my species, and we've adapted to our environment in our own unique way.

Physically, we resemble humans, but our bodies are not designed for standing upright for long periods of time. It takes a lot of energy and effort for us to do so, so we usually move around on all fours. Our skin is pale and we don't have a heart, but we have an acute sense of smell that allows us to detect the scent of blood from a distance.

We Surneds are slow, both physically and mentally. We're not the brightest bunch, but we do have one thing going for us: we're always hungry. We'll eat anything that moves - birds, animals, fish - you name it. We're not picky.

I know it sounds gross to you, but for us, it's just how we survive. We don't have the luxury of being choosy. There are no supermarkets on Gerth. We have to hunt for our food every day, and sometimes it's a struggle. But we manage.

When I smell blood, I lose control of my body and become superfast and superstrong. It's like a reflex, similar to how humans react to a hot surface.

Sometimes, we eat humans when they come to pay us visits. However, we don't feel good about it. They are our friends after all.

They play shooting games with us, but we're terrible at it. The guns are too heavy for us to lift, let alone shoot. They end up hitting us in the head sometimes, which can kill us. But we don't mind. We don't have any purpose in life anyway.

And I believe they are looking for a way to fix us, that's why they take our friends after every few days to their camp and experiment on them.

I believe they want to communicate with us, that's why they want us to recover and maybe that's the reason they take ours to their camp lab after every few days. Although none of them came back, I am still hopeful.

I also want to become faster, because there is one thing that worries me. There is another species on our planet that feeds on Surneds, my kind. They can only feed once a week and they can only take one Surned at a time, but they are a constant threat. We don't really mind much, maybe it's because we don't have a purpose. But still, I want to live my life with Julie and find my purpose.

Julie, who the humans have taken to their camp to be treated and get well. I don't really know why, but I have a crush on her. It's not something that Surneds usually feel, but I can't help it. I hope the humans can make her fast, and once they do, we can all become fast, smart, and strong like them.