The Great Filter
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"Do you believe in "The Great Filter" or the Fermi Paradox?"
The first of the ISS³ find extraterrestrial life beyond our galaxy, in 2174. What could that mean for humanity? What could that mean to the alien lifeforms themselves?
As two different intellegent species shake hands on new discoveries and friendship, the impending doom of extinction brought on by the Fermi Paradox chases the newly met intellegent life forms. See the new world born and doomed to death by the eyes of our very own space scientist, colonist, pioneer, astronaut-- Dr. Penelope Bennetts. Pb for short. And her alien friend.
Story is in draft phase. Might make comic. Critiscism is appreciated.
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