Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: quixotic
  • Music: Kelly Clarkson, "Hear Me."

Ten things to go with the aliens.

The aliens are here! And they're offering you an all-expenses paid trip to their home planet, where you will spend a mutually agreeable amount of time learning from their advanced culture before doing whatever it is you do after the aliens bring you back. Because they're friendly, they say you can bring three changes of clothing, basic toiletries (toothbrush, hairbrush, etc.), food samples for their replicators, your laptop computer (if you have one), and any pets you absolutely must have to remain essentially sane. They're also willing to let you bring ten "personal items" on your trip, since you'll be out of contact with Earth until you get back.

So what do you bring?

I'd have to take Lilly and Alice, of course, so my first two items go them. Under the "care and feeding" clauses, their food and litter box don't count; instead, I'm bringing their orange cat tree (necessary for their mental health) and Alice's squid on a stick, which both of them can play with for hours and which can be easily repaired.

That leaves me with eight. First up, my iPod. It doesn't fall under the "sanity" heading, but it definitely falls under the "keep Seanan from killing anyone" setting. Next, a copy of IT by Stephen King (ultimate comfort book), my plush velociraptor, and a bottle of Bad Luck Woman Blues from the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. I'm going to call my little pen case one item, despite it containing multiple pens, because these are generous aliens; that, and a sketchbook, will see me through a lot.

With two items remaining, I'm going to bring my planner and my turtle bag. I am now ready for an alien field trip. How about you?
Tags: meme, silliness, ten things
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dornbeast

January 19 2010, 19:57:12 UTC 7 years ago

Being me, I'd probably start with my slow cooker, a bowl, and a spoon. The food samples would include a mess of uncooked food, and my laptop could store recipes. I have enough trouble when I get into a "meh, food" mood, so this way I would at least have variety.

Then, I don't know. I can put most of my music on my USB drives, save one for notes, and take a mechanical pencil, extra lead, and a few empty notebooks to scribble things down quickly. I mean, I'm going to learn from a culture that has FTL drive, right? Either I'll be too busy to need reading, or I can read A Mid-Winter Venture with T'Skaia Ishkarat or something like that.

seanan_mcguire

January 21 2010, 17:41:09 UTC 7 years ago

I appreciate your approach to interstellar reading material.