this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I thought you were doing an SCP Star Trek crossover. I think we desperately need SCP in our Star Trek..

Section 31 is clearly a continuation of the foundation

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Never understood how the life cycle of these things is supposed to work, when they need a host to develop and there's nothing else left on the planet

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were just the last survivors of a ruined ecosystem, no one said they were viable long term

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you think parasites would be the first to go when their hosts become scarce?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really depends. Some organisms can hibernate or go dormant some other way, they may just be very resilient. Bacteria can turn into endospores, aren't they akin to parasites?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's true, maybe they were in a kind of stasis like tardigrades and would never have woken up if not for Khan's disturbance

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, with joining me in speculation :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they're probably made of rich Corinthian leather.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

interesting, let's look at Paul Allen's Space Worm