The creatures found Earth easily, settled as close to a medium sized star as it was. They circled around the planet to find a sentient member of the local population to watch.
It was a tiny creature, and quiet, and had a set pattern of life. It rose with the beginning of the solar cycle and it hibernated at the end. It made no attempt at change. It made no attempt at communication.
Unexceptional. Unremarkable. The creatures moved on without making contact.
The next solar cycle, the animal sat in a steepled building and spoke as though something were watching.
It was a tiny creature, and quiet, and had a set pattern of life. It rose with the beginning of the solar cycle and it hibernated at the end. It made no attempt at change. It made no attempt at communication.
Unexceptional. Unremarkable. The creatures moved on without making contact.
The next solar cycle, the animal sat in a steepled building and spoke as though something were watching.
