1. What was your reaction to what you just read?
Well I guess I am left in awe a bit. Like it is a feeling of dread and yet at the same time it is a feeling of complacence. Like the whole being used as a breading ground is interesting because it seems there is a bond that is formed between the Tlic and those Terrans who become N'Tlic. Like it is a survival thing on both ends and all highly political. Like I agree with Gan that if this is the process it should be normalized so that it isn't so shocking in the end. Yes, it is private but Terran's should know what they are getting into. Like the Terrans need the Tlic to survive and thrive this world. I don't know. I think there should be repercussions put in place that assure that the N'Tlic have a successful birth, and punishment for those Tlic who fail at that. I don't know it is like a story taking place in the beginning of modern human medicine now adays. Like some people die and with those deaths comes advancement and better solutions and treatments. It just seems hard, and not only that but it would be interesting to know where and how the male Tlic play a role in all of this. Like are they needed for the fertilization process.
2. What connections did you make with the story you read? Discuss the elements of the work which you were able to connect.
Well specifically for me what I connected with was the element of survival. Like both sides are trying to survive and also the perception of control or what is right and wrong in this situation. Like it is trying to merge to cognitive species to live a hospital life on both ends. It is getting humans to be seen as more than sentient breeding animals however that I imagine would be an issue for some Tlic. Like I guess I connected with the fine line of politics of it all. The delicate balance that the story creates between two congnistant beings and where we fit on the "food chain". I guess it is more thinking of the greater good and being in the mind set of a colonizer rather than the free range we have now persay. Like it is going from the mind of the individual to the greater good which is a strange feeling. If it were me, and I had been brought up in this environment and groomed how Gan was- I think I would be alright with having this process happen to me. Like understanding the fine line is very important and like I stated before, I think children should be normalized to the process rather than shielded and I think more diplomatic processes need to be put in place so that there is a sense of balance then host/parasite.
3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
Honestly I would either go graphic novel or movie and what changes I would make wouldn't be really any aside from maybe word flow and arranging scenes so they make more sense visually. I would describe what Gatoi looks like earlier on (obviously) but I would probably add more if it were a movie. I think it is a pretty solid story. It makes me want to know more and I am intrigued to see if things changed or an overall society view. I feel like as a tv show it would also be pretty good honestly. Like it would definitely keep me engaged and if you wanted you could jump around very much like in black mirror but from different perspectives of the same world. If anything I wold just add more and build on the world because it seems very interesting.
Overall I am just kinda left at a loss for words. Like I really liked the story but boy, does it make you think about what life would be like in exploration and colonization.
Well I guess I am left in awe a bit. Like it is a feeling of dread and yet at the same time it is a feeling of complacence. Like the whole being used as a breading ground is interesting because it seems there is a bond that is formed between the Tlic and those Terrans who become N'Tlic. Like it is a survival thing on both ends and all highly political. Like I agree with Gan that if this is the process it should be normalized so that it isn't so shocking in the end. Yes, it is private but Terran's should know what they are getting into. Like the Terrans need the Tlic to survive and thrive this world. I don't know. I think there should be repercussions put in place that assure that the N'Tlic have a successful birth, and punishment for those Tlic who fail at that. I don't know it is like a story taking place in the beginning of modern human medicine now adays. Like some people die and with those deaths comes advancement and better solutions and treatments. It just seems hard, and not only that but it would be interesting to know where and how the male Tlic play a role in all of this. Like are they needed for the fertilization process.
2. What connections did you make with the story you read? Discuss the elements of the work which you were able to connect.
Well specifically for me what I connected with was the element of survival. Like both sides are trying to survive and also the perception of control or what is right and wrong in this situation. Like it is trying to merge to cognitive species to live a hospital life on both ends. It is getting humans to be seen as more than sentient breeding animals however that I imagine would be an issue for some Tlic. Like I guess I connected with the fine line of politics of it all. The delicate balance that the story creates between two congnistant beings and where we fit on the "food chain". I guess it is more thinking of the greater good and being in the mind set of a colonizer rather than the free range we have now persay. Like it is going from the mind of the individual to the greater good which is a strange feeling. If it were me, and I had been brought up in this environment and groomed how Gan was- I think I would be alright with having this process happen to me. Like understanding the fine line is very important and like I stated before, I think children should be normalized to the process rather than shielded and I think more diplomatic processes need to be put in place so that there is a sense of balance then host/parasite.
3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
Honestly I would either go graphic novel or movie and what changes I would make wouldn't be really any aside from maybe word flow and arranging scenes so they make more sense visually. I would describe what Gatoi looks like earlier on (obviously) but I would probably add more if it were a movie. I think it is a pretty solid story. It makes me want to know more and I am intrigued to see if things changed or an overall society view. I feel like as a tv show it would also be pretty good honestly. Like it would definitely keep me engaged and if you wanted you could jump around very much like in black mirror but from different perspectives of the same world. If anything I wold just add more and build on the world because it seems very interesting.
Overall I am just kinda left at a loss for words. Like I really liked the story but boy, does it make you think about what life would be like in exploration and colonization.
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