It is remarkable how, in this day and age, we (the human inhabitants of this wonderful planet, Earth) are still discovering brand new species all around the globe.
From the depths of the oceans to the furthest rainforests, animals, birds, and fish – big and small – are popping out from under their bushes and rocks so we can catch a glimpse of them. Some actually stay around long enough for us to capture them on film or mobile phone. Others, are being rediscovered… long-thought-extinct creatures and plant-life are turning up at the least expected time.
And whilst all these discoveries are being made on our world, I was fascinated to read recently that light had been detected by scientists for the first time on a nearby Super-Earth, a planet orbiting another star 41 Light Years away from us.
My mind ran away with the idea, and the light was coming from a window on the twenty-fifth floor of a skyscraper as someone had forgotten to close their curtains, on one of the continents on this newly discovered world, called, clinically, 55 Cancri e.
They say the planet is too hot for life, and the light detected was infra red light which dipped as the planet travelled behind its sun on its orbit.
Whilst I’m disappointed that my curtains theory was so wrong, and the infra red light discovery was more of a ‘normal’ scientific discovery (in my mind’s eye) rather than an impressive one, I’m not disheartened. There are other planets out there now that we know of, Super-Earths at that like 55 Cancri e, where someone WILL have left their curtains open. It will be all over the news, mark my words…
Anyway, coming back home for the moment, and looking at newly discovered species. I’d like to describe another new species I may have discovered this morning. Mid-morning to be exact, while I was sat at work.
Humanoid in shape, oblongular to be more precise, two arms, two legs and a head. Funny looking hair on top, with green teeth.
I thought that I had slept quite well last night. I was up early this morning, bright as a daisy, and was ready for work in no time. I’d eaten breakfast, drove to the shop and bought the daily newspaper, and then continued on to work, where I arrived at 8.05am. Bright and early.
As soon as I settled down to log into my computer, I brought the curser on my computer screen to the username box, and clicked the mouse button. The curser shot over to the right of the screen, completely missing anything that it could have clicked on. Three times it took me to get my username entered, but eventually I did.
Trying to open the applications was a bit difficult as well… the same thing happening. The curser was not where it should have been when I clicked.
I’d developed a twitch in my thumb. Every one, two or three seconds (it was very inconsistent) my thumb would spasm, and knock my mouse slightly, thus moving the curser on the screen. There wasn’t any pain, I must add… and once I knew why the curser was moving on its own accord I could feel the twitching all the more.
That realisation is probably what caused the worst ever realisation to dawn EVER to occur.
I was mentally trying to control my thumb, by staring at it, when my thoughts moved to the question of how I could have got to work so early. And then the question ‘did you clean your teeth?’ sprang to mind. I’m sure I had. I was positive I had. And then… I was less certain. More self conscious… more convinced that I had dashed out without doing what I do every morning.
I swept along my teeth with my tongue, and they felt clean, so I tried to convince myself that I had. But the doubt was now there. My mind was showing me images of green teeth when I smiled, so I had to look away from everyone today or smile with a closed mouth.
I have the feeling that I wasn’t human today in work at all. I was some kind of twitching green-toothed hybrid. Part human, part something unknown.
I managed to get through the day, even smiling properly on a few occasions (as I’d forgotten and then remembered!) but the first thing I did when I got home was brushed my teeth, and now I feel good again.
Or did I? Come to think of it I don’t actually remember… and I’ve never noticed these webbed fingers before… or these scales…
The Mansionic Perspective 
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