Earth Science 083 f
Our Future Form
Home world date: 5967 cii. (cephalopoid intergalactic Imperium)
REPORT: A survey team from one of our mining expeditions detected unusually high concentrations of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation emanating from several points scattered around the northern hemisphere of the only semi-inhabitable planet in system 9847.69.2. Upon investigation it was found to be coming from crude storage facilities that were in a state of disrepair from neglect, or had been destroyed in the thermo-nuclear conflict responsible for the extinction of this planets former custodians. The most complex life forms detected were vegetation and fungi. A thorough archaeological scan was performed and indicates that this species spent millions of years altering their environment in the name of technological and industrial “advancement” thereby forcing their own evolution. Unfortunately for them, they didn’t advance much beyond their tree dwelling ancestors socially. While the monkeys threw sticks at each other, these ones were throwing great-big bombs.
It is apparent that millions of solar revolutions before they destroyed themselves, they destroyed the upper layers of their atmosphere. This forced some drastic evolutionary changes to take place over the course of their final five million revolutions in their physiology, one of which ultimately became a weakness at the onset of nuclear winter. They developed a scaly photosynthesizing skin similar to that of our reptilian subjects in the colliding galaxies province. This would have been a detriment without sunlight; it would have aggravated the suffering experienced by any survivors of the initial holocaust. Our analysis has also determined that they developed a second set of hard, dark, and transparent eyelids which they could see through, and protected their eyes from increased levels of harmful radiation. We think this is cool.
We have concluded our inspection and begun the usual environmental clean up procedures. A mining flotilla has been deployed, and a colonization fleet is enroute
