Log 0002

[keeps_a_cool_head]

I take it by all your reactions that this is a rare and unusual occurrence.

Shame. I feel we could all benefit from a few words of wisdom from those outside of our reenforced bubble.

Very well: speak your mind. Lt. Braca, if you can hear me: report.

Comments

[madeofplants]

I am... in my swamp. You are... an image... in a pond.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Am I?

It's curious how the Barge likes to transmit images.

Tell me, what sort of creature is your species? Plant-based, like the Delvians?

[madeofplants]

I am... of the Earth. I speak to... the green... and it is... a part of me.

[ So... yes? ]

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Of Earth? Or of the earth?

[madeofplants]

Of... the earth. All... plant life... is known to me.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

And what do they call you?

[madeofplants]

Swamp Thing.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Very descriptive.

[madeofplants]

Humans... fear me. They think I am... a monster.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

But you beg to differ.

[madeofplants]

They have... nothing to fear... if they do not... harm the swamp... or overstep... their bounds.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

From the few humans I have met, I can declare that this is a most unlikely proposal.

[madeofplants]

There have... been... disagreements. Many... disagreements.

I am... content... in my swamp.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Yet others would not have you be content.

[madeofplants]

They... will forget... in time.

[ I mean it's a monster living in the middle of a swamp. Really. Urban legend stuff. ]

[keeps_a_cool_head]

If you believe so. I hope for your sake you are right.

[madeofplants]

It is... the way of man... to take things... for granted. My swamp... is no exception.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Not just men. Species prone to dominate.

[madeofplants]

It is... all the same... to me. I wish only... to be left... in peace.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

I'm afraid that's a decision quite out of your hands.

[madeofplants]

I will... defend my swamp... until my end.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

If I might offer a little advice...

You can't wait for your enemies to come to you and then be in constant defense against them. They will only become angrier and more determined to drive you out.

I would suggest going on the offensive, if you ever want to enjoy peace again.

[madeofplants]

It is not... the way... of the Green... to strike.

[keeps_a_cool_head]

Then it is the way of the Green to die unfulfilled.

[madeofplants]

The Green... is patient. It will live... long past... the death... of man.