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Back in May I dreamed that I was standing in a laboratory watching scientists work. I may have been a scientist, too, although the dream logic wasn’t very clear on that.
We had a limited amount of time left to solve the biggest problem humanity has ever faced: the plants were revolting.
That is to say, every single plant on Earth had become sentient and was furious with humanity.
Not only were we eating the plants themselves, we were stealing their children (seeds) and eating them, too.
Plantkind had run out of patience with us. They were so angry, in fact, that they made a unanimous decision to stop reproducing forever.
The scientists I was working with had captured a plant specimen and was attempting to find her seeds. When they realized she had none, they decided to try reasoning with her. She was about the size of a small doll, dark green, and almost too angry to speak with us.
Didn’t she realize that her species, too, would die out if there were no seeds left?
She knew and didn’t care. So far the scientists had only strengthened her resolution to carry out her plan and encourage every other plant to do the same.
And then I woke up.
(Aren’t dreams odd sometimes?)