What If?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

you mean like toy story or ? ...like our pet rocks?

what if we could talk to the animals - like understand what they are saying?

[Kyndreth]

If animals could talk coherently... some would likely be second class citizens. Humans and Animals probably won't get along seeing how humans just don't get along with humans. Add in animals, and things will be more confused. People and animals will group together according to ideology and ambitions. Owning animals may or may not be illegal, in some places animals would be owned, in others animals perhaps would be employed. But whoever has the biggest stick and uses it wins. In America, if animals become creatures with a citizenship or something, perhaps they'd be slaves under a different name. Perhaps slavery would never have become illegal (not that it really stopped much.)

People would either love their pets more, or they'd hate them. Certain people with unsavory interests will... well... things will not improve for some creatures at all. Other creatures will gain benefits. We'll still have people drowning kittens and puppies and bashing in the heads of baby deer and smashing ducklings.

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What's worse is we can hear and understand their screams, but for certain people, that'd only be better.

My theme is dystopia, can you tell?

What if talking was the first instinct of humanity?

[murmurlade]

Unsavory interests.... chronos.. I am Concerned.

The first instinct? An innate behaviour--- isn't it one already? We'd probably get a lot better at speech and wording--- some faster than others. Perhaps we'd be able to con others easily, sweet talk our way out of undesirable situations. Noise pollution would increase twofold, at least.

I also feel like, if it'd replace our basic instinct of survival... we'd also decrease in number lol.

What if you had to hear someone whispers things to you all day, but you can't see them?

[Kyndreth]

About people with unsavory interests? You should be. About me? Less so I'd think?
Well, first instinct in a conflict, but I seeeeee.

My answer to the what if:

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I'd think I was schizophrenic as hell. I'd become paranoid about people watching me. I'd constantly be looking over my shoulder and at ceiling tiles or the floor if it was wood boards looking for the source. I'd probably search my clothing for bugs and mics and speakers constantly and get super freaked out. I'd basically be super paranoid and stressed out, have trouble sleeping and become really irritable from the stress and have some breakdowns and meltdowns.

If the whispering stopped I'd be paranoid about whether the whisperer was still watching and if they were just silent to mess with me or if they really left so I'd be pretty twitchy too and probably do weird stuff if the whisperer was just invisible. If the whisperer was just invisible I'd constantly be feeling around looking for the whisperer especially when going to the restroom or something like that leading to people looking at me like I'm crazy.

If they don't hear it too, then I'll be worse off mentally freaking out about something only I can hear or if everyone else is being a jackass and screwing with me. I'll get angry and potentially more prone to starting fights because flight or fight will kick in. If that creepy voice is with me everywhere then flight isn't an option, leaving only fight so I'd become more aggressive.

What if... we were all virtual creations, avatars in a virtual reality slice-of-life game, and that when we entered the game we'd forget about the real world until log out time?

[murmurlade]

That's a pretty shit ending to my what if xD I'm sorry.

Ummmm, then I'd be incredibly curious as to what my real body looks like. And I'd also be reassured that dying in this world doesn't mean true death. IDK I'm not one for having an existential crisis.

What if the outer layer of the sun was only a pretense and there was an inhabitable planet within it?

[Kyndreth]

I dunno, I thought it was an interesting thing to write about. Anyways, that's if the whispering voice started appearing and didn't go away for a while. I think perhaps after a while the voice would become familiar enough I'd settle down and just talk at air all day and get sent to an asylum.

Then either those beings are ridiculously heat resistant, or they've got materials that are incredibly insulating, can handle extremely dense gravity, and I'd be interested as fuck to explore the sun planet. Assuming we wouldn't just die attempting to approach it. Which we would. Because it's heat is ridiculous. The beings inside the sun would probably have pretty dense bones and muscles to withstand the gravity inside the sun.

Also, we'd probably only be able to wormhole our way in. Because if the outer layer of the sun is actually a defense grid/barrier, it's super effective on us tiny humans and our rickety little toys we call spaceships/spacecrafts.

Also, whatever civilization is inside is probably ridiculously advanced and our only saving grace is that they either don't know how to go to space, or they're content with staying on their little sun planet.

[npixelz]

or that they're peaceful. that could be why they haven't attacked. maybe they just like to observe?

what if we COULD create wormhole technology that's safe to use?

[Kyndreth]

Oops, I just realized I forgot to add a What if in. Sorry.

Then I'm day-tripping through galaxies babeh!

What if...? You could earn a few million by selling out some kid to strange people?

[npixelz]

I wouldn't do it.

and don't worry, there doesn't need to be a what if, if you would like to continue talking about the topic. I made this so people could come up with random topics and talk about them. so you have nothing to be sorry about.

what if you became famous and rich?

[Kyndreth]

Yeah, I wouldn't either. Unless it was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the kid was literally a crazy ax murderer who seriously needed to be apprehended or something of the sort.

Um... if I became famous and rich? I'd go live a hermit life and enjoy my days trying out new wines, new teas, and delicious foods. I'd probably also try to set up anime shelters or fund research into making the world a better place. Why not?

What if...? People could willingly exchange their lifespans with others.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

if you're selling out a kid to strange people isn't that prostitution?

What's an anime shelter?

If you could exchange your lifespan would you have to be crippled if they were? Do you mean like that movie "Out of Time" where they could give each other "time"? I'd be ok with that. I'd watch that movie again actually.

[Kyndreth]

Government employees can be very strange beasts. Even if they're the FBI or CIA

I typo-ed! I meant animal shelter!

I meant like... you trade lifespan. If they had 4 days to live and you had 40 years to live, suddenly they'd be healed and have 40 years to live, you on the other hand will die in some way in 4 days.

What if.... there was only one language?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I'd trade my life span for someone close to me.
One language would be fine by me but I don't see it happening - isn't that was universal translators will be for?

what, you don't think that it might be a possibility? All the sci fi shows have them

[Kyndreth]

Well, I think it would be hard to come up with a universal translator that is truly universal. After all, not everyone will communicate through sounds. Some my communicate using patterns, colors, skin color, fluctuating external temperatures, scents, pheromones, etc.

[Gingerale]

Star trek episodes had alien species using pheromones and skin color changes to communicate.