The Descendents Of Transplanted Humans Return For A School Trip.

Basically you have the Raor, a space fairing race of psychic Human Aliens, for a few thousand years they've had this thing when they would covertly abduct members of primitive societies that they saw potential in, and take genetic samples. Then they would create a few thousand test tube babies, find some virgin worlds, and raise the children to colonize them. Of these uplifted races humans are the newest, only being introduced to the galaxy four hundred years ago. There is some controversy among the rest of the Raori uplifted socities, some saying humans were only bought into the fold because of the resembelence to the Raor, which is enough that with scientific intervention hybridization is possible.

The story is centered around a class of human and Raori/human children, being shown incognito around the Earth, trying to get them to see their "heritage". It's set in the present by the way.

Does this sound interesting?

edited 2nd Aug '11 11:40:41 AM by Zolnier

It seems interesting, having humans being descendents of aliens' experiments. There's little chance that our vast intelligence has come about of its own from evolution. There's one thing - what about the history prior to that 400 years ago? Leibniz and Newton's feud? The black plague in Europe? Plato's idealism? Is that all planted by the aliens?

We wearn't planted on Earth, we (well, our sperm and eggs) were taken of Earth and seeded on other worlds. By 2011 we have about thirty colony worlds.

Well, it certainaly shows potential, as usual.

However, compared to most of your other stories is it not something I would read. (Sci-fi not being my thing...)

Thanks, and to each their own.

How much contact have they had with Earth and how much do they know of what's going on here?

Would have been fun if the kids were dumped here expecting pretty much MedievalStasis and: "Hey it looks a bit like home..."

They have had intel from Earth, but people rarely go there. Also the cast's ship breaks, and help is a few months away...

edited 2nd Aug '11 1:13:24 PM by Zolnier

I would totally like this as a comedy. Of course you could play it seriously or not.

I see it as a semi comedy, think Start Trek: The Voyage Home, in regards to tone.

I think you should go for it. Outline the characters and the basic framework, and start writing the beginning.

Yeah, that's the perfect tone.

edited 2nd Aug '11 1:34:35 PM by jewelleddragon

Does this sound like an interesting character? Mort is a wrok, who were a "race" of sophisitcated AI programs, who's creator's incoperated into all their tech, spacecraft, fridges, guns, everything. The creators died out, the wrok just kept maintaining the ashes. Eventually the Raor discovered them, reprogramed them a bit, and settled them on various uninhabitable worlds. They were sort of the first "uplift".

Mort is a teacher, and despite having a screechy metalic voice, he's absurdly nice, almost saint like.

edited 3rd Aug '11 3:13:28 AM by Zolnier

I agree that the Star Trek mentality would probably fit...

Might even get me interested...

So possible stuff that could shock the kid's? For one the human and Raori worlds aren't that populated and tend to be decentralized, big cities would be amazing. Imagine if they saw Battlestar Gallactica! Might see some paralles...

Also one of the kid's becomes a huge Mass Effect fan.

edited 2nd Aug '11 1:59:23 PM by Zolnier

I also think this lends itself to a short story or novella, rather than a longer work. But it all depends what you do with it.

Anyone have any thoughts on what a ship for school children could be called?

A MassEffect fan, (again,) say is that a littleAuthorAvatar...

edited 2nd Aug '11 3:50:21 PM by TheBorderPrince

Not really. The Citadal reminds him of home. And Cyril's a Mass Effect fan because I get to have him do a holodeck thing with it, and use Edelyn's face for Tali.

Ok, am i completely wrong if I see them as The Federation in technology and friendliness?

Poor students with Redshirts...

Basically, with some annoyingly Raor centerist poilices, tempered by genuine benevolence. Also Mort is kind of like Legion on happy pills.

edited 2nd Aug '11 4:07:12 PM by Zolnier

Actually maybe The Culture would be a more apt comparison. So anyone have any thoughts on an FTL system? And anyone have any thoughts on averting No Transhumanism Allowed?

edited 3rd Aug '11 1:08:36 AM by Zolnier

The SG-1 system of traveling? Do not remember what it is, though... Or you could simply steal the good old Star Trek warp drive... (Star Trek is about the only Sci-fi I like...)

Crossbreeding? The sum beeing more than the total. (Race 1+ race 2 = a kid with gene jackpot.)

Is the Godlings responsible for this? (As usual)

edited 3rd Aug '11 2:58:26 AM by TheBorderPrince

Any cliche's about futuristic societies that'd it'd be good to avert? And trying to think of a handwave for why a bunch of school kid's are being shown the off limits homeworld of humanity.

Well' how old are the students?

A group of students with an huge interest in history and/or anthropology going on a field trip at the end of the last term of high school seems like an good reason...

Well I imagine the student's ages vary a lot, like from the nine to seventeen range. Also they end up abducting a kid.

edited 3rd Aug '11 7:57:45 PM by Zolnier