Soothing pulling inward calling me in. "Hello friend." Smiles. "Sit with me, admire my spines. Don't I look pretty?" A few years ago by our reckoning there was a great mass of sea urchins devouring entire forests in a part of the sea surrounding California. Were they aware of this ecological imbalance, or it was all well to them? Or just satisfying hunger? Innate sense, instinct. Not satisfying hunger, a drive, a purpose. They didn't know the imbalance it caused. They were content. How does it feel to walk across rocks? They are sticky. We like staying still. We move to avoid a predator. We do not like having to do this. Are there civilizations of sea urchins or sea urchin anthros in other planets and galaxies? Yes. Many thousands. Some can talk, think, philosophize. Is it tough for a sea urchin anthro to survive in surface? They prefer water but they can survive on land. Some can live in both. Is a sea urchin aware of timescales like years, days, or just light/dark cycles? Can they count them or is it irrelevant? Mostly not. The anthro urchins are. They don't remember "cycles". Light/Dark they are just aware of the moment and don't recall it ever being different. What is your message to humanity? Float when you can. Have fun. Sting others and have fun too. We think it's fun when someone gets pricked on our spines. What interesting benefit will you grant devotees? How to blend in. How to protect yourself. How to have fun with what you have. We don't use weapons. We are what protects us. How would you like your relationship with humans to improve? Admire us. Look at us. Tell us we're pretty. Hold us. Send us love. Don't harvest us. We like being close to those who don't endanger us. I see one of them content in shallow water. It's a warm summer/spring day. This one likes the sun. He doesn't hide away. He feels safe. I feel the urge to wrap it up now. They aren't telling me to go, but the energy is about wrapping it up.
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