I must admit, your imagination is fantastic.
I thought I was pretty much out there, especially when I came up with the concept of Earthsustain, which in terms brought about the Homs. A story I've actually been playing with for almost 5 years now.
Your questions are not only intelligent but founded by some correct theories.
However, for reasons none other than theological to the protagonists, Earth is the chose planet in the beliefs of the Unos and therefore I'm obliged to follow it in the storyline.
The shier vision of our own planet glowing intensly in the darknes of space, encapsulated by two gigantic structures must be a profoundly moving experience. Surely one that would bring to the surface several emotions our home planet is renowned for.
Any one here remembers the comments of the first astronauts in that Gemini capsule when they saw our planet from orbit up there?
Or the term: "Brave new world" used ohh so many times before?
It's one for Humanity. The fact that Earth or Sol has become the catalist, the host to THE UNIFICATION is important.
Three species feature in this story: Terrans or humans, us in other words,
The Homs, a terran humanoid way more advanced technologically than mankind,
and the Unos, again another form of Humanoids but with distinctive characteristics like: a most culted species, spiritual beings not unlike the Vulcans of Startrek.
I know what most people would be saying now, That's not original. The vulcans are Startrek.
Yes, I agree but in my experience as a story teller it's not the components of the story that need to be original but the concept itself.
And in answer to the comment about Earthsustain being a bit blocky.
Considering the massive size of te structures the dettails would be obscured at that distance.
Pretty much like Earth itself looks like a ball, the two frags look like two cylinders.
It's the Chaos theory all over again. Fractors.
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