>be me
>be on generation ship
>one of the lucky few who will be the first to colonize a new system
>tearfully say goodbye to my family on earth, board the shuttle to orbit
>soon we're on our way
>it'll take 80 years to reach our destination
>i'm 20
>if i'm lucky, i might just see my great grandkids set foot on an alien planet
>set course and leave earth behind
>80 years later
>be 100 years old
>can't work anymore, my kids consider me a hero
>arrive at planet
>observations show it's already inhabited
>structures not recognizable as human
>did we just discover alien life?
>this will be the most important moment in human history
>watch the investigation unfold live on TV
>the alien civilization sends us a message
>"oh sup, while you were flying here the old fashioned way we figured out FTL and got here first"
>they were human all along
>we spent 80 years in the cold darkness of interstellar space
>living, dying, struggling, an entire microcosm of our own
>and these assholes just fucking teleported here
>fucking kids and their fucking FTL drives
>be on generation ship
>one of the lucky few who will be the first to colonize a new system
>tearfully say goodbye to my family on earth, board the shuttle to orbit
>soon we're on our way
>it'll take 80 years to reach our destination
>i'm 20
>if i'm lucky, i might just see my great grandkids set foot on an alien planet
>set course and leave earth behind
>80 years later
>be 100 years old
>can't work anymore, my kids consider me a hero
>arrive at planet
>observations show it's already inhabited
>structures not recognizable as human
>did we just discover alien life?
>this will be the most important moment in human history
>watch the investigation unfold live on TV
>the alien civilization sends us a message
>"oh sup, while you were flying here the old fashioned way we figured out FTL and got here first"
>they were human all along
>we spent 80 years in the cold darkness of interstellar space
>living, dying, struggling, an entire microcosm of our own
>and these assholes just fucking teleported here
>fucking kids and their fucking FTL drives
