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Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray.

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  • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
    sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
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    Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

    ...How careful are you to tree people up?

    sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS shad@pipou.academyS allysseriordan@mastodon.artA afewbugs@social.coopA weirdofhermiston@toot.catW 22 Replies Last reply
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    • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

      Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

      ...How careful are you to tree people up?

      sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
      sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
      sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
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      "Hey, what's up, Sini?"

      Oh, nothing. Just watching some Last Week Tonight and daydreaming about turning a bunch of people into trees 🫠

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      • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

        Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

        ...How careful are you to tree people up?

        shad@pipou.academyS This user is from outside of this forum
        shad@pipou.academyS This user is from outside of this forum
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        @sinituulia all i'm saying is our planet definitely needs a lot more tree

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        • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

          Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

          ...How careful are you to tree people up?

          allysseriordan@mastodon.artA This user is from outside of this forum
          allysseriordan@mastodon.artA This user is from outside of this forum
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          @sinituulia I'd like to think I'd be considerate and weight carefully who I would tree, but I'm sure I would just get overtaken by tree love and turn everyone I find mildly annoying into a tree. My life would be much improved, and much greener!

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          • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

            Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

            ...How careful are you to tree people up?

            afewbugs@social.coopA This user is from outside of this forum
            afewbugs@social.coopA This user is from outside of this forum
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            @sinituulia do you have to be able to see the people in person, or would it work through the internet or a TV, say? Asking for several world leaders

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            • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

              Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

              ...How careful are you to tree people up?

              weirdofhermiston@toot.catW This user is from outside of this forum
              weirdofhermiston@toot.catW This user is from outside of this forum
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              @sinituulia especially if I get to choose the type of tree (from native ones for the area, carefully considered, etc.) I am happy to provide more trees and fewer people!

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              • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

                ...How careful are you to tree people up?

                lnr@sunny.gardenL This user is from outside of this forum
                lnr@sunny.gardenL This user is from outside of this forum
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                @sinituulia If I were genuinely convinced that someone would honestly be happier being a tree (and that's a pretty high bar) then I would use it. But otherwise: not even on absolute bastards like Trump.

                Terminal illness, already said goodbye to all your family and friends, made a will, ready to go? Sure, you can be a tree!

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                • lnr@sunny.gardenL lnr@sunny.garden

                  @sinituulia If I were genuinely convinced that someone would honestly be happier being a tree (and that's a pretty high bar) then I would use it. But otherwise: not even on absolute bastards like Trump.

                  Terminal illness, already said goodbye to all your family and friends, made a will, ready to go? Sure, you can be a tree!

                  sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
                  sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @lnr That's a more ethical stance than mine, for sure! If someone is causing untold damage to all of humanity, a bunch of nature and probably the entire planet just via being evil? Sorry, no, your human privileges are now revoked! You get to live in a way that causes no one else any harm!

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                  • afewbugs@social.coopA afewbugs@social.coop

                    @sinituulia do you have to be able to see the people in person, or would it work through the internet or a TV, say? Asking for several world leaders

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                    @afewbugs I figure as long as it would be completely clear who you're locked on, even remotely would work?

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                    • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                      @afewbugs I figure as long as it would be completely clear who you're locked on, even remotely would work?

                      afewbugs@social.coopA This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @sinituulia Eeeeeexcellent. *rubs hands together, prepares to bring the forest*

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                      • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                        Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

                        ...How careful are you to tree people up?

                        naturemc@mastodon.onlineN This user is from outside of this forum
                        naturemc@mastodon.onlineN This user is from outside of this forum
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                        @sinituulia May I please tree up myself, too?!

                        BTW, reminds me of the intelligent and wise alien tree civilisation in Dr Who!

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                        • naturemc@mastodon.onlineN naturemc@mastodon.online

                          @sinituulia May I please tree up myself, too?!

                          BTW, reminds me of the intelligent and wise alien tree civilisation in Dr Who!

                          sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS This user is from outside of this forum
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                          @NatureMC I'm sure it could be managed with the help of a mirror, there's probably a fail safe or two to prevent you from accidentally catching yourself on the toe or something with it

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                          • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                            @afewbugs I figure as long as it would be completely clear who you're locked on, even remotely would work?

                            ginevracat@toot.communityG This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @sinituulia @afewbugs OK. I will still carefully consider each use, but I'm up to about 5 people I know personally and a few I only know from TV.

                            They will all be beautiful trees, and probably happier too.

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                            • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                              Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

                              ...How careful are you to tree people up?

                              stepheneb@ruby.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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                              @sinituulia

                              I think it might be a wonderful option to have if I or someone i loved was in hospice care!

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                              • ginevracat@toot.communityG ginevracat@toot.community

                                @sinituulia @afewbugs OK. I will still carefully consider each use, but I'm up to about 5 people I know personally and a few I only know from TV.

                                They will all be beautiful trees, and probably happier too.

                                ginevracat@toot.communityG This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @sinituulia @afewbugs Ok, that was an off the top of my head response. The more time I have to think about this, the more I find. I may need to make a list.....

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                                • ginevracat@toot.communityG ginevracat@toot.community

                                  @sinituulia @afewbugs Ok, that was an off the top of my head response. The more time I have to think about this, the more I find. I may need to make a list.....

                                  afewbugs@social.coopA This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @GinevraCat @sinituulia I reckon I could make a pretty decent start on defusing the current Middle East crisis for starters

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                                  • afewbugs@social.coopA afewbugs@social.coop

                                    @GinevraCat @sinituulia I reckon I could make a pretty decent start on defusing the current Middle East crisis for starters

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                                    @afewbugs @sinituulia Right!?!

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                                    • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                                      Quietly in the night, you are handed the Tree Ray. It does one thing and only one thing, and that is turning people into trees. Anyone at all you fire it at? Instantly a tree. A nice, healthy, lush tree with a sturdy root system, multiple symbiotic species in, on and around it, just doing its tree best. Probably attracting a bunch of birds, too.

                                      ...How careful are you to tree people up?

                                      leahbobet@mstdn.caL This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      @sinituulia Bless you and thank you for finding a prosocial version of the "How many bullets?" game. 🌴

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                                      • ginevracat@toot.communityG ginevracat@toot.community

                                        @afewbugs @sinituulia Right!?!

                                        leahbobet@mstdn.caL This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        @GinevraCat @afewbugs @sinituulia I have this theory that more problems than we think are caused by much fewer people than we fear and I am ready to test it with reforestation.

                                        (ETA: Sorry, I also on reflection feel like I should say that yup, I'm aware how close that treads to some very real ethical lines and have no plans on going full ecofascist. Just: real frustrated and scared this week. Carry on.)

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                                        • sinituulia@eldritch.cafeS sinituulia@eldritch.cafe

                                          @lnr That's a more ethical stance than mine, for sure! If someone is causing untold damage to all of humanity, a bunch of nature and probably the entire planet just via being evil? Sorry, no, your human privileges are now revoked! You get to live in a way that causes no one else any harm!

                                          lnr@sunny.gardenL This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          @sinituulia It's honestly very very tempting. But I don't think I could face the responsibility of getting it wrong. Or their loved ones being mad at me.

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