Challenge #02151-E322: Easily Entertained
Human: ha, dogs are so easily amused. I just watched this one Chase his tail for 15 minutes straight
Alien: You spent 15 minutes watching a dog chase its tail
Human: yeah, that's what I just said
Alien: and the dog is the one whose easily amused
Human: ...yes?
Alien: (sarcastically) okay, sure that makes sense -- OohLookShiny
The list of dangerous things in the known universe had once, paradoxically, contained entries on both "quiet humans" and "laughing humans". It has since been amended to simply "humans" with a link to all the various circumstances in which Humans can be dangerous.
A quiet Human, for example, can be harmless if they are also asleep. A laughing Human, on the other hand, could be up to anything. This one was leaning against a railing as they laughed, apparently fascinated by something below, whilst also moving one hand around randomly.
Drysoq, who had hired this Human as Security Beef[1], investigated. The vessel's litter of Skittens were tumbling around in a well, below, chasing after a single point of light. One controlled by the giggling Human Daz. "Need I be concerned about this?"
Human Daz grinned as they turned their head. "Stupid little shits are so easily entertained. Look at 'em going after something they can't catch." More giggles.
Technically, this was training the Skittens. Technically, this counted as shipboard duty, but... "This is not going to harm the Skittens, the ship, or anything in the ship?"
"Nah. They're a little hyper at this stage anyway..." more giggling. "They have been chasing this dot for an hour."
"You've been waving that dot for an hour for your own entertainment," said Drysoq.
"...yes?" said Human Daz in a, what is your point? kind of way.
"And you say the Skittens are easily entertained."
"...yes?" Human Daz repeated.
Drysoq would let them do the math, but they might remain there until the end of time.
[1] Galactic Society has been infected by some Human terms, but not got the cultural essence. In this case, a Human can both 'beef up' security and be a big, beefy specimen of Human physical excellence.
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