SIX-WORDED SCI-FI

[Bill W]

My pet squid lives on land. 

[ReaderPaul]

My pet, Alien, has green scales.

[Ron]

52 minutes ago, Bill W said:

It's not easy to describe an unseen pet in just six words

No it is not! How about something on this order…

Scorpion or soprano? It sang heavenly.

OR

Arachnid or spider? Doesn’t matter—ouch!

[Ron]

14 minutes ago, ReaderPaul said:

My pet, Alien, has green scales.

OR…

Alien… green scales… I love it!

See what just a slight change of wording can do?

Edited June 25, 2023 by Ron

[ReaderPaul]

Blue skinned Jovian cat sees ultraviolet.

[Bill W]

My pet octopus does my taxes. 

[JamesSavik]

Saddle up on Australian Huntsman spider,

Ride him off into the sunset.

 

[W_L]

5 hours ago, Ron said:

 This seems fishier than science-fictionier. 

Cat boys exist in the omegaverse  

(PS: There's an amateur Author named Eileen Glass, who wrote the Pykh series with alien cat boys and a human omega. Sadly she abandoned the series)

Anyway, here's another one:

Sandworms are spicier without human water

Edited June 25, 2023 by W_L

[Ron]

3 hours ago, JamesSavik said:

Saddle up on Australian Huntsman spider,

Ride him off into the sunset.

Twelve words and a meme. Is it possible that the rules are confusing? 

[Ron]

2 hours ago, W_L said:

Sandworms are spicier without human water

This is better, yes. I'm guessing my memo about cats, dogs and goldfish was not clear.

I didn't mention punctuation, I should have mentioned punctuation to AUTHORS. 

[W_L]

Human salamanders must be neutered early