Much like The Lord of the Flies, the ‘adults’ come to save the children! ;–)
I was not expecting the crystalline forms to be a kind of stasis! I cannot imagine waking up to an instant two years of dust in my apartment. Oh, wait a minute, yes I can. I have dusted a few things in my apartment, but dust has a much lower priority than just about anything else in my life! ;–)
Aren’t advanced life forms supposed to dress in form-fitting spandex (lycra or elastane) cat-suits with stiletto boots? Or at least form-fitting polyester uniforms? Are you suggesting that Star Trek has misled me? ;–)