From:	Scott W iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject:	the Revenge of Poison Ivy (Re: Astral Defences)
Date:	Sat, 18 Sep 1999 22:42:05 -0300

"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to Airwasp@***.com."
] > Well, since if its a gene-engineered plant then it doesn't need a
survival
] > reason for why it attaches the pods to people, they just designed
it that
] > way.
] >
] > Ratlaw
]
] Or, perhaps the gen-gineered (did I get the name right??) plant had a
] unexpected turn when it was found that the pods attach themselves to people.
]
] Perhaps something that could be a possibility is that when the pod(s)
attach
] themselves to a person, the person is taken over by the plant to
perform such
] mundane actions as feeding it and defending the plant. There is nothing
] truly thoughtful or evil behind the intent of the plant, it is just
trying to
] ensure it's own growth and the people are merely extensions of it
that serve
] the plant (for those of you who play AD&D does anyone remember the Illithid
] Hive Brains and the slaves that attend to it's own personal pleasure and
] survival??? this comes from the Dark Elf trilogy).
]
] For a sicker possibility, the plant is truly sentient and uses the
people for
] it's own more nefarious purposes beyond basic survival instincts.

Well, that's way too far-fetched for my tastes, but if it works for
you, run with it.

-Boondocker