Imagine if Earth had a sister planet... essentially identical to our own, save for the advancement of the world's most dominant species. Yes, here terrestrial humans have ascended in intelligence and control... but what if the mirrored world were actually filled with floating aquatic cities inhabited by intelligent, humanoid sea mammals?

This is a science fiction story set in the near future, and explores what happens when mankind realizes that it isn't the only race to have ascended the evolutionary ladder. As the metaphorical door swings open between two different versions of our world, humanity must come to grips that it is not only not alone in the cosmos-- it isn't even alone on its own planet. As our worlds begin to merge with travelers and settlers crossing the boundary, how will both races learn to coexist?

Presented here is the first post of the portion of the story dedicated to Greg Brown, a teenage Human from rural New York state paired up with an overachieving, pushy Album Phin named Hunter. This chapter picks up on the timeline right where Max and Carver's story ends: the class is about to pass through the Gateway and into the Phins' home version of Earth. Obviously the first thing you can expect to see is that the relationship between Greg and Hunter is dramatically different than Max and Carver... so it'll be interesting to see just how it ends up leading in a similar direction, won't it? :)

As always, thanks for reading!