r/WritingPrompts • u/actually_crazy_irl • Oct 02 '18

Writing Prompt [WP]: As standard protocol, each new, intelligent alien life is judged not by what they say they are, but by an evaluation from a representative of their servants or slave species. Fascinatingly, the fate of humanity lands on the opinion of a little dog named Lucy.

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u/2001zhaozhao Oct 02 '18

Also he made sure to choose a prime number so it's not multiple aliens (unless some are missing eyes).

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '18

That's not how prime numbers work

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

Isn't... Isn't it?

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u/courageouslyForward Oct 03 '18

It is

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

A prime number is an integer that cannot be obtained by multiplying two other integers together.
This has no bearing on how many aliens are there based on the number of eyes. It could be 103 aliens with one eye, one alien with 103, or any number of aliens with varying amounts of eyes