humans are space orks: loneliness
Don't you think at least some species of alien would it find it odd how prone we humans are to pack bonding? And how would they react to meeting a human whose need for connection has NOT been met?
Right now, we are thinking lonely little teenage boy has decided, fuck it, these aliens wanna scan my brain and I've got nothing to lose. They have observed his peculiar behavior and lack of pack bonding. And his quite snarky attitude. So, anyway, you got a brain scanning thingy pictured, alright? Yes? And these aliens, well, they're not even remotely prepared for what they find.
Originally they thought the whole bonding with anything and everything was just a weird thing we do for fun. But no. We NEED it. They test other humans who also have little to no one, and most results just all come out with the same deep longing for connection. The same incompleteness. The same something that doesn't have a name and can't be communicated into words, only being described as a deeply rooted need to be understood.
Imagine them finding that. I like to think that they would have a new found sense of sympathy for the bleeding, lonely hearts of humans. It's not an earth shattering topic, I know. Maybe it would give them a new perspective on just how much Human Bob absolutely NEEDS to see his friend Human Roger when he whines about being on opposite sides of the ship. Ooh, maybe they would implicate a Human Buddy System, just so nobody is alone. Ah, the poor introverts.
So. I just think if aliens were to discover how intense being lonely can be for humans and probably some other species, they'd... I dunno. Feel all bad for us and give friends. Or something.
