EXTERIOR. – STREETS OF THE ALIEN WORLD – MONTAGE

Back on the streets, seen are buildings that are inter-connected by cylindrical tubes at every other level starting with the second floor. Down again and around, no ground vehicles, no restaurants or eateries, no loiterers, no parks but just small patches of forest in its stead. The animals seen around are just like Earth’s. Away from the urban center to the outskirts are farms. All food plants are from automated seeding, watering and reaping. For meat source nourishment, animals are kept in fixed corals. Poultry are kept in housings. The animals are not slaughtered. Animals pass thru automated channels that extract some blood and meat cells. The extracts flow directly to a building with the harvested plants. There, it is automatically processed and the final results are small pills and small plastic-like bottles for liquid.

INTERIOR. – SPACECRAFT NEAR EARTH

SA-1 brings back his focus on the big screen. His attention is called to one of the control panels.

SA-2:

We finally deciphered and interpreted some of the languages they use on most of their broadcasts.

TA-1:

Can you now make the sound audible at the big screen?

SA-2:

Coming on now.

The regular commentaries of a basketball game being played in the United States of America are heard.

TV COMMENTATORS:

(Commentaries exchange from two commentators)

…coming down the court, Kid passes to Garter, sees an opening… goes straight and slams the ball home!

…with Kid and Garter on the same team now, other teams are given a run for their money! There are rumors that McGreedy would be joining them next season!

…well, that’s another update! Who would want to face a team like that and has Lowitsky, Mulberry, Bryan, Sumcan and Stippen to boot!

MA-1 asks the panel crew to put the sound on mute.

MA-1:

What is that talk all about? Why would their people transfer from one team to another?

SA-1:

Maybe this is the time for some of us to join-in with Earth people. We should learn more of their WEIRD ACTIONS they broadcast!

TA-1:

I will prepare our device then to make an outer copy of human beings and their clothing.

SA-1:

Please don’t make a scale of your size; your height is too tall for people on Earth.

TA-1 shrugs, as if saying, “aw shucks, I thought I could go!” Before any thing else, the audio on the screen is put back on for them to study how and why basketball is being played.

INT. – SPACECRAFT BELOW DECK – MONTAGE

The aliens think they have learned the game and they proceed to construct quickly a basketball court below deck in the spacecraft. Their duplicating machines did all that in an instant, including balls, uniform, rubber shoes and referees’ whistles. They formed two teams of five men each. They proceed to the center court for the toss-up. As with first timers in the game, they were awkward! They do not have the intensity of play because they were not genuinely interested. When one tries to steal a ball from an opponent, the opponent just gives him the ball. It is their nature to be kind and understanding.

One is seen so engrossed on dribbling while running, forgets about the objective to shoot, slams onto the wall! They have an exceptional ability to jump because of their almost perfect body configuration. Four feet tall aliens could dunk the ball. They play the game just to imitate. The referees make no calls on violation because they do not commit fouls or errors. Their shooting ability is exceptional because of their eagle eyes. Any shot they imitate is ninety-nine percent accurate. But again we see only a modest smile, or expressions of happiness on their faces; it is simple routine work for them.