Once upon a time...

Once upon a time we were alone.

Adrift, on a world in an ocean of stars.

We spent a long time believing in Gods. Then, as we matured, we started to wonder why we were alone.

As we worked, slowly, towards the inevitable goal of exploring the stars in our sky. We began to realise... Maybe we are alone because we are first? That there would be others, out there. At the same level as us. Reaching for the same things as us.

Then, it became a race. Not just to be first, but to be first to reach out.