A Not-So-Scientific Story (4)

Chapter 3: The Alien Egg Scientific Expedition After thirty seconds of intense debate (Ironhead's suggestion to just smash it was unanimously rejected), we formed the 'Turtleback Mountain Alien Egg Science Expedition Team.' The Doctor appointed himself captain and issued the first order: "Everyone, take three steps back! Ah Fei, you're on lookout duty!" "Why me?" "Because you look like a wall even when you're standing still. Aliens will see you and think it's a defensive fortification and won't come out." "...Okay, that makes sense." The expedition began. The Doctor picked up a twig and, like defusing a bomb, approached the egg millimeter by millimeter and gently poked it: "Boop." "It didn't react," the Doctor announced, a hint of smugness in his voice, "This proves my theory is correct—it's alive and observing us." "You poked it and it went 'Boop,' how does that lead to the conclusion that it's observing us!" I couldn't help but retort. "It's a professional judgment, you wouldn't understand." Next, Ah Gui contributed his survival rope, tying it around the egg, saying it would help "hold onto it if it flies away." Ironhead brought three stones, claiming he was going to "set up a formation," which basically meant arranging the stones in a weird circle. Xiao Mei squatted nearby, drawing a line in the dirt with a twig: "I've drawn a boundary line. Whoever crosses it is responsible." The sky grew darker, and we decided... to eat first and then research (Ah Fei's proposal, this time unanimously approved). (To be continued)