It’s been a while since I did this to music, so I thought I try it again.
{Queensrÿche “Hard Times”}
So yeah, no matter what, comic book plots tend to slip into my mind at the strangest times.
This evening I was in my office/craft room looking for something and my tabby Oscar came in to see what I was doing. I played with him a little, and was pleased when he started purring. even as he rolled onto his back, and I scratched his belly while he gnawed on the cuff of my shirt, he kept purring. I figured he must be really happy.
And then an old plot from the Flash came into my head. and so we descend into geekdom.
{Evanescence “The Other Side”}
One of the villains of the Flash is Gorilla Grodd. Grodd has been around for a long time. He is a super-intelligent gorilla from Gorilla City, a city of super-intelligent gorillas hidden somewhere in Africa. According to Wikipedia, he first appeared in 1959. Most of the gorillas are peaceful if reclusive, but Grodd is evil with the powers of telepathy. He constantly chafes at the presence of humans whom he views as inferior. And if you compare intelligence and strength, he’s got a point.
{Breaking Benjamin “Skin”}
One of the Flash comics in the 90s had Grodd build a device that increased the brain power of animals all across Central City (the Flash’s base of operations). And because humans are such jerks (or insert other synonym here) the animals attacked. Birds swooped and pecked. Rats rose up. Zoos became pandemonium. But some pets, those that were well treated, defended their owners.
{Chris Cornell “Other Side of Town”}
The main one shown was the new kitten of a little girl who at first seemed to have fallen under Grodd’s spell, but was actually upset about the squirrel that about to launch itself through the picture window to attack the little girl. The kitten ends up killing the squirrel, and then goes back to wanting to play with the little girl.
Yes, of course, the Flash stops Grodd. I think this was even one of those times when the invention backfires, and makes Grodd (temporarily) a vegetable. He is returned to the custody of Gorilla City where he would later escape and wreak havoc once again.
And yes, the point of this is that as I sat on the floor rubbing my kitten’s tummy, I felt confident that if he were to suddenly gain sentience, he wouldn't attack me.
{Garbage “Stupid Girl”}
