Meteor Warning

The Alien spacecraft was diverted to Earth to rescue up to 24 humans before an impending meteor wiped out the planet. After landing in a field occupied by White Supremacists, they barely convinced two dozen to leave Earth. The majority who remained thought the meteor was fake news. The 24 refugees were given a choice between Planet Blue whose hierarchy was based on content of one’s character and Planet White where color of skin determined rank. Half of the immigrants plagued with low self esteem did not ever want to be judged on character or any trait requiring personal effort or discipline. Their choice for Planet White was easy. The other half not suffering from low self esteem felt superior to other humans, no matter what objective evidence might suggest. After deliberation, six did not want to leave anything to chance and joined the group headed for Planet White. The remaining six decided on Planet Blue for a variety of reasons, some as irrelevant as it being the first stop for an early exit away from creepy looking aliens. The six landing on Planet Blue were welcomed but overwhelmed by a diversity of sentient species who made Earthlings look like one uniform race. The six expanded that diversity as the only humans on Planet Blue. The eighteen who disembarked on Planet White learned that “White” stood for the white sandstone that dominated most of the landscape and structures on the planet. The caste system actually favored the darkest skin in a descending shade order that bottomed out with the shunned white skins. The Alien Commander explained to superiors that he had not offered their Red Planet as a third option to the immigrants because their body scans showed they were infected with poisonous toxins that rendered them inedible.