One of the many extra-terrestrial beings to seed life on earth was a mollusk-like species. Their plan went awry, and our version of cephalopods evolved but were unable to achieve dominance. You can find evidence of this in their high intelligence and ability to modify their DNA almost at will, their true potential stunted. Curiously, humans also have this ability, but evolution has rendered it long dormant. Until now.
Marrabelle, Florida. Off an abandoned strip of highway, you can get off before or after you pass the river that turns into saltmarsh. The air is a wet 90 degrees. The humidity has a weight to it like a child’s sweat soaked bounce house. Multiple attempts have been made to turn Marrabelle into a vacation spot; all have left remains behind.
Their ship has awoken beneath the waves of the Gulf of Mexico, and has enacted a program to get evolution back on track. The backup plan has gone into effect, and human genetics are being guided back to their rightful path.
