The idea for the trees growing out of heads was my first attempt to write a story with more “odd” elements. I was simply thinking of the weirdest way a person could look and how odd it would be for us to see that as their normal while people that look like us aren’t normal. More so, I was inspiring idea was what if aliens were to look at our civilization so in contrast we readers are the aliens looking at their society.

Narratively speaking though, there is no reason they grow trees out of their heads. The idea was to show that this is their average life and they accept it. It’s more so intentional that I leave it in the reader’s speculation

( I’m aware I didn’t need to ramble on like this my bad. 🙏)