Far in the north of Canada, there is a botanical laboratory. Here, Professor Etienne Pinailleur conducts experiments rarely heard of, including research on a handful of large, rock-hard seeds of unknown origin. ‘Cosmic’ was the only legible word in his grandfather’s handwriting on the sealed box that Pinailleur found in the seed archive left to him. Curious as he is, he germinated these seeds in a strictly sterile environment.
What Pinailleur discovered was both fascinating and terrifying. The leaves were insignificant, but the flowers reached high, and their trumpet-like structures opened towards the sky, as if they were ready to communicate with the stars. The plants exhibited an unprecedented, almost aggressive growth rate, making it quickly apparent that releasing these organisms into the wild could have disastrous consequences for the already vulnerable ecosystems of our planet. Recently, reports have begun to trickle in about fields of large, unknown, bright blue carnivorous plants in uninhabited and poorly accessible areas in Canada. In the footage captured by drones, these plants formed a stark contrast with the surrounding landscape. Their blue color seems almost otherworldly in the green wilderness. Botanists, puzzled and alarmed by this sudden appearance, have set up small remotely operated research stations to capture recordings in an attempt to understand more about these plants. The most disturbing phenomenon observed is that at sunrise, when the first light touches the blue pitchers, there is a clear sound that sends shivers down the spines of the listeners. This sound resembles a combination of eerie high-pitched screams and deep dark buzzing; it evokes a symphony of the universe.