Talk:The Children Found a Flower/@comment-24029404-20170217183702/@comment-30157838-20170226194618

While I like to leave things open to interpretation (because some people can think of far more terrifying ways for it to go in their heads, I'm sure,) I imagined the flower being a 'temporary visitor' to our world. Something that shows up one day, sticks around for a while (or until it senses danger,) and then goes back to wherever/whenever it came from.

I tried to hint at the otherwordly nature of the flower not only through describing its appearance, but also by mentioning the fact that it's mouth leads back for miles and miles, not ending up at the other end of the tree, as would make sense. A long tunnel, perhaps connected to the stomach of something larger in some pocket dimension somewhere, making contact with thousands of life-bearing planets and discreetly stealing meals for itself whenever its 'flowers' get a bite.

Might write a story about what's connected to the other side, now that I think about it. Has to be something utterly vile that the flower's tube leads to...