It's all Steve's fault...

Steve attended the open studio this past week, and had some questions about the duo from Arcturus.  He made me promise to share the story with you in a post.  Hang on to your hats, because  here it comes.  

Some years ago, I was in the back yard when I heard a crash in the garden.  It was clear on inspection that there had been a terrible accident.  A vessel of some sort had crash-landed in the strawberry patch,  and the wreckage was horrendous.  Climbing from it were these two characters.  With the help of their technology-past-my-comprehension-translator, I was able to get some of the story.

Travellers from an asteroid circling Arcturus (in the constellation Boötes), they were on their way to the far-away star of Earendel, nearly 28 billion light years from earth.  An errant satellite circling earth damaged their ship, causing it to drop so unceremoniously onto our planet.

Drog, the larger of the creatures, is a full grown Frompion who was based on the asteroid circling Arcturus. 

The smaller entity, Merch, is his offspring and was born on their journey.  Not-yet-adult-Frompions have, as you can see, fewer tentacles, most of which have a small eye at the end, usually pointing downward so they can see where they are going.  

Adult Frompions lose their physical eyes as their tentacles become all-seeing from the top to the bottom of their length. It was clear that Drog was intently listening and watching my whole conversation with Steve.

Shape-shifters of lightening speed, it's challenging to catch them at their tentacle regeneration.  I've just managed to catch this one extending its newness into the world. 

It's unclear to me how they manage to move from place to place.  I suspect that they have pseudopods hidden beneath their base.  

Whatever the full story, I know that Drog and Merch are constantly on the lookout for ways to reach their home again.  Sometimes when I catch Drog peering down at me from the top shelf, I worry about what he is plotting.  

Whatever it may be, I'm trusting you all to keep an eye out for any out-of-place Frompions.  Who knows how much trouble they could cause in our galaxy?