T-Rex: DID YOU KNOW: the point at which Mercury is closest to the sun changes? DID YOU ALSO KNOW: the point at which Jupiter is closest to the sun rotates too, at a different rate?
T-Rex: I know this sounds boring but it ends with EVERYBODY DYING so stay with me!
T-Rex: These two orbits will one day be in sync! When that happens the tiny nudges Jupiter gives to Mercury's orbit add up and Mercury gets friggin' THROWN INTO VENUS'S ORBIT. And you know what happens then?
Dromiceiomimus: Nope!
T-Rex: Well, nobody really does, but it's one of four possibilities!
T-Rex: OPTION 1: Mercury goes off into space.
Utahraptor: Good riddance to bad rubbish!!
T-Rex: OPTION 2: Mercury crashes into the sun.
Utahraptor: Hah! Even better. Hate that stupid planet.
T-Rex: OPTION 3: Mercury and Venus collide, possibly forming "Mercus"? And OPTION 4: Mercury crashes into Earth and kills EVERYONE FOREVER.
T-Rex: Surprise! Turns out our chaotic solar system might kill us all, unless the sun becomes a red giant and does it first!!
Off panel: Yeah, but at least when THAT happens, we get to watch Mercury be destroyed before we burn up. Am I the only one here thinking...
Off panel: MAYBE worth it??
