Heathcliff Investigation - Probe Season
On February 28th, 2024 the alien who often hangs out with Heathcliff mentions “probe season.” Just over a month earlier the alien mentions probe season, and back in September the alien had the probe to the grindstone! This alien’s been going on about it for five months!
Perhaps probe season happens every quarter? The next day, leap day February 29th, got me thinking more about calendars and seasons. I realized an alien wouldn’t necessarily base their schedule on Earth seasons! Going back further to August and January 2023 the alien makes no mention of probe season, and therefore must be on break. Looking at our solar system’s years and seasons, Mars makes the most sense as the alien’s home planet. Martian seasons are approximately twice as long as Earth’s seasons which lines up pretty well with the five months of strenuous probing!
You’re probably wondering if these dates then line up with the actual Martian seasons… well, no. The closest Martian season, starting with the Summer Solstice July 12, 2023 and ending with the Autumnal Equinox January 12, 2024 is a couple months too early to match up. But I return to the idea that it could be a time of the year that doesn’t match up with the astronomical seasons such as: hunting season, growing season, breeding season, and tax season. Probe season might even be a combination of all of those. Yikes!
But don’t worry, by my calculations the next Probe season isn’t due to begin until July, 2025.
