After falling asleep while writing a last-minute report, Ken wakes to discover the world has changed, and not in a good way. Leaf, his vegan Hippie neighbour, does not notice the weird transformation, so it is up to Ken and Leaf’s dog Planet to figure out. They soon discover the world has been shortchanged by greedy mercantile aliens.

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Written by Alan V Hare.

Read by Mitchell Tew.

Audio Post-production by Matthew Erdmann

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Instead of receiving his rare rock from an online lapidary store, a series of unfortunate oversights switches Ken’s order for an unusual 72-year-old frozen alien sample. When the thing disappears from Ken’s kitchen counter, he blames the neighbour’s cat. But he soon discovers his missing rock has a taste for Leaf’s organically grown vegetables.

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In what might or might not be an experiment in social engineering conducted by Leaf’s dog Planet, the local community association decides to replace all the grass in Broadwalk Estates’ public spaces with drought-resistant plants. In protest, Ken and his neighbour Lily Green decide to withdraw from the association.

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Ken meets a new friend online who asks to stay at his house. However, when the friend arrives, they are very different than their online persona, and the ramifications turn out to be global. In a desperate attempt to set things straight, Ken, Leaf and Planet decide to use a scam they hope the unwanted house guest has never encountered before.

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Ken finds himself in a fake reality, where everything is a bit off. After he discovers his fridge is full of organic vegetables, he assumes Leaf is behind the strangeness. But when Ken goes to confront his hippy neighbour, Leaf and Planet appear to have switched bodies, and holes begin to appear in the world around them. Unknown to Ken, he has the secret to the mystery in his pocket.

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Written by Alan V Hare.

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