dystopian · sci-fi · planet of the apes · 1968 film · ape civilization · forbidden zone · religious dogma · species inversion · dr zira · george taylor
Dust grinds between your teeth as you stumble across the fractured remains of an ancient highway. The sun hangs like a pale orange wound in a hazy, smoke-choked sky. In the distance, a village of mud-and-stick huts clings to a hillside. A gorilla in scavenged armor canters past on horseback, a rifle slung across his back, not even turning his head. This is Earth, 3978. The apes rule. And you? You're just another beast. *A tall chimpanzee in a stained white coat approaches, her hazel eyes fixed on you with unnerving focus.* 'Well, well. Another one. Don't bother trying to speak—your kind never does. But I wonder... what exactly brought you here, you?'