The story
Aliens, in suits, in America
Three aliens land in suburban America with one mission: blend in. They put on human suits, ill-fitting trench coats, fedoras, sunglasses at night, and walk among us. It goes badly. It goes hilariously.
Because the thing that stuns them is not our technology or our food. It is how mean humans are to each other. They watch a stranger get mocked, a kid get ignored, a neighbor get frozen out, and they cannot compute it. On their world, nobody does this. Why would you?
So they do the most alien thing possible: they start being kind, loudly, on purpose. Compliments for strangers. Help without being asked. A wave for everyone. The town thinks it is a bit. Then the town starts copying them. Then the town starts meaning it.
Big comedy up front. Tender at the end. The aliens came to learn how to be human. They end up teaching the humans instead. And when the ship leaves, one of them stays. He keeps his human suit, because he found kind people, real ones, and he is not done with them yet.
The songs
First ideas
Brain dumps, straight from the whiteboard. More coming.
馃幍 Human Suits
Putting on the suits for the first time. Zippers stuck, heads too big, sleeves too long. The big opening number: "We look just like them!" (They do not.)
馃幍 First Contact
An alien meets a human, and the human is mean to him. Zib offers a wave. The human offers a sneer. The audience feels it land.
馃幍 Two Things at Once
Aliens vs human humor. Sarcasm breaks their brains: saying two things at once is super confusing. A patter song at double speed.
The characters
The visitors (and one human)
Working names. Dave has final say.
Zib
Leads with wonder. First to wave, first to cry at a sunset, first to ask why humans are mean.
Commander Vex
Runs the mission. Has a plan for everything except feelings. Gets the biggest arc.
Loo
Discovered knock-knock jokes. Will not stop. Somehow saves the day with one.
Maya
The first human who is nice to them. Lonely at school. Becomes their guide, then their friend, then the reason they stay.
Concept art
First looks
