#thingposting

i've been thinking about the Thing choosing specifically Norris and/or Palmer to infect first. the more i think about it, the more it makes perfect sense. Norris is quiet, soft-spoken, and it can be argued well-liked (nobody except himself had any objections to him taking over as leader). he also had a heart condition, which some of the others could be privy to. thus, his perceived threat level would be low. it would make sense the Thing would want to become him. same goes for Palmer, but in a different way. the Thing observed he likes to keep his headphones on, he is often zoned out and under the influence of drugs. the Thing would recognize that it would make sense to start with him, as any behavior not deemed 'standard or normal' for a human would be excused if it was him.