The surroundings were dusty and xeric. Tan sandstone in piles or hills along flat sandy planes. Shrubby plants. A large city or arcology was in the distance, shimmering in the hot air.
Odd, wasn't it? Earth-sized, a G-type star, civilized—and yet no stretching out to contact.
The sound of running, of a single bipedal gait along the sands. "Heeeeeeey, there!" It was an anthro leopard, with immaculate fur and an immaculate business suit. Just two drops of sweat along his chin. It was like he was just born today, or something. His sunglasses shone.
"Hello there, I'm a sales rep," And those bright eyes shone too. His smile was wide, yet he didn't even break out the pearly whites out yet. "and you should try our product!"
He got closer, way closer. "It's a tasty soda pop," Eyebrows flexed up in infinite tender approach. "and we call it Boom!™ Soda!"
"Everyone loves Boom!™ Soda! It's got hundreds of flavors!" He held out a can. Bright orange metal, with "Boom!™ Classic" blazoned on it. Is that leopard's face somewhere there, too? "A complementary can—I set aside just for you!"
You could see the condensation 'sweat' on the can, but you couldn't see much on the cat-man holding it, no, not even with how close he was to you now. "You should try some Boom!™ Soda, everyone loves Boom!™ Soda!"