Obviously, this is a ridiculous premise. You couldn't have a single forest on the planet, because there is no way it could produce enough oxygen to support life on earth, especially with all of the Ortex factories belching out smoke all the time. There's nothing real about that (although as a writer, I easily solve the problem by saying something clever like, "Ortex has industrial plants whose sole purpose is to generate oxygen for the environment." (In fact, while we're on the subject, if you're looking for reality and you're reading a TORC Press comic, you've come to the wrong place. I mean on this page alone we've got a guy in a three piece suit and dress shoes executing a picture perfect jumpkick with his hands in his pockets (totally can't be done), and a guy in a magical fireproof suit who can stretch his arms out into octopus tentacles. So, no not a lot of reality going on here)).
What is real is this: If there was only one forest left on earth, and a big company wanted it destroyed for some stupid reason, there would be people that would "Just Follow Orders" and burn it down or bulldoze it or whatever. They wouldn't even hesitate. And that's what is sad and terrifying about humanity.
Of course, I also firmly believe that people like Octopus Jones would try to stop them. That's what's reassuring about humanity.
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