I fed the story into Gemini and asked if it was written by AI. It said no way and for a variety of reasons. If this WAS written by an AI then they are certainly getting better at story telling.
Definitely an alien. I saw a movie that had this creature in it and it ended up spreading all over the city 20 metres high. Everyone died, except the pretty blonde woman and her hero.
Not quite sure how you distinguish an em-dash from a normal dash in this forum, however, if there is an em-dash in text then that can be a clue that it was AI generated. Not always, but often.
At Suvarnabhumi I went through the usual security before passport control and then again before being allowed into the gate waiting area. They had set up a table and were checking all carry on bags. This was for a flight to Australia and they were looking for foodstuffs and liquids which are prohibited into Australia but probably OK for other countries. Foodstuffs would not have been problem at the main security but is a problem for Australia hence the second screening.
Last time I applied for an METV in Australia in January 2024 I used my Mastercard credit limit less the current balance as proof of funds available. I also provided my Superannuation balance just in case but I don't think that was required. I did not have a normal bank account with more than a couple of thousand dollars so did not use that as proof. I received the METV without any problems..