T-Rex: Most children, at some age, tell a story either to themselves or to others, usually just making something up about people they know or characters they've met or imagined!
T-Rex: In fact, most children tell DOZENS of stories! Tons of em!
T-Rex: So with THAT being the case, I think it's fair to estimate that there's been WAY more stories on Earth than people, yeah?
Dromiceiomimus: Oh, absolutely! Especially if you consider hypothetical thinking about the future ("if I hide there I can surprise that deer with my spear") as stories, then we're telling ourselves stories all the time, and have been forever.
Utahraptor: And ESPECIALLY if you count self-doubt as stories!
T-Rex: Oh?
Utahraptor: Dude, if you count "what if everyone secretly hates me" as a story, boy howdy, do we tell ourselves stories every day. Some of our minds are just going HOG WILD producing stories, all day every day! Hah hah hah! Stories, man!!
Utahraptor: Hah hah hah!
Off panel: Honestly, I'm kinda sick of them!!
T-Rex: Utahraptor, are you oka--
Off panel: I'M FIIIIINE