Chrysalis

Chapter 162

It's been two hours now and the little worker just. Won't. Stop!

"Why is your carapace so shiny?"

"How'd you get so big?"

"Can I do the magicky stuff?"

"Isn't talking FUN!"

"What are you doin'?"

"What are you doin' now?"

"Do you like eating? I think it's the best!"

"Should we dig something? I love digging!"

And on, and on.

It turned out the little lump on her back was Crinis who seemed delighted to grab hold of my antennae and migrate onto my back. She even quietly spoke up, saying [Welcome back master] after she'd settled onto my carapace.

So polite! Her voice was very soft and reserved, not at all like the image of the full grown JellyMaw I remember.

All that effort I spent making her more intelligent seems to have paid off! It'll be nice to have a pet I can have a decent conversation with. Tiny is great at the whole silent companionship thing but isn't much for a detailed conversation. Only thing is the little pet seems extremely reticent, no matter how I prodded I wasn't able to get any more words out of her.

Maybe she's just shy…

Vibrant on the other hand…. Apparently the bizzarre hatchling doesn't seem to struggle with this public speaking.

She won't shut up!

and practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless questions, observations and random statements! I can seriously feel a headache coming

and shorter the longer the conversation went on. Eventually I just had to shout "I need to talk to the Queen!" and started ignoring her for

Anything for relief!

by my predicament. I can only imagine that the Queen has been enduring Vibrant's endless thirst for conversation in my absence, seeing as she's the

even higher level. What saint like patience! What incredible tolerance for

"Mother, we need to move the colony once more. We aren't safe if we remain where we are. The

colony and wounded

a place where we can go that they won't follow. The problem is that you'll have to move across the surface if we are going to

before nodding. "I believe I will be able to sustain myself for some few days" she says,

sure you tell me ok?! If you keep it to

simply acknowledges my words with a wave of her antennae and begins to mobilise the workers to return to the surface. As she makes her own way to the enlarged opening they created

the Queen but as soon as she begins to move away she pipes up again with her Squeaky

"Where are we going?"

we need

"Humans!? I will

did this immediately become

need to move! If we can get far

But let me know if I

to

shuffles about on my head a little more

are

Oh god.

move out. As soon as the colony is assembled we are

…. …. "So why are your antennae

….

Kill me.

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