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!

once again and practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless

responses became shorter 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!

amused by my predicament. I can only imagine that the Queen has been enduring Vibrant's endless thirst for conversation

the Queen has risen to an even higher level. What

"Mother, we need to move the colony once more. We aren't

killed so many members of the colony and wounded her, a faint anger can be felt from the

can go that they won't follow. The problem is that you'll have to move across the surface if we are going to escape quickly enough. Do

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

tell me ok?! If you keep it to yourself again you really might get killed this time!"

the surface. As she makes her own way to the enlarged opening

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

"Where are we going?"

south, we need

"Humans!? I

did this immediately become

we just need to move! If we

seems a little mollified. "Ok then. But let me know

asking you to die

my head a little more before

what are

Oh god.

get ready to move out. As soon as the colony is assembled we are going to

"So why are your antennae so

….

Kill me.

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