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!

she climbed onto my head once again and practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless questions, observations

best to answer her at first but my responses became shorter and shorter the longer the conversation went on. Eventually I

Anything for relief!

enduring Vibrant's endless thirst for

Queen has risen to an even higher level. What saint like patience!

to move the colony once more. We aren't safe if we remain

of the creatures who killed so many members of the colony and wounded her, a

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 escape quickly enough. Do

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

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

return to the surface. As she makes her own

had managed to hold herself in whilst I was speaking to the Queen but as soon as she begins to move away she pipes up again with her Squeaky

"Where are we going?"

south, we need

immediately became enraged. "Humans!? I will

did this immediately become

If we can get far enough south they won't

a little mollified. "Ok then. But let me know if I

you to die ok?!

shuffles about on my head a little more before moving onto her next line

what are we

Oh god.

ready to move out. As soon as the colony

…. "So why are your

….

Kill me.

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