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!
as she could she climbed onto my head once again and practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless questions, observations and random statements! I can seriously feel a
to answer her at first but my 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
Anything for relief!
endless thirst
Queen has risen to an even higher level. What saint like patience! What incredible
once more. We
creatures who killed so many members of the colony and
The problem is that you'll have to move across the surface if
nodding. "I believe I will be able to sustain myself for some few days" she says, "I will let you
ok?! If you keep it to yourself again you really might
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 for her
to hold herself in whilst I was speaking to the Queen but as soon as she begins to move away she pipes
"Where are we going?"
we need to escape
became enraged. "Humans!? I will die
did this immediately become about her
anything, we just need to move! If we can get far enough south they won't want
"Ok then. But let me know if I need to sacrifice my life for the
is asking you to die ok?!
shuffles about on my head a
what are
Oh god.
as the colony is assembled we are going to leave" I
"So why are
….
Kill me.
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