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!
with joy as she pelted me with endless questions, observations and random statements! I can seriously feel a headache
the longer the conversation went on. Eventually I just had to shout "I need to talk to the Queen!" and started
Anything for relief!
only imagine that the Queen has been enduring Vibrant's endless thirst for
to an even higher level. What saint like patience! What incredible tolerance for her own
once more. We aren't safe if we remain where we are. The humans will come again,
many members of the colony and wounded her, a faint anger can be felt
have to move across the surface if we are going to escape quickly enough. Do you
considers my question for a moment before nodding. "I believe I will be able to sustain myself for some few days" she
sure you tell me ok?! If you keep it to yourself again you really might get killed
As she makes her own way to the enlarged opening they created for her to enter the layer of workers around her just
whilst I was speaking to the Queen but as soon as she begins to move away she pipes up
"Where are we going?"
we need to escape the
immediately became enraged. "Humans!? I will
did this immediately become
If we can get far enough south they won't want to
mollified. "Ok then. But let me know if I
asking you to die ok?!
and shuffles about on my head a little more before moving onto her next line
are we
Oh god.
to get ready to move out. As soon as the colony is
why are your antennae
….
Kill me.
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