"Oh! Hello there Mother… I, uh, didn't expect to see you here!"
"In the brood chambers, child? Where else would I be?"
I can almost sense another thwack coming… The first one really hurt! She's had a serious increase to her physical stats since her evolution. I rub the top of my head with an antenna as I quickly ponder my response.
"Wherever you want to be, Mother?"
THWACK!
Ouch!
"You wouldn't be suggesting I would skip out on my duty to the Colony, would you?"
"Of course not! Who would ever think of such a thing?!"
Dangit, Mother! My poor head! What did I even do? Turning around to face my overbearing parent, I take a chance to see how she's been faring. She looks fine, no wounds or scarring to mar her carapace. That ever-present twinkle in her eye is still apparent, as is the unusual level of force she's able to generate with her antennae. There must be a 'mother' perk buried in the system somewhere that grants bonus damage when disciplining children, otherwise it just doesn't make sense.
"If you're mad at me, Mother, then please just tell me what I've done," I capitulate.
down on the Colony. A few knocks on the head are the least of what I deserve. Instead, the
you, child. I am pleased to
a funny way of showing it…"
I didn't quite catch the
Well, uh. It's nice to see you in
own Biomass. The prey in the nearby tunnels is becoming rather
the council members' faces when they realised the Queen was going to leave their fortress of a nest and run around in
going to assume you
The Queen sighs.
I do think it's a bit of a waste. Those children could all be contributing in a
She shouldn't.
I think if you were to ask, you'd find that every member of your
the Colony would be delighted to have the chance. I've no doubt that every member of her guards was carefully chosen to be the best at what they do.
Dozens of brood tenders pick amongst the little grubs, ensuring that each is fed and cleaned, ready to take on the next step in their lifecycle and become a pupa. Pretty clear that
exploded," I tip an antenna at the young, "are we still
transported to the first nest during the pupal stage. When they emerge they are taken through the training program before they enter service. I try
slack once the population started to explode. Must be hard
are being laid each day right now, could it be as many as a thousand
creation of two new nests is
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