"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.
responsibilities and brought danger down on the Colony. A few knocks on the head are the least of what I
at you, child.
a funny way of showing it…" I
that? I didn't
It's nice to see you in such good health! Managing to get
hunt in order to secure my own Biomass. The prey in the nearby tunnels is becoming rather thin, however. I
have seen the council members' faces when they realised the Queen was going
going to assume you have an
The Queen sighs.
no, even if I do think it's a bit of a waste. Those children could all be contributing in a more meaningful
She shouldn't.
you'd find that every member of your escort is more
the Colony would be delighted to have the chance. I've no doubt that every member of her guards was carefully
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
the rate of growth has exploded," I tip an antenna at the young, "are we still making sure each hatchling is educated
When they emerge they are taken through the training program before they enter service. I try to keep up with what is being done with the new children, just so I know they're being
started to explode. Must be hard
I don't even know how many eggs are being laid each day right now, could it be as many as a thousand
creation of two new nests is being planned in order to extend the
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