Re: Inexorable Altercation [Round III - Vorlon Complex]
06-16-2011, 07:28 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Pinary.
Will 18 scrambled for a few seconds before alighting upon an idea. "We're archaeologists," he blurted, which the queen responded to with a skeptical shifting of the feet. "I'm a sentient piece of software designed to make my way through ancient computer systems. I, uh... I detected Miss Nibbs' distress and came to assist as best I could. We're just here to learn about this place, that's all."
A single, tense retten went by before the queen responded. When she finally did, had she been human, she would've laughed, wielding the sort of cackle reserved for wicked witches and wealthy aunts who call you "dahling". As it was, she just rubbed two of her forelimbs together, making a screechy sort of stuttering whine.
"You are either a terrible liar or part of the most foolish team of researchers I've ever seen! This planet's abandoned for a reason, you know."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"It's my prison," she responded simply. "I'm too dangerous for the rest of the galaxy, they decided, so they trapped me in my own computer and left my data to degrade for eternity.
"And you... Well, you've just ended my sentence early."
Will 18 scrambled for a few seconds before alighting upon an idea. "We're archaeologists," he blurted, which the queen responded to with a skeptical shifting of the feet. "I'm a sentient piece of software designed to make my way through ancient computer systems. I, uh... I detected Miss Nibbs' distress and came to assist as best I could. We're just here to learn about this place, that's all."
A single, tense retten went by before the queen responded. When she finally did, had she been human, she would've laughed, wielding the sort of cackle reserved for wicked witches and wealthy aunts who call you "dahling". As it was, she just rubbed two of her forelimbs together, making a screechy sort of stuttering whine.
"You are either a terrible liar or part of the most foolish team of researchers I've ever seen! This planet's abandoned for a reason, you know."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"It's my prison," she responded simply. "I'm too dangerous for the rest of the galaxy, they decided, so they trapped me in my own computer and left my data to degrade for eternity.
"And you... Well, you've just ended my sentence early."