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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 3, 2015 21:43:09 GMT -5
Glyph nodded.Glyph: I suspected as much. How much damage do you cause your host? Are the effects reversible? Can you safely be moved to a different host? She moved herself to sit next to Ira.--- Fish entered the room, glancing back at Plumtrr for a moment. ((Oh god ahha I typed so much. Did you want to move this to a seperate thread to avoid clogging this one? XD ))
Ira hesitated.Ira: I am not removable. There is no longer anything to remove me from. It is all me. I do not know what damage I caused this body. My kind is unable to determine what kind of, let alone the condition of, a body before they attach. I have tried moving others of my kind to more efficient hosts but it is impossible. When we find a host body, alive or dead, we take up the shape entirely over time. Ira pauses again, talking quieterIra: ... If the body I am in now was alive when I came across it, it is no longer as such. She fixes Glyph with a serious gazeIra: If you now bear hostile intentions towards me I will have to eliminate you. Too many races have done the same. I do not risk the existence of my kind on loose trust. --- Plumtrr is irately imputing things in the keypadAmpich-Anne: Do not mind him. He finds the topic aggravating if approached neutrally. A 3-D holographic display lights up in the middle of the oddly shaped room. On it is the image of an odd, worm-like creature, it's back covered in long, thin, sharp tendrils. It replays in a short, looping animation of it moving, presumably swimming. Next to that image is an image of Ira, the same extensions, much larger, coming from her back, arms, and under her eyes.Ampich-Anne: According to our analysis, the strength of the lunar parasite Glyphos A, as named by the human research facility located on the moon Glyphos, springs from a very high muscular density in it's tissue. The parasite appears to have very few organs, and it's body is composed of a mix of various working cells. We believe it has the ability to separate out these different types of cells for various purposes. Since the specimen Ira is in the body of an adolescent human female, she looks far less dangerous than she is. We compare her strength to that of an Earth grizzly, or a Vitarian Snuffbeast. On the screen is now 2-D footage, low quality, in what appears to be a jungle-like biome, outside of a concrete facility. A small, disheveled figure can be seen stumbling to the doorstep and collapsing.Ampich-Anne: This is the first known images of Ira. Her creation is unknown, but there are several hypothesis involving refugee children work forces used on the same moon. We believe the original human child to be dead, as the body has not grown or developed in the time is has been inhabited. Glyph: I still mean you no harm. However, a Trallyr on his way does. He is tracking you with a bio-scanner, and is so far unaware I am tracking him. I am unused to bio-scanners, can their signals be blocked in the caves? ------- Fish: Glyphos? Yes, one would not expect grizzly strength from a human girl. Do you mean the host was dead before Ira came to inhabit it?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 3, 2015 21:50:05 GMT -5
((Oh god ahha I typed so much. Did you want to move this to a seperate thread to avoid clogging this one? XD ))
Ira hesitated.Ira: I am not removable. There is no longer anything to remove me from. It is all me. I do not know what damage I caused this body. My kind is unable to determine what kind of, let alone the condition of, a body before they attach. I have tried moving others of my kind to more efficient hosts but it is impossible. When we find a host body, alive or dead, we take up the shape entirely over time. Ira pauses again, talking quieterIra: ... If the body I am in now was alive when I came across it, it is no longer as such. She fixes Glyph with a serious gazeIra: If you now bear hostile intentions towards me I will have to eliminate you. Too many races have done the same. I do not risk the existence of my kind on loose trust. --- Plumtrr is irately imputing things in the keypadAmpich-Anne: Do not mind him. He finds the topic aggravating if approached neutrally. A 3-D holographic display lights up in the middle of the oddly shaped room. On it is the image of an odd, worm-like creature, it's back covered in long, thin, sharp tendrils. It replays in a short, looping animation of it moving, presumably swimming. Next to that image is an image of Ira, the same extensions, much larger, coming from her back, arms, and under her eyes.Ampich-Anne: According to our analysis, the strength of the lunar parasite Glyphos A, as named by the human research facility located on the moon Glyphos, springs from a very high muscular density in it's tissue. The parasite appears to have very few organs, and it's body is composed of a mix of various working cells. We believe it has the ability to separate out these different types of cells for various purposes. Since the specimen Ira is in the body of an adolescent human female, she looks far less dangerous than she is. We compare her strength to that of an Earth grizzly, or a Vitarian Snuffbeast. On the screen is now 2-D footage, low quality, in what appears to be a jungle-like biome, outside of a concrete facility. A small, disheveled figure can be seen stumbling to the doorstep and collapsing.Ampich-Anne: This is the first known images of Ira. Her creation is unknown, but there are several hypothesis involving refugee children work forces used on the same moon. We believe the original human child to be dead, as the body has not grown or developed in the time is has been inhabited. Glyph: I still mean you no harm. However, a Trallyr on his way does. He is tracking you with a bio-scanner, and is so far unaware I am tracking him. I am unused to bio-scanners, can their signals be blocked in the caves? ------- Fish: Glyphos? Yes, one would not expect grizzly strength from a human girl. Do you mean the host was dead before Ira came to inhabit it? Ira: *slightly relaxes, then freezes up* Trallyr... *her tone is acidic* How complex are the caves? I think it is inaccurate, the scanner. Maybe metals can distort it, non-biological things. --- Ampich-Anne: Yes, Glyphos. A moon on a dead planet, surprisingly covered with life. We do not know the state of the host before contact with the parasite. But it did display human-like behavior on first contact.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 3, 2015 22:10:45 GMT -5
Glyph: I still mean you no harm. However, a Trallyr on his way does. He is tracking you with a bio-scanner, and is so far unaware I am tracking him. I am unused to bio-scanners, can their signals be blocked in the caves? ------- Fish: Glyphos? Yes, one would not expect grizzly strength from a human girl. Do you mean the host was dead before Ira came to inhabit it? Ira: *slightly relaxes, then freezes up* Trallyr... *her tone is acidic* How complex are the caves? I think it is inaccurate, the scanner. Maybe metals can distort it, non-biological things. --- Ampich-Anne: Yes, Glyphos. A moon on a dead planet, surprisingly covered with life. We do not know the state of the host before contact with the parasite. But it did display human-like behavior on first contact. Glyph: Very complex, particularly since we've been mining them. She got up and called her "babies" to her. They swam quickly, but were slow on land.---- Fish: What happened on first contact?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 3, 2015 22:16:01 GMT -5
Ira: *slightly relaxes, then freezes up* Trallyr... *her tone is acidic* How complex are the caves? I think it is inaccurate, the scanner. Maybe metals can distort it, non-biological things. --- Ampich-Anne: Yes, Glyphos. A moon on a dead planet, surprisingly covered with life. We do not know the state of the host before contact with the parasite. But it did display human-like behavior on first contact. Glyph: Very complex, particularly since we've been mining them. She got up and called her "babies" to her. They swam quickly, but were slow on land.---- Fish: What happened on first contact? Ira: That works. We can, or I can, hide in there. You do not have to follow if you do not wish to. She retrieves, gently, her torn coat.--- Ampich-Anne: She was taken into the facility under the pretense of her being a human child, but was taken into study and examine after their discovery as a parasite. Humans were particularly scared of the discovery that the species can inhabit non-native creatures, and most, if not all others, were hunted down in a mass scare by paranoid individuals. Some have been rumored to have been kept for research. Their fate in unknown. Any further details are unknown. All Ira's attempts to further her kind have been unsuccessful. The most successful, and perhaps ongoing attempt takes place on an earth colony.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 3, 2015 22:44:50 GMT -5
Glyph: Very complex, particularly since we've been mining them. She got up and called her "babies" to her. They swam quickly, but were slow on land.---- Fish: What happened on first contact? Ira: That works. We can, or I can, hide in there. You do not have to follow if you do not wish to. She retrieves, gently, her torn coat.--- Ampich-Anne: She was taken into the facility under the pretense of her being a human child, but was taken into study and examine after their discovery as a parasite. Humans were particularly scared of the discovery that the species can inhabit non-native creatures, and most, if not all others, were hunted down in a mass scare by paranoid individuals. Some have been rumored to have been kept for research. Their fate in unknown. Any further details are unknown. All Ira's attempts to further her kind have been unsuccessful. The most successful, and perhaps ongoing attempt takes place on an earth colony. Glyph: I will follow. There will be too many awkward questions if I stay here. After the "babies" were in place Glyph donned her own clothing.---- Fish: The humans resorted to genocide of another intelligent race and the rest of the universe supports the action?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 3, 2015 22:54:34 GMT -5
Ira: That works. We can, or I can, hide in there. You do not have to follow if you do not wish to. She retrieves, gently, her torn coat.--- Ampich-Anne: She was taken into the facility under the pretense of her being a human child, but was taken into study and examine after their discovery as a parasite. Humans were particularly scared of the discovery that the species can inhabit non-native creatures, and most, if not all others, were hunted down in a mass scare by paranoid individuals. Some have been rumored to have been kept for research. Their fate in unknown. Any further details are unknown. All Ira's attempts to further her kind have been unsuccessful. The most successful, and perhaps ongoing attempt takes place on an earth colony. Glyph: I will follow. There will be too many awkward questions if I stay here. After the "babies" were in place Glyph donned her own clothing.---- Fish: The humans resorted to genocide of another intelligent race and the rest of the universe supports the action? Ira: okay. Do you know the caves? I am unfamiliar. --- Ampich-Anne: This is where the situation is tricky. The parasite is not am intelligent being. Like an earth jellyfish, it possesses no brain of it's own. It is discovered that it uses the brain, or similar organ of it's host, gaining the cognitive abilities of the host animal. It is not classified as a sentient race in most databases. Ampich-Anne: most species do prefer to remain alive rather than to allow the parasite to grow. Once the queen of the race is settled, the existence of the native races is threatened. Some debate if the parasite is even an animal, and not a complex cousin to fungus.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 3, 2015 23:21:04 GMT -5
Glyph: I will follow. There will be too many awkward questions if I stay here. After the "babies" were in place Glyph donned her own clothing.---- Fish: The humans resorted to genocide of another intelligent race and the rest of the universe supports the action? Ira: okay. Do you know the caves? I am unfamiliar. --- Ampich-Anne: This is where the situation is tricky. The parasite is not am intelligent being. Like an earth jellyfish, it possesses no brain of it's own. It is discovered that it uses the brain, or similar organ of it's host, gaining the cognitive abilities of the host animal. It is not classified as a sentient race in most databases. Ampich-Anne: most species do prefer to remain alive rather than to allow the parasite to grow. Once the queen of the race is settled, the existence of the native races is threatened. Some debate if the parasite is even an animal, and not a complex cousin to fungus. Glyph: Yes, Glyph knows. Follow quickly. Glyph ran for the nearest cave entrance at a surprisingly fast clip.---- Fish: But if a Glyphos A can inhabit dead bodies, can't a peaceful arrangement be made for the races to co-exist?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 4, 2015 22:54:26 GMT -5
Ira: okay. Do you know the caves? I am unfamiliar. --- Ampich-Anne: This is where the situation is tricky. The parasite is not am intelligent being. Like an earth jellyfish, it possesses no brain of it's own. It is discovered that it uses the brain, or similar organ of it's host, gaining the cognitive abilities of the host animal. It is not classified as a sentient race in most databases. Ampich-Anne: most species do prefer to remain alive rather than to allow the parasite to grow. Once the queen of the race is settled, the existence of the native races is threatened. Some debate if the parasite is even an animal, and not a complex cousin to fungus. Glyph: Yes, Glyph knows. Follow quickly. Glyph ran for the nearest cave entrance at a surprisingly fast clip.---- Fish: But if a Glyphos A can inhabit dead bodies, can't a peaceful arrangement be made for the races to co-exist? Ira: *she follows behind, keeping pace* --- The ship lurches slightly, taking offAmpich-Anne: It is unknown if this is either possible or desirable for their species. What we are aware of is their clear desire for alive, younger bodies. They show no hesitation in kidnapping young and native wildlife to further their own kind. Finding peace with them has long been abandoned. The screen changes again, showing footage of torn building, massacred beings and what looks like a mass of the green tendrils tearing through walls and attacking what appear to be soldiers.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 4, 2015 23:24:41 GMT -5
Glyph: Yes, Glyph knows. Follow quickly. Glyph ran for the nearest cave entrance at a surprisingly fast clip.---- Fish: But if a Glyphos A can inhabit dead bodies, can't a peaceful arrangement be made for the races to co-exist? Ira: *she follows behind, keeping pace* --- The ship lurches slightly, taking offAmpich-Anne: It is unknown if this is either possible or desirable for their species. What we are aware of is their clear desire for alive, younger bodies. They show no hesitation in kidnapping young and native wildlife to further their own kind. Finding peace with them has long been abandoned. The screen changes again, showing footage of torn building, massacred beings and what looks like a mass of the green tendrils tearing through walls and attacking what appear to be soldiers. Glyph: *yells back* Hey, you mentioned your kind can't tell if a body is dead or not when they enter it. That does mean your kind can take control of dead bodies? --- Fish's eyes widened, and they continued adding what they were learning to the Rinamian database, as they had been requested to do.Fish: Did anyone attempt a peaceful approach? What became of them?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 5, 2015 15:30:36 GMT -5
Ira: *she follows behind, keeping pace* --- The ship lurches slightly, taking offAmpich-Anne: It is unknown if this is either possible or desirable for their species. What we are aware of is their clear desire for alive, younger bodies. They show no hesitation in kidnapping young and native wildlife to further their own kind. Finding peace with them has long been abandoned. The screen changes again, showing footage of torn building, massacred beings and what looks like a mass of the green tendrils tearing through walls and attacking what appear to be soldiers. Glyph: *yells back* Hey, you mentioned your kind can't tell if a body is dead or not when they enter it. That does mean your kind can take control of dead bodies? --- Fish's eyes widened, and they continued adding what they were learning to the Rinamian database, as they had been requested to do.Fish: Did anyone attempt a peaceful approach? What became of them? Ira: I do not know. Either way the thought sickens me. Why would any being want to inhabit an old, dead corpse. It is unhealthy. Unsuitable. --- Ampich-Anne: Checking.... One planet, already inhabited by sentient parasitic life forms, attempted to offer sanctuary, but the aggressive nature of the Glyphos A prevented a peaceful settlement. Ira is recorded as an aggressive individual, seeing any intelligent life as a competitor for space and resources. Ira and her kind were forced out of the system after a year's struggle. The screen showed more, grainy footage of what might have been ira, but surrounded by several other, odd life forms, all sporting the same tendrils and green tint.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 5, 2015 16:14:53 GMT -5
Glyph: *yells back* Hey, you mentioned your kind can't tell if a body is dead or not when they enter it. That does mean your kind can take control of dead bodies? --- Fish's eyes widened, and they continued adding what they were learning to the Rinamian database, as they had been requested to do.Fish: Did anyone attempt a peaceful approach? What became of them? Ira: I do not know. Either way the thought sickens me. Why would any being want to inhabit an old, dead corpse. It is unhealthy. Unsuitable. --- Ampich-Anne: Checking.... One planet, already inhabited by sentient parasitic life forms, attempted to offer sanctuary, but the aggressive nature of the Glyphos A prevented a peaceful settlement. Ira is recorded as an aggressive individual, seeing any intelligent life as a competitor for space and resources. Ira and her kind were forced out of the system after a year's struggle. The screen showed more, grainy footage of what might have been ira, but surrounded by several other, odd life forms, all sporting the same tendrils and green tint.Glyph: I thought you said you weren't squeamish! They reached the cave entrance, and Glyph slowed down.---- Fish: What were they called? If Ira is incapable of learning from her mistakes, could the race be saved if led by a new queen?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 5, 2015 21:16:39 GMT -5
Ira: I do not know. Either way the thought sickens me. Why would any being want to inhabit an old, dead corpse. It is unhealthy. Unsuitable. --- Ampich-Anne: Checking.... One planet, already inhabited by sentient parasitic life forms, attempted to offer sanctuary, but the aggressive nature of the Glyphos A prevented a peaceful settlement. Ira is recorded as an aggressive individual, seeing any intelligent life as a competitor for space and resources. Ira and her kind were forced out of the system after a year's struggle. The screen showed more, grainy footage of what might have been ira, but surrounded by several other, odd life forms, all sporting the same tendrils and green tint.Glyph: I thought you said you weren't squeamish! They reached the cave entrance, and Glyph slowed down.---- Fish: What were they called? If Ira is incapable of learning from her mistakes, could the race be saved if led by a new queen? Ira: I am not! I find the idea sickening to put something through. It does not cause me discomfort. Why do you ask these questions? --- Ampich-Anne: The name of the species was the Lyg-Bjol. We are unsure. We are not familiar with the social habits of the Glyphos type A, nor willing the risk of creating a worse threat in the process.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 5, 2015 21:36:28 GMT -5
Glyph: I thought you said you weren't squeamish! They reached the cave entrance, and Glyph slowed down.---- Fish: What were they called? If Ira is incapable of learning from her mistakes, could the race be saved if led by a new queen? Ira: I am not! I find the idea sickening to put something through. It does not cause me discomfort. Why do you ask these questions? --- Ampich-Anne: The name of the species was the Lyg-Bjol. We are unsure. We are not familiar with the social habits of the Glyphos type A, nor willing the risk of creating a worse threat in the process. Gylph: I ask because I'm a scientist. And I'm thinking of how to help you reproduce through natural processes. If you don't like taking over the already dead, what do you prefer? ----- Fish: Was? They are extinct?
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 5, 2015 21:47:50 GMT -5
Ira: I am not! I find the idea sickening to put something through. It does not cause me discomfort. Why do you ask these questions? --- Ampich-Anne: The name of the species was the Lyg-Bjol. We are unsure. We are not familiar with the social habits of the Glyphos type A, nor willing the risk of creating a worse threat in the process. Gylph: I ask because I'm a scientist. And I'm thinking of how to help you reproduce through natural processes. If you don't like taking over the already dead, what do you prefer? ----- Fish: Was? They are extinct? Ira: Living hosts are preferable. Able ones. Healthy ones. Is that not preferable for any creature? A working body. --- Ampich-Anne: Incorrect. I simply misspoke. But to be fair, they change their name constantly.
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 5, 2015 21:54:06 GMT -5
Gylph: I ask because I'm a scientist. And I'm thinking of how to help you reproduce through natural processes. If you don't like taking over the already dead, what do you prefer? ----- Fish: Was? They are extinct? Ira: Living hosts are preferable. Able ones. Healthy ones. Is that not preferable for any creature? A working body. --- Ampich-Anne: Incorrect. I simply misspoke. But to be fair, they change their name constantly. Glyph: That is, but what about the host creature? Being taken over is surely worse then taking over a dead body. ---- Fish: Oh. How does a Glyphos A infect a body?
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