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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 16, 2018 0:03:36 GMT -5
The trallyr glanced over, a twitch of the headfeathers indicating she was heard. She replied in an even softer whisper, but rith could still hear it, maybe not silver. It didn't even look like she needed to open her beak to do it. "They are c-c-considering if any of us are s-s-sellable... The captain seems to think some few are and I am so so very scared...." --- {Human hunters? Why are you hunting for humans? I have not met many but they don't seem to be the worst species I have dealt with.} Rith was quiet for a moment, empathy with the speaker filling her, along with admiration for this Trallyr ability, and determination. She whispered back "I would rather die... I can't fight them with the way I am now. I'm weak. If the rest of you are willing to attack and disarm him, I will distract first and take his shot. Unless someone has a better idea." She explained the situation to Silver through the mind-comm, then asked an important question. {Silver, if I need to take a hit for this to work, will you take it with me? I have a chance at survival if you do.} Silver's reply was filled with fear. {Yes.} {Good. After you absorb the energy give him a big hug for me.} --- {Oh, my country is at war with a human country, and I'm part of the border patrol that keeps watch for any humans that cross our borders.} The trallyr glanced around at the others in the cabin and looked unsure. "I.. I don't know if I have the courage for that... You saw what it did to that young man there....! Gh... It sounds like if they don't sell us they're just going to abandon us someplace ohhh no... ohh my poor family back home.. ohh......" Her voice increases in dread. Kyoi the Jalgar looks over at the distraught one curiously. --- {Ohh. That is unfortunate. I never liked it when we were at war. Though it was fortunate our fights could never occur at home. You must be very brave to be a soldier, yes?} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 16, 2018 0:42:58 GMT -5
Rith was quiet for a moment, empathy with the speaker filling her, along with admiration for this Trallyr ability, and determination. She whispered back "I would rather die... I can't fight them with the way I am now. I'm weak. If the rest of you are willing to attack and disarm him, I will distract first and take his shot. Unless someone has a better idea." She explained the situation to Silver through the mind-comm, then asked an important question. {Silver, if I need to take a hit for this to work, will you take it with me? I have a chance at survival if you do.} Silver's reply was filled with fear. {Yes.} {Good. After you absorb the energy give him a big hug for me.} --- {Oh, my country is at war with a human country, and I'm part of the border patrol that keeps watch for any humans that cross our borders.} The trallyr glanced around at the others in the cabin and looked unsure. "I.. I don't know if I have the courage for that... You saw what it did to that young man there....! Gh... It sounds like if they don't sell us they're just going to abandon us someplace ohhh no... ohh my poor family back home.. ohh......" Her voice increases in dread. Kyoi the Jalgar looks over at the distraught one curiously. --- {Ohh. That is unfortunate. I never liked it when we were at war. Though it was fortunate our fights could never occur at home. You must be very brave to be a soldier, yes?} "Keep your voice down. We need you to hang back, since you know their language. Be brave for your family. My friend here is with us, and will help me survive the blast. She has a few quirks to her that may help." Silver's eyes swiveled to the panicking Trallyr, watching with apprehension. --- She sort of shrugged. {Some are brave, some are there because they have to be. I volunteered because I was curious.} |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 16, 2018 21:36:48 GMT -5
The trallyr glanced around at the others in the cabin and looked unsure. "I.. I don't know if I have the courage for that... You saw what it did to that young man there....! Gh... It sounds like if they don't sell us they're just going to abandon us someplace ohhh no... ohh my poor family back home.. ohh......" Her voice increases in dread. Kyoi the Jalgar looks over at the distraught one curiously. --- {Ohh. That is unfortunate. I never liked it when we were at war. Though it was fortunate our fights could never occur at home. You must be very brave to be a soldier, yes?} "Keep your voice down. We need you to hang back, since you know their language. Be brave for your family. My friend here is with us, and will help me survive the blast. She has a few quirks to her that may help." Silver's eyes swiveled to the panicking Trallyr, watching with apprehension. --- She sort of shrugged. {Some are brave, some are there because they have to be. I volunteered because I was curious.} Silver can see the trallyr's heavy breathing rustle the feathers along her face. The trallyr looks at silver with eyes that hold only fear. Unusual, narrow eyes. --- {Then I say that makes you brave.} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 16, 2018 23:56:40 GMT -5
"Keep your voice down. We need you to hang back, since you know their language. Be brave for your family. My friend here is with us, and will help me survive the blast. She has a few quirks to her that may help." Silver's eyes swiveled to the panicking Trallyr, watching with apprehension. --- She sort of shrugged. {Some are brave, some are there because they have to be. I volunteered because I was curious.} Silver can see the trallyr's heavy breathing rustle the feathers along her face. The trallyr looks at silver with eyes that hold only fear. Unusual, narrow eyes. --- {Then I say that makes you brave.} Silver closed her eyes and turned away from the scene. {Rith, don't shift in front of these people. They'll turn on you. Why does she fear me? I don't understand the mindsets here... I want to go home...} "She has much to loose here as well. What choice have these pirates given us but fight back or die?" Rith whispered to the Trallyr. "Do any of you trust them to not pick you to sell? Do you trust them to abandon you somewhere you will survive long enough to be rescued?" --- {Well.. thank you. What did you do for a living before you came here?} |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 17, 2018 20:59:02 GMT -5
Silver can see the trallyr's heavy breathing rustle the feathers along her face. The trallyr looks at silver with eyes that hold only fear. Unusual, narrow eyes. --- {Then I say that makes you brave.} Silver closed her eyes and turned away from the scene. {Rith, don't shift in front of these people. They'll turn on you. Why does she fear me? I don't understand the mindsets here... I want to go home...} "She has much to loose here as well. What choice have these pirates given us but fight back or die?" Rith whispered to the Trallyr. "Do any of you trust them to not pick you to sell? Do you trust them to abandon you somewhere you will survive long enough to be rescued?" --- {Well.. thank you. What did you do for a living before you came here?} The trallyr looked down "I don't think any of us.. know what to do... Some of them haven't ever met a jalgar even. But they have bad reputations for a reason....." She winced --- {I was an artist. I carved mainly, but I did try composing.} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 17, 2018 22:47:42 GMT -5
Silver closed her eyes and turned away from the scene. {Rith, don't shift in front of these people. They'll turn on you. Why does she fear me? I don't understand the mindsets here... I want to go home...} "She has much to loose here as well. What choice have these pirates given us but fight back or die?" Rith whispered to the Trallyr. "Do any of you trust them to not pick you to sell? Do you trust them to abandon you somewhere you will survive long enough to be rescued?" --- {Well.. thank you. What did you do for a living before you came here?} The trallyr looked down "I don't think any of us.. know what to do... Some of them haven't ever met a jalgar even. But they have bad reputations for a reason....." She winced --- {I was an artist. I carved mainly, but I did try composing.} Rith contemplated her response before she voiced it. "I've never met a Jalgar before today. And I've never paid attention to anything about them. What do you know?" With an irritated voice, Silver spoke to the Jalgar in English. "So, Kyoi, what languages do you speak?" --- {Oh? What did you carve on?} |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 17, 2018 22:55:25 GMT -5
The trallyr looked down "I don't think any of us.. know what to do... Some of them haven't ever met a jalgar even. But they have bad reputations for a reason....." She winced --- {I was an artist. I carved mainly, but I did try composing.} Rith contemplated her response before she voiced it. "I've never met a Jalgar before today. And I've never paid attention to anything about them. What do you know?" With an irritated voice, Silver spoke to the Jalgar in English. "So, Kyoi, what languages do you speak?" --- {Oh? What did you carve on?} The trallyr took a second before answering "Well, I hate to support stereotypes but they are regarded as one of the more barbaric races.... And I mean that entirely in their mannerisms. They posses very advanced technology, if those hands are anything to go on. If you ever need prosthesis they are your best bet. Ah... What else uh..." Thinking about this seems to be distracting her from the situation. "But from experience they are a very interesting race, and this is such a bad sample of them.... Very driven species. Their homeworld is not in the best shape, and the state of their government leads to a larger disregard for law and order than you get with most planets..." Kyoi looked over at Silver. He seems to have understood. "Heh... it knows an Earthspeak. I also, yes, know that Earthspeak." He talks slow as if processing heavily. --- {Into the limestone and shells! I was hired mostly as a home decorator. No Tolvanite who could afford it would hesitate to get their hone carved! I loved it when they involved narratives...} He suddenly gets sad. {I wonder if any of them are still standing....} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 17, 2018 23:33:30 GMT -5
Rith contemplated her response before she voiced it. "I've never met a Jalgar before today. And I've never paid attention to anything about them. What do you know?" With an irritated voice, Silver spoke to the Jalgar in English. "So, Kyoi, what languages do you speak?" --- {Oh? What did you carve on?} The trallyr took a second before answering "Well, I hate to support stereotypes but they are regarded as one of the more barbaric races.... And I mean that entirely in their mannerisms. They posses very advanced technology, if those hands are anything to go on. If you ever need prosthesis they are your best bet. Ah... What else uh..." Thinking about this seems to be distracting her from the situation. "But from experience they are a very interesting race, and this is such a bad sample of them.... Very driven species. Their homeworld is not in the best shape, and the state of their government leads to a larger disregard for law and order than you get with most planets..." Kyoi looked over at Silver. He seems to have understood. "Heh... it knows an Earthspeak. I also, yes, know that Earthspeak." He talks slow as if processing heavily. --- {Into the limestone and shells! I was hired mostly as a home decorator. No Tolvanite who could afford it would hesitate to get their hone carved! I loved it when they involved narratives...} He suddenly gets sad. {I wonder if any of them are still standing....} "You have prior experience with Jalgar?" Rith asked softly. "Do you play Chess?" Silver asked. "The big one who speaks Trallyr said we should keep you bored. Is Chess is boring enough?" --- {Maybe you could carve here!} she interjected. {Maybe you could carve... on some of the Rinamians? Our bodies are pretty standard, outwardly it can be really hard to tell us apart from each other. I think I'd like some customization.} |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 17, 2018 23:38:06 GMT -5
The trallyr took a second before answering "Well, I hate to support stereotypes but they are regarded as one of the more barbaric races.... And I mean that entirely in their mannerisms. They posses very advanced technology, if those hands are anything to go on. If you ever need prosthesis they are your best bet. Ah... What else uh..." Thinking about this seems to be distracting her from the situation. "But from experience they are a very interesting race, and this is such a bad sample of them.... Very driven species. Their homeworld is not in the best shape, and the state of their government leads to a larger disregard for law and order than you get with most planets..." Kyoi looked over at Silver. He seems to have understood. "Heh... it knows an Earthspeak. I also, yes, know that Earthspeak." He talks slow as if processing heavily. --- {Into the limestone and shells! I was hired mostly as a home decorator. No Tolvanite who could afford it would hesitate to get their hone carved! I loved it when they involved narratives...} He suddenly gets sad. {I wonder if any of them are still standing....} "You have prior experience with Jalgar?" Rith asked softly. "Do you play Chess?" Silver asked. "The big one who speaks Trallyr said we should keep you bored. Is Chess is boring enough?" --- {Maybe you could carve here!} she interjected. {Maybe you could carve... on some of the Rinamians? Our bodies are pretty standard, outwardly it can be really hard to tell us apart from each other. I think I'd like some customization.} "I have known a few, but They were colonists. The rest I have simply read. They are a bit hard headed and tough to deal with, like humans." Kyoi frowned "No. I never learned that Earthgame. I do.. different games." --- This catches his attention {Really? I.. I could try if you want to risk me making a permanent mistake! Ah! I have not done it in so long! Oh.. And these arms... Oh!} He seems to have perked up and thinking about this has made him exited. {And Metal.. I'd need different tools.... I'd have to make my own tools! Maybe more hands.....} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 17, 2018 23:51:15 GMT -5
"You have prior experience with Jalgar?" Rith asked softly. "Do you play Chess?" Silver asked. "The big one who speaks Trallyr said we should keep you bored. Is Chess is boring enough?" --- {Maybe you could carve here!} she interjected. {Maybe you could carve... on some of the Rinamians? Our bodies are pretty standard, outwardly it can be really hard to tell us apart from each other. I think I'd like some customization.} "I have known a few, but They were colonists. The rest I have simply read. They are a bit hard headed and tough to deal with, like humans." Kyoi frowned "No. I never learned that Earthgame. I do.. different games." --- This catches his attention {Really? I.. I could try if you want to risk me making a permanent mistake! Ah! I have not done it in so long! Oh.. And these arms... Oh!} He seems to have perked up and thinking about this has made him exited. {And Metal.. I'd need different tools.... I'd have to make my own tools! Maybe more hands.....} "Anything else we should know?" Rith asked. "I can teach you chess." Silver offered. "Or you can teach me one of your games." --- His excitement was contagious. She touched his shoulders with two hands, and his waist with two more. {I don't think my body is made of metal. Some composite material, I can get scraps for you to practice on before me!} |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 17, 2018 23:59:03 GMT -5
"I have known a few, but They were colonists. The rest I have simply read. They are a bit hard headed and tough to deal with, like humans." Kyoi frowned "No. I never learned that Earthgame. I do.. different games." --- This catches his attention {Really? I.. I could try if you want to risk me making a permanent mistake! Ah! I have not done it in so long! Oh.. And these arms... Oh!} He seems to have perked up and thinking about this has made him exited. {And Metal.. I'd need different tools.... I'd have to make my own tools! Maybe more hands.....} "Anything else we should know?" Rith asked. "I can teach you chess." Silver offered. "Or you can teach me one of your games." --- His excitement was contagious. She touched his shoulders with two hands, and his waist with two more. {I don't think my body is made of metal. Some composite material, I can get scraps for you to practice on before me!} "I.. I don't know.... Oh dear.... " You can trace her gaze to Kyoi and Silver's conversation. "I do not want to play games with you. Unless you want to help me play target practice?" He laughs --- He nods, the Ruki antenna on his head wiggled without his awareness. {That would be wonderful!!} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 18, 2018 0:25:32 GMT -5
"Anything else we should know?" Rith asked. "I can teach you chess." Silver offered. "Or you can teach me one of your games." --- His excitement was contagious. She touched his shoulders with two hands, and his waist with two more. {I don't think my body is made of metal. Some composite material, I can get scraps for you to practice on before me!} "I.. I don't know.... Oh dear.... " You can trace her gaze to Kyoi and Silver's conversation. "I do not want to play games with you. Unless you want to help me play target practice?" He laughs --- He nods, the Ruki antenna on his head wiggled without his awareness. {That would be wonderful!!} "And they have slavery?" asked Rith. She got a ping, letting her know she had received a packet from the Rinamians. A language expansion pack. She began installing. There was an odd look on Silver's face now. She reached inside the small bag on her lap, pulling out a blaster and firing it at Kyoi's gun. --- She giggled and touched the side of her face to his. {This will be fun! Maybe you can paint on my soul too?} |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 29, 2018 21:11:23 GMT -5
"I.. I don't know.... Oh dear.... " You can trace her gaze to Kyoi and Silver's conversation. "I do not want to play games with you. Unless you want to help me play target practice?" He laughs --- He nods, the Ruki antenna on his head wiggled without his awareness. {That would be wonderful!!} "And they have slavery?" asked Rith. She got a ping, letting her know she had received a packet from the Rinamians. A language expansion pack. She began installing. There was an odd look on Silver's face now. She reached inside the small bag on her lap, pulling out a blaster and firing it at Kyoi's gun. --- She giggled and touched the side of her face to his. {This will be fun! Maybe you can paint on my soul too?} "Not as a part of their culture no. But criminals are criminals regardless of species..." The blaster bolt hits the gun, doing some damage to it. Kyoi reacts angrily, tries to fire the gun, and it doesn't work. he ducks into the captain's cabin, closing the door behind him. You can hear him yelling --- {Your soul? I don't know if I can do that.} |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jan 29, 2018 21:26:24 GMT -5
"And they have slavery?" asked Rith. She got a ping, letting her know she had received a packet from the Rinamians. A language expansion pack. She began installing. There was an odd look on Silver's face now. She reached inside the small bag on her lap, pulling out a blaster and firing it at Kyoi's gun. --- She giggled and touched the side of her face to his. {This will be fun! Maybe you can paint on my soul too?} "Not as a part of their culture no. But criminals are criminals regardless of species..." The blaster bolt hits the gun, doing some damage to it. Kyoi reacts angrily, tries to fire the gun, and it doesn't work. he ducks into the captain's cabin, closing the door behind him. You can hear him yelling --- {Your soul? I don't know if I can do that.} Silver whipped her head to face Rith, blurting loudly out "Rithiv! What do we do now?" Rith blinked, taking in the situation. "Run." she responded, jerking her hand to point in the direction of the door at the back of the passenger cabin. "Hide. Fight. Stay with me if you can fire a gun." She stood up and went for the door, Silver following behind her. --- {You could design a skin I could adopt, though.} she insisted. |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Jan 29, 2018 21:32:07 GMT -5
"Not as a part of their culture no. But criminals are criminals regardless of species..." The blaster bolt hits the gun, doing some damage to it. Kyoi reacts angrily, tries to fire the gun, and it doesn't work. he ducks into the captain's cabin, closing the door behind him. You can hear him yelling --- {Your soul? I don't know if I can do that.} Silver whipped her head to face Rith, blurting loudly out "Rithiv! What do we do now?" Rith blinked, taking in the situation. "Run." she responded, jerking her hand to point in the direction of the door at the back of the passenger cabin. "Hide. Fight. Stay with me if you can fire a gun." She stood up and went for the door, Silver following behind her. --- {You could design a skin I could adopt, though.} she insisted. The door in the back leads to the luggage storage. Not as large a room, but there of course no exit since they are in space. But it's decent for holing up. For a temporary moment, Kyoi's yelling gets quieter, as if he's gone into so other room. The lady trallyr looks frightened. "He's going to get a bigger gun..." --- {Oh? You would have to show me how!} |
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