Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-36289716-20190523205228/@comment-26892768-20190612143915

(Considering how consistent SFVM has been with updating the board, and seeing as how Ghul is not on the board, I'm going to assume he's still thinking about it)

(Although he could be accepted as far as I know; not the owner of the RP and all that)

Zakaku gives Charlotte a look, then turns his attention back to the Head Scientist. "Yes, I did. Of course, I understand the importance of setting a proper appointment, as you are understandably busy, and I will have work to do shortly with the backup power generator...perhaps a proper meeting to discuss the matter could be held in two days? Provided you do not have any prior business."

Meanwhile, another Alternian is remembering how they got here...

''It had been a rather long night. The purple and green moons in the sky were gradually setting, signalling that the blazing sun of Alternia would soon rise. Soon, the planet's inhabitants would return to their homes and sleep, as that was far more preferable than getting burned alive.''

''Rest could wait, though. She was a bit busy looking at the passing stars.''

'' "Stars tonight sure are something, ain't theyy, Ladyy?" The Troll remarked. She crossed her legs, letting the black tassels on her equally black pants brush by each other as she adjusted her gloved hands' position behind her head, causing her brown work shirt displaying her sign to shift ever-so slightly. Her candy corn-colored horns poking out of her waist-long black hair had curves echoing a bull's own horns, fitting her general "cowboy" aesthetic. She even had a bit of blue wheat sticking out of her mouth.''

''Her assessment was met with an enthusiastic yip from the one by her side - this wasn't any ordinary dog, however. No, it was a huge, pure white collie, practically as big as the Troll herself. This was her Lusus, Ladyy.''

''The Troll, better known as Skylla Koriga, sighed, getting up and stretching a bit. "Yyup, yyou said it...but I think it's time to hit the hayy. Long night of herding Lusii, and dealing with that Imperial Drone wasn't a joke, either. All in a good dayy's work, right?" ''

Without waiting for an answer, Skylla began to walk back to her hive, whistling a bluegrass tune as she went, with her Lusus following her all the way...only for Skylla to stop as she got close, noticing something in her peripheral vision.

'' "What in tarnation...?" Gesturing for her Lusus to stay close, Skylla ran up to the wall of her hive and put her back to it, peeking her head out to the side to see what was going on. Her Lusus also looked, growling a bit and baring her teeth.''

''Seemed like a group of six from Skylla's count. While at first she thought it might be more Lusus snatchers - she thought they had been dealt with when she sent that Oliveblood after them, but it was possible that a few incredibly stupid stragglers had managed to slip by and were now going to try for a rematch - it became a bit less clear what was going on when she noticed that this group seemed to be the same species as the alien friend she made recently. Only they didn't seem to have the same compulsion to make as much friends as possible. Sure, they weren't armed from what she could see, which would make things easier, but Ladyy seemed to think they were dangerous all the same, and the ringleader seemed to be...well, not a Troll, clearly, because he had no horns, but...oh. He was the same species as the others, his body was just...rotting.''

''Skylla had to hold back a wince at that. By all means, she should have been used to this sort of thing, and she was; no Troll on Alternia lasted long before they saw blood, carnage, dead bodies...but seeing something that should be dead walking around was just wrong by all accounts.''

"Keep going. Judging by this home, it is incredibly likely one is nearby. And do be quick about it. According to the data we gathered, the sun of this planet is far more dangerous than most..." ''The rotting alien spoke, his voice sounding...Skylla wasn't sure how to describe it. Metallic? It seemed metallic, but not in the same way as a robot or something similar...but, putting that aside, this clinched it in Skylla's mind. These people were Lusii snatchers, they just happened to not be Trolls. Made sense, really; she doubted that every member of her alien friend's species had the same drive for friendship that he did. Made even more sense that some of them would be horrible.''

Well, they were about to find themselves in for a reckoning.

'' "Lookin' for something, yyou no-good thieves?" Skylla asked, stepping out into the view of the group, Ladyy rushing to her side and snarling. The members of the group that weren't rotting seemed surprised, and didn't react in time when Skylla whistled, giving Ladyy her cue to attack. The poor guy in front let out a shrill scream as the collie bit down on his arm, sending up a spray of candy red blood.''

''Candy red blood? Huh. Skylla made a mental note to warn her friend about how well Trolls, particularly highblood trolls, took to blood outside the hemospectrum the next time she saw him.''

''Then she came in on the attack, decking the nearest alien in the face and giving a roundhouse kick to one who tried to get behind her, body checking him into the ground. As she was doing this, Ladyy was continuing to be a menace to the group of snatchers, biting and scratching at them with her paws. And the rotting man was...taking notes?''

"Fascinating. A large, white canine with notable ferocity and defensive behavior...tell me, what is it?" The man asked, catching Skylla off-guard.

'' "Wait...yyou don't even know that's a Lusus?" Skylla blinked, confused.''

"Lusus. I will have to make a note of that. Unfortunately, we do not have proper accommodations prepared for a beast like that, so we shall have to capture a different one at a later date." ''And then Skylla suddenly felt a slight jab, followed by waves of burning pain as electricity coursed through her body. Her eyes widened as she resisted the urge to scream, the rotting man walking up to her as the taser he used did its work. "But, fortunately, we were'' looking for one of your kind, so you will do nicely."

Crap. She hadn't guessed that she ''would be a target. Skylla fell to her knees, biting back brown tears as she struggled through the sheer pain of the taser. Satisfied, the man turned the taser off, turning back to his colleagues, no doubt to signal them...only to pause as Skylla began to stand, letting out a hollow laugh.''

'' "Yya think...I'm done?" Despite her body screaming at her that this was too much to go through and that she needed rest, Skylla managed a smirk, holding up her fists as she took on a lower stance. "Let me tell yyou something, partner...that thing's got nothing on fighting in the Alternian sun for a few minutes. I can take a few volts! Come on, show me what else yyou got up yyour fancy sleeves!" ''

"Very well then." And then Skylla heard a gunshot, the feeling of a slight prick in her arm and the sight of a smoking gun in the man's hands informing her that she might have made a mistake. "I should warn you, however, that what else I've got is a tranquilizer."

''The chemical cocktail in that little needle was what pushed her over the edge. Skylla slumped down onto the ground, only remaining conscious long enough to see a furious Ladyy trying to get to her, but being restrained by the two non-rotting people left as a purple light filled her vision...''