Samus would find that the mermen were all similar to the zombies upstairs, but that the merwoman was more similar to a non-zombified human.
We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)
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She kneeled down to the merwoman's corpse. She pressed a few buttons on Photon in its normal format and got a CT program ready. With one hand she emitted X-Rays, and her other hand was the receiving end that held onto Photon.
"I'm performing a CT Scan involving X-Rays. The rays aren't scattered and are uniform, so you needn't worry about radiation. The image of their insides will appear on Photon in a moment."
"I'm performing a CT Scan involving X-Rays. The rays aren't scattered and are uniform, so you needn't worry about radiation. The image of their insides will appear on Photon in a moment."
EMily would find that, internally, the merwoman was similar to a human woman, but with organs one would expect to find in an aquatic or amphibious creature.
OoC: Sorry, something else tied me up for a bit.
"The female is similar to a human... very similar..." Samus was confused for a second. "Genetic modification?"
"The female is similar to a human... very similar..." Samus was confused for a second. "Genetic modification?"
"Hmmm... it might be why they were able to easily change humans into the water-zombies. Someone has to have been quite the progenitor of this if this is the result of genetic modification. But there has to be something somewhere else. Some sort of communications or a note given to them." She commented on her finds.
OOC: My stuff was done. Needed to tend to it.
OOC: My stuff was done. Needed to tend to it.
Moving out of its tree nest, the bug moved through the plains, retracing familiar steps for the moment, but still avoiding the termite mound. Moving further, to an area it hadn't explored as of it, still eating grasses along the way, the bug eventually came across the fresh cadaver of an African land squirrel, presumably killed in the meteor-induced shockwave.
Picking up the cadaver's scent, the bug approached it, its attention first drawn to the collection of flies buzzing around it, flying up once they noted the bug draw closer. First it tried to eat the flies, but failed misserably at this, the flies being quite a bit faster then the bug could snap at them. Soon enough, it gave up on trying to catch the flies, instead focused on the squirrel.
Biting down on it, the bug tore out a pluck of fur, shaking its head while spitting it out, finding that fur wasn't something it should eat. Clacking its mandibles in annoyance, the bug circled the cadaver twice, then did so counter-clockwise, before spotting the several orifices fur wasn't covering. Starting with the open mouth, the bug began happily eating away at the cadaver, pushing loosened skin away when needed. It was a terribly inefficient way of eating, but it didn't know any better, nor care.
That it took it so long to eat its meal would soon draw unwanted attention as a snake approached. Seeing the snake coming due to the large field of vision the bug's bulbous eyes granted, it looked up from its meal. Wanting to avoid a close encounter with the snake, the bu first raised its body, standing on its hind and center legs, while wriggling its front legs about and clacking its mandibles. This did nothing to dissuade the snake, continuing onwards. Not wanting to leave its tasty meal behind so easily, the bug lowered itself a little, spread its mandibles. From below the bug's esophagus, just above the spot where the two lower mandibles met, the bug squirted a lemon yellow coloured liquid at the snake. When hit, the snake hissed in pain, and slithered away.
With the threat dealt with, the bug relaxed, and finished its meal. After, it looked around for a moment, then decided it would cocoon itself again while its meal digested, its stomach not used to eating mammalian meat. It didn't move to its tree nest, however, instead moving to an underground den, knowing exactly where to go to get there. Once reaching the nearest entrance, the bug coppied the scent of the den's occupants, and cocooned itself, sealing off the path in doing so.
Picking up the cadaver's scent, the bug approached it, its attention first drawn to the collection of flies buzzing around it, flying up once they noted the bug draw closer. First it tried to eat the flies, but failed misserably at this, the flies being quite a bit faster then the bug could snap at them. Soon enough, it gave up on trying to catch the flies, instead focused on the squirrel.
Biting down on it, the bug tore out a pluck of fur, shaking its head while spitting it out, finding that fur wasn't something it should eat. Clacking its mandibles in annoyance, the bug circled the cadaver twice, then did so counter-clockwise, before spotting the several orifices fur wasn't covering. Starting with the open mouth, the bug began happily eating away at the cadaver, pushing loosened skin away when needed. It was a terribly inefficient way of eating, but it didn't know any better, nor care.
That it took it so long to eat its meal would soon draw unwanted attention as a snake approached. Seeing the snake coming due to the large field of vision the bug's bulbous eyes granted, it looked up from its meal. Wanting to avoid a close encounter with the snake, the bu first raised its body, standing on its hind and center legs, while wriggling its front legs about and clacking its mandibles. This did nothing to dissuade the snake, continuing onwards. Not wanting to leave its tasty meal behind so easily, the bug lowered itself a little, spread its mandibles. From below the bug's esophagus, just above the spot where the two lower mandibles met, the bug squirted a lemon yellow coloured liquid at the snake. When hit, the snake hissed in pain, and slithered away.
With the threat dealt with, the bug relaxed, and finished its meal. After, it looked around for a moment, then decided it would cocoon itself again while its meal digested, its stomach not used to eating mammalian meat. It didn't move to its tree nest, however, instead moving to an underground den, knowing exactly where to go to get there. Once reaching the nearest entrance, the bug coppied the scent of the den's occupants, and cocooned itself, sealing off the path in doing so.
Elsewhere in Tokyo, 7:20AM
A merman submerged, having poked his head out of the river. "The light has stopped. Kakluvka must be fighting."
[color=002e63]"Humans are so easily lured."
"They are. But I fear that those who attacked Makamsar and Tiakkla last night may be there. The fight has taken longer than usual."[/color]
[color=002e63]"Should we send Khulkaav and Khuldiku out, then?"[/color]
The first merman was silent for a few seconds, then nodded. "And tell Tiakkla to start attacking the ships out at sea."
The second merman began swimming away to pass the messages along.
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Apartment Building, 7:20AM
EMily and Samus would find no sign of a light-emitting device in the apartment, other than some lamps which would be nowhere near strong enough to be the one used to transmit the Morse code.
A merman submerged, having poked his head out of the river. "The light has stopped. Kakluvka must be fighting."
[color=002e63]"Humans are so easily lured."
"They are. But I fear that those who attacked Makamsar and Tiakkla last night may be there. The fight has taken longer than usual."[/color]
[color=002e63]"Should we send Khulkaav and Khuldiku out, then?"[/color]
The first merman was silent for a few seconds, then nodded. "And tell Tiakkla to start attacking the ships out at sea."
The second merman began swimming away to pass the messages along.
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Apartment Building, 7:20AM
EMily and Samus would find no sign of a light-emitting device in the apartment, other than some lamps which would be nowhere near strong enough to be the one used to transmit the Morse code.
Yorick made his way outside and started eating a sandwich he pulled out of his suit.
Seras was a little annoyed nobody had offered to help her, forcing her to slowly make her way down the stairs while clinging to railings for support.
Seras was a little annoyed nobody had offered to help her, forcing her to slowly make her way down the stairs while clinging to railings for support.
EMily would find such an organ, in the merwoman's forehead.
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People outside would faintly hear sounds similar to whalesong coming from the rivers.
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People outside would faintly hear sounds similar to whalesong coming from the rivers.
Seras finally reached the bottom floor and exited the building. She was feeling pretty okay now, but she still took this time to rest.
Yorick continued eating his sandwich.
Yorick continued eating his sandwich.