Good job, you left the window open and bugs flew in

[abugslife]

[1] [Suddenly, a transmission to all Unity Group bases! The person talking is... definitely not human. She's some kind of weird alien insect cyborg.]

Citizens of Earth, members of organization known as Unity Group. I come to you with a warning.

I am Hetepheres, a general of the Gebian army. Thousands of years ago, my people came to your planet, but they kept their presence a secret. Today, we return, but we are not united in our goals. The Anti-Earthling Party believes that we should conquer your planet, and enslave its populace. They will start their invasion soon.

I am a representative of the Pro-Earthling Party. We believe in mutual cooperation and understanding between our two races. I was sent here as an ambassador, and consultant, and defender; together, we shall push back the AEP, and perhaps teach them of the mistakes of their way. If they don't want to learn, they shall taste steel.

Your leaders already know about this and have prepared a place for me to establish an embassy. If you need anything, you can find me there.

[2] [Soon, stuff is going on in the hangar at Fort Alhambra. A strange vessel has arrived, resembling a combination of a normal spaceship and an ancient Egyptian river boat. It's not big, enough to transport maybe several mecha at most. A group of creatures that look suspiciously similar to 1-meter long beetles is moving to and fro, unpacking various objects from the ship and disappearing with them inside the base. The whole operation is overseen by Hetepheres, who turns out to be no less alien in real life than on a screen, and pretty giant to boot - roughly 2 meters tall! Also, right next to the ship a mech is standing, which looks very much like her, only 10 times taller.]

Watch out with those instruments, they are very fragile. Yes, bring that to my private quarters, if you please. That console can stay on the ship for the time being.

[One of the beetles raises a hand (they don't really have hands, but details) questioningly.]

Skrrryt?


No, I don't know where the kitchen is. One of the locals will have to answer this question.

Comments

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[a_linear_mind]

[Willus is just...watching in confusion. This whole entire scene was too much for his fragile mind to handle.]

The mech...is a larger version of the bug alien...

[abugslife]

Yes. Very perceptive, monkey alien.

Is it so unusual? Your mecha are based on your people too, after all.

[a_linear_mind]

Y-yeah but they're usually not larger versions of us...I mean it looks just like you!

Hijacking your thread because there's no need for four threads to start the same way

[3xmadder]

I'm more worried about the giant beetle swarm.

[abugslife]

Preekree...?
[The scarab looks up at Katina.]


They the members of my entourage. This is how normal Gebians look like. Although they cannot speak your language, they can understand everything you say.

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[star_of_sad]

I... ah...

[Okay, aliens existing is no surprise for Setsuko, the Earth is under siege for most of her life after all. But seeing them in person, and non-violent ones to that?

Yeah, she might be pretty much broken at the moment.]

Welcome... to Earth?

[abugslife]

Greetings. Are you intimidated? Don't be. We come in peace.

[star_of_sad]

Umm.

No... no offense, but that's easy to say.

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[empress_without_a_throne]

[And here's a girl who came over here to see the Gebians for herself only to... wind up looking awkwardly up at the much taller woman.]



You're... big...

[abugslife]

Yes. I am a professional warrior, a trade where physical advantage is extremely important. Why would I not be big?

[empress_without_a_throne]

Sorry, I just expected someone a little smaller. And from what I've heard about combat, generals aren't supposed to be on the front line.

But it's nice to meet you... Hephateres?

[And Sara winces.]

Sorry... I probably just butchered that, didn't I?

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[break_the_nine]

[Oh hey Hetepheres! There's a human looking at you and your entourage. Except what was interesting was that he procured a stick somewhere and was crouching in front of one of the regular Gebians. Note that he looked a little tense.]

...

[He was caaarefully about to poke one of them with the stick... slowly... sloooowlyyyy.]

[abugslife]

[The Gebian grabs the stick with its front pair of legs and tries to shake it away from Leos' hand.]

Treat my entourage in the same way you would treat your fellow Earthlings, if you don't mind.

[2]

[fire_dancer]

Raquel is just sitting back and getting a feel for things having been down to the hanger for some checks on the Amazon. What she was not expecting was this strange alien ship.

"This has to be dream. Then again I have never seen machines like this before..."

She hops off the crate she was sitting on and heads over to check out these strange arrivals and addresses their seeming leader. She's also clearly sizing them up.

"So new here to the Unity Group I take it?"

[abugslife]

Technically we are not a part of Unity Group at all. I am just an emissary of the Gebian Pro-Earthling Party, and this is my entourage.

[A few of the beetles stop what they're doing to wave their legs.]

But yes, I have just arrived. And I am here to help.

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[smileys]

[It's a good thing the screen is there, so May can actually keep her cool.]

Glad to have you with us then, Ambassador.

Earth has had otherworldly visitors before, but I've never had a chance to speak with one like this.

[abugslife]

Greetings. I'm more used to being called a general, but feel free to use either title. Or just the name. Titles are just titles.

Were any of the aliens who came to Earth friendly? Our contact with other spacefaring races has been mostly violent so far, I'm afraid.

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[keep_your_dignity]

EAST SIDE, NEAR THE LAND VEHICLE PARKING. IF YOU CAN READ ENGLISH, JUST FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO THE CANTEEN. [The voice comes from nearby as Kagura looks in. Well, Heph, welcome to meeting probably the only person in the base bigger than you are. It's hard to gauge how surprised she is at the beetles thing, though, what with not having facial expressions. Or a face. Or a voice that actually transmits inflection.]

SO YOU ARE THE BUG ALIENS. I EXPECTED YOU TO BE SMALLER.

[abugslife]

[The beetle skitters away towards the given direction, carrying a crate with what might be strange cooking tools. Is that a cook?]

Gebians, please. We are bug aliens in the same way Earthlings are monkey aliens. I'd rather avoid throwing those names at each other.

Earthlings are larger than unaltered Gebians, but you're the first one I met who is taller than me. Are you a cyborg?

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[anewmachine]

Aliens?!

[The reply comes by video.]

[abugslife]

Yes.I think I made myself clear.

Gebians couldn't possibly be the first other species to contact Earthlings, could they?

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[kinaesthete]

Wow. That's a pretty... unexpected design.

[abugslife]

How so? Earth's mecha are based on a humanoid Earthling shape as well.

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[way_of_vengeance]

[A woman not quite as tall as Heph is lurking in the background, along with her maid.]

...See, I told you I wasn't the tallest...

True, she is taller than even your abnormally large frame...

[abugslife]

I can hear that.

Is there some sort of signifigance to being the tallest that I am not aware of?