Viral was, at heart, an excellent soldier. He considered himself fiercely loyal, devoted to a cause, and ready to die for such a thing. His superiors, for their part, readily agreed when they weren't busy beating the shit out of him to prove a point that Viral had already proven, dissected, and written the thesis on years ago.
But even he could not deny the fact that Christmas presents did not usually have fangs, carefully applied to the box.
He could be methodical when he wanted to be, of course, and careful examination had not divulged any possible way the box could somehow animate and proceed to bite parts of his anatomy off, yet somehow vague alarm bells continued to sound in the back of his head. One taloned hand reached out and flicked one of the glued-on fangs in thought before enough was clearly enough.
The same hand shredded the paper and took off the upper half of the box itself: tissue paper or something similar scattered through the air amidst an important-looking slip of paper. Viral grabbed at it: when it came apart down what little remained of the center, he snagged the other half as well, holding them up for inspection.
Viral, Well done. If you have successfully retriev is note, you may present it to be excused half of the scheduled discipl ctions against you for one day only. If you fail to present this, h our quota will be doubled for insubordination.
With a sigh and no more word but that, Viral turned for the officer's quarters. He was indeed fiercely loyal, devoted to his cause, and ready to die for the Spiral King, but some days it was hard not to want the road he had to walk to not be so uphill.
But even he could not deny the fact that Christmas presents did not usually have fangs, carefully applied to the box.
He could be methodical when he wanted to be, of course, and careful examination had not divulged any possible way the box could somehow animate and proceed to bite parts of his anatomy off, yet somehow vague alarm bells continued to sound in the back of his head. One taloned hand reached out and flicked one of the glued-on fangs in thought before enough was clearly enough.
The same hand shredded the paper and took off the upper half of the box itself: tissue paper or something similar scattered through the air amidst an important-looking slip of paper. Viral grabbed at it: when it came apart down what little remained of the center, he snagged the other half as well, holding them up for inspection.
Viral,
Well done. If you have successfully retriev is note, you may present it
to be excused half of the scheduled discipl ctions against you for
one day only. If you fail to present this, h our quota will be doubled
for insubordination.
With a sigh and no more word but that, Viral turned for the officer's quarters. He was indeed fiercely loyal, devoted to his cause, and ready to die for the Spiral King, but some days it was hard not to want the road he had to walk to not be so uphill.
Still more later.
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