Tak, The Hideous New Girl

[insectoidalien]

[There appears to be a large, angry green ant stomping through Mayfield

Tak could believe that some crazy earth man was holding a whole town of people hostage. She’s heard of stranger things; her own race did worse to others after all. But when they trapped and enslaved other beings, they did it for an explicit reason: slave labor. She couldn’t

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[godisachild]

[Speaking of that damnable earth child, he's been watching you walk in circles, Tak. Considering you'd already admitted to being an alien, it isn't very hard to detect who you are when you pass by. He just stands where he is, waiting and watching you pass in circles a few times, before finally speaking.]

Having fun there?

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[insectoidalien]

What of them?

A time machine? That you could travel in? Where I'm from, we could only send objects through a space-time object replacement device. Usually to stop someone from doing something, by removing a tool or other object that was important at the time [such as replacing the electrodes on a defibrillator with rubber pigs].

It couldn't work with people usually, because they had some reason for heading into the past that would evaporate once they had finished their job, thus eliminating their need to go back in the first place. The replacement device wouldn't even allow a paradox like that to happen.

Although, I suppose as long as you didn't have a particular purpose in mind, it would work [apparently, the universe runs on semantics]. Would that be 400 earth years?

[godisachild]

They can do the same to us. Usually, they do it when we "misbehave" or openly do something they don't like, or break any laws or rules. Occasionally, droning will even happen for no reason Hasn't happened to me, but I've seen it happen to others. Usually, it only lasts a day or two. Sometimes, though, it's permanent, and we have no idea why. Another reason to add that there might be something in our heads.

I can. Not only back and forward in time, but side to side in parallel dimensions. My Time Distorter was even more then just that though: it functioned as a ship and a mobile weapon platform, as well. I really, really miss it.

[And he does. He even frowns a minute thinking about it before righting himself. He smirks a bit.]

Yeah. My entire purpose was pretty much just doing whatever I wanted. And yes, 400 earth years.

[insectoidalien]

That's... uh. [She's not sure how to respond to that] What would they count as "misbehaving?"

I'm missing a few... essentials myself. I didn't exactly underarm myself [but what she really misses is her pak-- it's like not having a bran or lungs].

Huh. [She's not about to tell anyone what her purpose is, and she's definitely not about to say that 400 in earth years makes you 2.5 times older than her.]

[godisachild]

[He starts counting things off on his fingers.]

Aside from obvious stuff like murder, theft, ect., anything they really see as "immoral". Or, in other words, anything that doesn't fit with the 50s schtick they've got going on, such as if you skip school or curse a lot or whatever. The nice thing is though that droning doesn't ALWAYS happen; in fact, it's kinda rare.

Everyone is. Apparently, they take anything you have away from you when you get here.

Yep. I was honestly happy enough just messing around on my own until I got dragged here. I was alone too, and could provide for myself, and I can tell you that I miss that most of all.

[insectoidalien]

[She groans a little bit. Committing any of those acts aren't a problem for her normally, and are even a necessity depending on her mission. Elsewhere, she could cover it up and go about her business. But if she can get brainwashed from a remote location, she can only justify those actions under the most dire of circumstances. Escape was getting more difficult every second]

At least tell me the school is not in session at the moment. I do NOT desire dealing with that at the moment.

[godisachild]

[He shrugs nonchalantly.]

I know it starts up this month, but hell if I know if it's started already. I plan to go as little as possible. Not like it can teach me anything worthwhile.

[insectoidalien]

Being bored out of my skull seven hours a day for five days a week is preferable to being turned into a flesh robot.

[Still, she hates earth schools. Stupid humans and their stupid children who take years to learn the simplest things!!]

[godisachild]

[He snorts derisively a little.]

I've got bad news for you. This one is apparently more boring then most.

[insectoidalien]

[groaaaaan]

Well that's wonderful. Perhaps I can watch paint dry while I'm at it. I assume those "drone" creatures run the place?

[godisachild]

Pretty much. They run most of the businesses here too, but a few of "us" have started their own.

[insectoidalien]

People are settling down here? why?

[godisachild]

Some have been here for over a year and a half. Maybe they've gotten complacent. Or it just gives them something to do.

[insectoidalien]

There are better things to work on, like escaping. And destroying everyone complicit in keeping me here!

[godisachild]

In case you haven't noticed, I'm with you on that one.

Which bothers me that, aside from you, I'm the only one I've found actively looking for an escape.

[insectoidalien]

They probably gave up.

Pathetic humans.