Chapter 490 (2/2)
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MANTID FREE WORLDS
afterwards we'll check to see how many are left.
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>TREA HAS ENTERED THE CHAT ROOM
RIGELLIAN SAURIAN COMPACT
Hey, how are things?
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
Different.
>looks around
Huh, Leebaw and Telkan aren't back yet?
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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS
No, not yet. Their gestalts are still active, so they're reasonably OK.
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
Well, I got some good news. Well, not good news, but news.
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DIGITAL ARTIFICIAL SENTIENCE SYSTEMS
I'll take any news you want to hand out.
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
We've got a few Terran refugees. Only about twenty.
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MANTID FREE WORLDS
That's a lot, right now. We've got like 4.
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
Well, you know that they've had it rough. Lots of Sun & Moon Sickness, stuff like that.
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AKLTAK SOARING WORLDS
Sun & Moon Sickness?
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MANTID FREE WORLDS
Clinical depression, dear. Our brother can be a bit poetic at times.
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AKLTAK SOARING WORLDS
Oh. OK.
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
Anyway, some of the Cattle Queens have
HESSTLA CYBERBURROW
Cattle Queens?
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Our society is matron based since up till around 8,000 years ago most males didn't live past 25 years old before getting their head eaten. Cattle Queens own huge tracts of land to raise moo-moos.
TNVARU GRIPPING HANDS
moo-moos?
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Cows. From Earth.
Can I finish here?
Anyway...
The Cattle Queens used their not inconsiderable power and wealth to jump the line for the BobCo merch store. Normally it's a 3-6 month waiting list for goodboys and purrboys, the real ones, and everyone wants one.
One of the Cattle Queens mentioned that, historically, humans bonded with those animals before they even domesticated moo-moos or began planting grain.
So convinced and browbeat the other Cattle Queens and Grand Matrons to use their power and position to jump the queue and acquire goodboys and purrboys for the humans on Smokey Cone.
The videos of those Terrans being reunited with a friend they've missed so fiercely and never known is almost embarrassing to watch.
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MANTID FREE WORLDS
It helps them?
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
Yes. The emotional outburst at first might be startling, but remember, humans need to express their emotions at times.
Give them to the Terrans in private to protect their dignity.
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TNVARU GRIPPING HANDS
We've got a few humans where we are.
We'll give it a try.
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PUBVIAN DOMINION
>sighs
I guess I'm going to have to allow BobCo to install another advanced L-Gate before you guys get mad.
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MANTID FREE WORLDS
These are strange days indeed.
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