Well of Souls Forums

That's hardly getting uppity, it's a science officer telling a foreign diplomat not to let the superstitions of the soldiery give him a false impression of the loroi as a culture. Yay culture! Little does Beryl know that hearing about a few minor superstitious traditions will make Alex more comfort...

After all, Talon did suggest that they all "get cozy-like", though mainly for added comfort during a longer storytelling, she did come up with it when Alex mentioned the dropping temperature...

I just realized something: that's beryl and Spiral in the original poster. Are they going to get into a girl fight over a male? Not as much. They are more in disagreement over the right way to treat a male. Beryl seems to favor the "coddle and tuck them away safely" type, but Talon is - interesting...

Its been a while since I read the Loroi page, but they really don't ave a concept of romantic love. Lust, attachment, but unless humanity rubs off on them, note love in the conventional sense of the word. It's more on the level of "Remember last year? I wouldn't mind a repeat performance". Loroi ma...

Also are we going to see Fireblade out of armor, and as relaxed as she could get? It would be interesting to have some panels where she is going through some telepathic PTSD possibly to "humanize" her in Alex's opinion. Also it might be good to get some of the Loroi characters backstory to flesh ou...

Though, it is a sign that they all feel sort of relaxed around Alex if they're comfortable to talk about even more touchy or depressing subjects. They would have cut it any time if it would be otherwise, especially after his fauxpas. Remember, most Loroi don't do tact. I'm not sure they have a conc...

...and here we learn together with Alex that Loroi do have their own set of superstitions, and that the Loroi/English dictionary may need an update. And, really, Talon? Dissing Spiral's language skills? :) Though, it is a sign that they all feel sort of relaxed around Alex if they're comfortable to ...

I can also see Temp's question, and by extension that of Beryl, is probing Alex to see how he does under pressure. A potential allied race in a war this bloody would need to be able t handle themselves in bad times. Abandoned, alone, and in the heart of an enemy assault of tremendous size, this wou...

Of course Tempo would prompt him to ask questions. Every question he asks would be a chance for her to learn more about the humans in turn. And Beryl? I'm pretty sure that she can read Alex well enough by now to know that he's got something weighing on his mind, but without sanzai, she had to ask ou...

Both extreme fear and reckless abandon are dangerous. Extreme fear just stuns you and renders you passive even when you need to act to avoid or counter the dangerous situation, and reckless abandon just lets you ignore what will get you killed. Fear in moderation is good. It makes you stop and evalu...

raistlin34 wrote:Why do you assume this is a bad guys(or gals) vs good guys scenario?

It has been said from the very start - it's not about picking the good guys, it's a choice what would be the lesser of two evils.

If it would actually be a choice and not decided for us humans.

Since it's labeled 'Writing Prompt', I decided to add my two cents in here. Hope I didn't derail things too much :) Think, Tempo, think. Let's recount the facts. We're in a shuttle, adrift and dead in space, he fell asleep and I tried to establish sanzai contact... Then, what is this place? She trie...

Thing is, humans are a quite violent species. It is just a thin veneer of civilization that keeps us on the narrow road... well, most of the time. I'm pretty sure almost everyone had his or her moment with an obtuse clerk, clueless cashier or (the horror!) customer support service where one plays ou...

Beryl was not having a good shift. Sure, Torimor Shadow was easy enough to deal with, for a high-ranked Mizol after all, but ever since Tempo's fall from grace Beryl had become the first and foremost source of information about the humans in general. She still felt her ears heating up when she fina...

That leaves fireblade, who will probably be Alex's last choice but the one most capable of defending him from threats (or more realistically the others from him). Alex made his opinion about Fireblade abundantly clear, and with the others, except Tempo, Beryl could always pull rank - he is her resp...

I think Tempo's eyes look more concerned than the typical bedroom eyes she has been giving during her other screen time. Like, Oh crap oh crap oh crap, I have a diplomat/potential shell spy on my hands and we are going to die! Granted every pixel of her design screams sultry any given frame she is ...

And, as for Spiral's comment? I think she looks quite pleased about shoving that part of a Loroi female's anatomy into Alex's face, or a part of their anatomy close by. Even if it's done in a rather indirect way....

Or is it possible that she is still "playing the game" with Alex in an attempt to get inside his head? Of course. I wouldn't put it past her that every word or gesture is carefully calculated and weighted to maximum effect. She is a trained diplomat and spy/interrogator, after all. And her current ...

And finally Tempo makes her appearance, going all doe-eyed on him.

Might be she just waited for the others to butter him up or to gauge the general mood before making her entrance.

You can see it whenever Alex asks something. Beryl keeps giving him these very obvious answers, as if his species doesn't have combs or knives. I don't think she sees him as an equal (yet). Well, to a certain extent that's just being scientific... you can't assume that an alien understands the same...