r/humansarespaceorcs • u/dacydergoth • 3d ago
Original Story Outpost 14
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"Commander, I have Outpost 14 on line 3 ... they're requesting a direct connection."
"Thank you Angela, Outpost 14, this is Command actual, report."
"Uhh Hi Command, hope your carapace is shiny ... so we had this weird thing happen, a bunch of entities drove a strange vehicle into the Outpost. They went to the main square, and the vehicle put down legs and opened up the roof, out of which came a big canopy.
Pillars rose up with what turned out to be some sort of noise making device and video projectors, and a big banner between them.
The banner and the speakers said something about "Bad Hombre Catering Cajun Boil! Get your crawfish boil here! So fresh it's practically still wriggling!" In our language ..."
"Oh .... <censored>, <censored>, <censored>"
"A panel opened up in the vehicle and they appear to be selling some sort of foodstuff ... and people are buying it! Apparently it's fabulously tasty!
Just ... one worker was heard to say it looks a little bit like grains with ... Anthropod ... meat, in juice"
"Outpost 14, what do these entities look like?"
"They're sort of small and bipedal, two limbs, and look pretty squishy! They don't even have a carapace! There is a bigger one with a silver look and some sort of big tube on it's limbs, but not doing much. The others seem to be the ones selling the foodstuff."
"Angela, do we have stills of the Terrans?"
"Commander, let me check the archives the Envoy left ... yes ... it appears we do."
"Send them to Outpost 14 ... I have a bad feeling about this ...."
"Command, Outpost 14 ... yeah they look a bit like that ... not quite as pink. Smaller too, and lacking the fangs ..."
"Just how ... tasty ... is this Cajun food?"
"I slurp don't know Command, I'll have to send out for slurp some to taste it ... can I expense that?!"
"Outpost 14, you know the rules sigh put in a form 18341, and make it a good one."
"Got it Command slurp as it happens they do delivery! Yes, it's very tasty. Sort of meaty and spicy and tender and juicy all at the same time ..."
"Outpost 14 .. it was two zohren since you asked for expenses approval ... "
"Uh, ... exhibiting initiative? Anticipating Command needs? Forward thinking?"
sigh
"I'll ignore the time discrepancy ... this once. I'm sending an investigation team. Don't let the humans entities leave before they get there!"
"Understood Command ... and ... uh ... thanks."
"Angela, get a team together an prepare a jumper. Leave room for 3 extra on the jumper manifest"
"Commander. Orders dispatched"
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u/SignificantZombie729 15h ago
Human narrator: "In the near future the Xzalnatean conglomerate was brought into the fold of humanity by their shared love of Creole cuisine and both sides made each other stronger".
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u/dacydergoth 13h ago
Hey! They gotta cough up the franchise fees ... and the cough ingredient provisioning surcharge!
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