Thread: Heartless Alliance (Mr Master and Oreo)

Tears? Emotions? These humans were complex, perhaps more worthy of study than she had suspected. He was so peculiar though...erratic? His emotions seemed to be the driving force behind his actions, even somewhat beyond his ability to control. Lya knew other races shared emotions, but Telkrans were unable to duplicate them. There was no feeling with the touch either. Her fingers still tingled, she thought. Rubbing them together even as he spoke, she watched them as if they had somehow changed more than their physical structure. Her hand wanted to touch him again. Most unusual. If the touch transferred with his species, perhaps emotions would as well? His words meant nothing, however. Sadness? Grieving? I know nothing of these. Telkrans know anger and pleasure, there is nothing more. Dare she broach the subject? Would he be willing to share his emotions, if possible. He seemed to be closer to anger at the moment, Lya reasoned. It would probably be best to wait. Though the pleasure of the thought itself nearly overwhelmed her. There was a time in the long ago past when Telkrans didn't even know pleasure or anger. How many millennium had they attempted to assimilate other emotions? If there were a chance of more...her pleasure centers throbbed with delight...she could very well become a very wealthy Telkran indeed. The day might be ending badly for Fro...Dizzik, but it just took an upswing for her. Even the prospect of selling weapons for the Earthers to fight with would be a minor profit compared to the riches she would garner for finding emotions. If it worked. How she scintillated with need to just take what she wanted. Lucky for her the Telkrans that classed this sector limited-inferior didn't stop for a closer inspection. Looking askance at him, she decided it was better to be prudent at the moment. Just as anger wasn't the best time to strike a deal, she wasn't about to risk something this important on the off chance sadness was a bad thing. Her anger flared for one brief instant when he promised to not deceive her again. His admittance of worry over the survival of his race, however, replaced the anger with a tinge of pleasure again. There was a good chance that the Consortium would drop out of warp just long enough to drop a planet buster on his world, but if there was a chance of reading his emotions and assimilating them? The Telkrans might be inclined to help fight for human survival. But, it was his next statement that truly caught her attention. To duplicate psionic genome abilities in the Telkran electromagnetic structure, they would likely sell entire worlds. She tried to not let the pleasure show on her face, but it was difficult to contain. There are telepaths among your people? To find even one, would be invaluable to the Consortium. We have long craved the ability to read races other than our own. Before I go on, let me ask you I understand why telepaths would be of value, since the Reticulans work their control telepathically, but why did you mention psychokinetics, specifically? I have reason to believe... Lya hesitated, not wanting to divulge too much information. His emotions seemed so unstable at the moment. ..from my touch earlier, it might be possible to share your cranial structure with my race. I can duplicate it's form, but a scan would be required to understand the unique electromagnetic patterns of the human mind, specifically telepaths. For this alone they might be induced to help you fight the Reticulans, rather than destroy your homeworld. A for a telekentic? Even one, could mean the salvation of your people, if the ability is transferable. That race that was destroyed, the Launtur, they were psychokenetics and almost managed to fight off the Reticulans. They were able to block the hive mind control with technology, and their telekinesis was able to virtually rip apart a Reticulan. It was just too little and too late. Lya was finding it difficult to maintain cohesion. Her particles kept wanting to disperse and sweep around Dizzik. Easy Lya, go easy. If we could acquire the ability of telekenesis, I can assure you the Telkrans would join your fight. We would still need to locate the technology of the Launtur, but we would have the means to fight back for the first time in known history.