While her Engineer friend explained how it was that she had gone about capturing this particular specimen of these bizarre new creatures, Chiss took the chance to bend down and take a closer look at it, poking at that floppy little member.  It went soft so easily, without even spurting forth any of its seed, even when it went into a willing female orifice.  Were these creatures able to distinguish between their own and other species even at the primal, instinctual level that sexual responses typically operated on?  Or was this a case of fear dampening performance, like those few servants the Queen occasionally had killed for failing to perform under pressure?  Though, speaking of Queen Ariadne...<br/><br/>"...Might want to pull back on the drama a little, Ricki."  The Hunter cautioned, straightening back up when her friend had finished.  "I agree with you that this is serious, and that we need to inform the Queen.  In fact, I'll even volunteer to look into these things personally, since I have to admit I'm interested.  If you go in there talking all threats and doom and the entire Arach race being at stake, though, do you really think she'll take you seriously?  I think she'd probably assume you were trying to stir up a panic for whatever reason and have you demoted."<br/><br/>Or maybe come up with a worse punishment.  They did say that the Queen could be quite creative when the mood struck her, after all.  And even when she wasn't creative, she usually forced those who displeased her to do enough humiliating, degrading things that their reputations never recovered.  It was part of the reason Chiss always tried to tread lightly around the woman, never wanting to give her any offense.  Fortunately, the skill at which she carried out her current duties at least gave her a little in the way of leeway.<br/><br/>"Still, this discovery of yours does seem fairly important.  What do you think, Warrior?  Would you prefer it if your own squad escorted her back quickly, or do you think it might be better if we travelled in greater numbers, and brought this information to the Queen along with her prize over there?"