The Arach of Gossamer [The grass land between the Human colony and the Jungle]
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				Title: <strong>The Arach of Gossamer [The grass land between the Human colony and the Jungle]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 17:58:29</strong>
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				(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:BkMVpL5B-SdVgM:http://www.pulsarmedia.eu/data/media/867/Storm%20Over%20the%20Savannah,%20Masai%20Mara%20National%20Reserve,%20Kenya.jpg&amp;t=1)<br><br>The landing site of the Human survey ship is in one of the cooler latitudes of the planet, where there is mostly open grass land, between the dense jungle further south and the North Polar Sea. The first colony ship arrived shortly after the survey ship did, before the science team had even sent a report back, and began unloading it's passengers. Such is the population pressure on Earth.<br><br>The grass land looks much like African savannah. The animals roaming it are different, and the "grass" isn't really grass, but it looks the same from a distance<br><br>The climate here is sub-tropical, with vast polar storms sweeping down off the ocean to the North. Also, tornadoes are not uncommon. <br><br>Due to the high latitude, there is quite a seasonal variation between dawn and dusk. The colonists arrive at the beginning of summer, when the days are long and the nights short.
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 23:42:16</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>Chloe sighed quietly as she lifted the minute computer device high above her head again and began to shake it rapidly. The small screen was flickering badly, stretching to the far left once more. Chloe was quickly growing tired of this planets seemingly constant mission to obstruct any details being mapped down about it. <br><br>"Perhaps if you hit it again it will sort it out like last time."<br><br>Her assistant said to her with a crooked smile. The pair were currently hidden under a small gathering of trees to try and use the limited shade to their benefit. <br><br>"I wish I could but I need a idea that is more permanent and less costly. Perhaps when that ship arrives I shall see if their scientists can work on solving this problem. Will have to go back to pen and paper for now."<br><br>Chloe smiled to her assistant. He was almost a whole foot taller than her with broad shoulders and muscular arms. <br><br>"Perhaps if I pick you up again you will get a proper screening?"<br><br>"Nah."<br><br>She stated with a chuckle.<br><br>"I remember what happened the last time we tried that and I do not plan on walking back to the camp with a half a log wrapped around my head."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Arach of Gossamer [The grass land between the Human colony and the Jungle]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 10:26:32</strong>
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				Rickicka<br><br>Rickicka emerged from the [urlhttp://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84137.msg3704198#msg3704198]jungle[/url], onto the grass land. The tall Skrit grass concealed her beautifully from the two strange creatures. She had no idea what they were. She had never seen the like before. They seemed to be baking random noises, calls of some sort, perhaps mating calls?<br><br>The fact that they seemed to be engaged in some sort of ritual with a small rock-like object seemed to bear this out. If she were a hunter, Rickicka would perhaps try and capture both creatures, but she was incapable of making the sticky threads that would require. She decided on the bigger one. Possibly the male, although it was difficult to tell. It seemed that both creatures were encased in some sort of covering that probably served as protection from the sharp blades of the grass. <br><br>She lowered herself to all eight, and crawled through the grass, her chitinous skin being barely touched by the grass. She paused within about fifty metres of the animals and spun a web, a throwing net, the way she'd seen hunters and soldiers do. It wasn't sticky but it would serve. Bipeds, in her experience were not that quick.<br><br>Rickicka crept closer. The two seemed to be heading in her direction. She remembered something her hunter friend Chiss had said about letting the prey come to you. She waited, net ready. A blade of grass seemed to almost deliberately be poking her in her sex and she suppressed a soft moan of pleasure. That could wait... Right now, she was hungry. And maybe, if the creature <em>was</em> male, she could have some fun with it while she ate...
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 22:41:46</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>Chloe Jones and Jerrome Johnson made their way back to their vehicle without noticing the odd creature that was watching them. They both appeared to be lost in a conversation that involved setting up grapghs and a proper map based upon the new knowledge when they got back to camp. Chloe's hand rested up Jerrome shoulder as they reached a small out cropping of rocks and he helped her down.<br><br>Once out of the shade it was revealed that for a human he was fairly attractive. He had large chocolate brown eyes, shoulder length , thick brown hair and a crooked smile. Despite his muscular build his face may have reminded the creature of a canine , if of course it even knew what one was. <br><br>Chloe laughed about some words he whispered into her ear as they made their way through the thick grass. He took the lead to take the force of the graa while forming a little path for her to follow. 
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				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 23:00:13</strong>
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				<strong>Rickicka</strong><br><br>The creatures came closer. Rickicka realised that they were heading for the lump of metal behind her. Maybe it had some significance in their mating ritual? She didn't know, and didn't really care. She flung the net at the one in the lead. It wrapped around him like a blanket. If she had been a hunter, that would have been enough but she was an engineer. Her thread was not sticky. The creature appeared to struggle and almost throw the web off, so she pounced. Her weight was enough to bear him to the ground and she quickly pinned his arms and legs while wrapping them in strong, unbreakable silk, of the sort she would use to build a bridge with, if she were a lowly bridge builder...
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 23:08:25</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>One moment Jerrome was walking in front of her, looking over his shoulder about to make yet another crack joke about the way Chloe was almost as tall as the grass itself when suddenly a large netting appeared from no where followed by a creature that reminded her of a human and yet a spider at the same time. She only briefly wondered if it could possible be a type of hybrid when she realized that it was trying to bind Jerrome up.<br><br>She reached down for a weapon she did not have as they had not seen anything in their brief time here that they needed to be worried about until now. She reacted on instincts instead and attempted to slam herself as hard as possible into the creature trying to push it off of Jerrome.<br><br>"GET OFF OF HIM!"<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 23:25:38</strong>
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				<strong>Rickicka</strong><br><br>The smaller creature attacked. That was so confusing. It charged at her, trying to throw her off balance. Her arms and legs splayed, and she stayed upright bet lost her grip on her prey. She raised her abdomen, pointed her spinnerets at the smaller creature and sprayed it with threads, an instinctive defensive measure, then swung a vicious fist at the creature. If she had been a warrior, her thumb would have impaled the thing.... <br><br>Her second hands grabbed for the prey animal as it tried to wriggle free. They were both making some sort of noise: <span style="font-family: Waker;" class="bbc_font">Get off, get off</span>, it sounded like a typical animal danger call.<br><br>"Will you lie still so I can eat you!" She muttered, striking again at the one she didn't want, and struggling to wrap up the one she did.
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 23:36:27</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>She first got sprayed with the thick webbing spray that came from the creature, she got tangled in it and as she tried to find her way out she was suddenly knocked off of her feet. She struck the floor with a humph and for a moment imagined she heard the creature talking but the only sounds she could hear were clicks and clacks. <br><br>She hit her head on the ground while at the same time trying to untangle her limbs from the webbing. Suddenly she grabbed hold of it tightly and tried to pull the creature away from Jerrome with one hand while throwing the computer at hits head with the other. <br><br>"LEAVE HIM!"<br><br>Her hair by now had become tangled, up into a red mess and her eyes were wide with fear but also the need to survive. 
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				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 23:47:18</strong>
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				Rickicka<br><br>The smaller animal was definitely defending it's mate, or perhaps it's young? No, the bigger one was to large to be a juvenile. She had managed to get the prey secure now and though it cried and screamed and wriggled, it was bound tightly and could not escape. So, perhaps she could make a name for herself as the Engineer who hunted? She turned her attention to the smaller of the creatures, lifting herself to her full height, she towered over it and raised her spinnerets to spray the creature again. "Two for the price of one!" she chuckled. "I shall gain second rank for this!"
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 23:55:58</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>She could not understand what the creature was saying but she thought she knew what the creature was possibly planning. She was not about to become somethings lunch nor was she planning on allowing Jerrome to become lunch either. She tried to run around the creature as if running of, she hope the creature bought it as she tried to get to her vehicle. <br><br>If successful she would start the engine and attempt to scare the creature off by grinding the strong tracks of wheels along the ground and suddenly heading for the odd creature. 
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				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>02-10-2010, 00:08:20</strong>
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				Rickicka<br><br>The Arach grinned in it's own Arach way as the one it didn't want steppded back and ran to the side. She watched it as it headed for the metal thing on the ground.<br><br>"Good..." But she felt there was something wrong in letting the creature that had tried to defend it's mate so valiantly, remain behind her while she fed. She picked her prey up and ran back to the tree line.
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>02-10-2010, 00:35:30</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>Chloe screamed and struck the steering wheel as the creature picked up Jerome and started to run into the tree line but Chloe was not yet to give up yet. She revved the vehicles engine and slammed onto the right hand pedal the vehicle suddenly bursting into life as it sprang forth in the direction of the creature trying to catch one of it's legs under a wheel or simply knock it off of it's feet in hopes it would drop Jerrome to secure it's own freedom. 
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				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>02-10-2010, 01:11:50</strong>
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				<strong>Rickicka</strong><br><br>The metal thing moved? And fast! "Fuck!" She watched it gaining on her. This was not good. She sprayed the front of the thing with threads, trying to blind it, and jumped to the side, landing about ten meters away. She landed running. The tree line was closer. Only another fifty meters to go and she would be safe.<br><br>She had simply not anticipated that the smaller creature would have some - device - to make it move that fast. The roaring of the metal thing was causing her second forearms to ache. How did the puny animal control it? Was the thing in some way intelligent? She did not know. She ran, carrying her prey.<br><br>She realised though that her meal was not going to happen. The queen would need to hear of these strange things... and she needed evidence or who would believe her!
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>02-10-2010, 01:28:09</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>She continued to try and catch up with the creature. Her heart was hammering in her chest and tears were falling down her cheeks as she saw another spray of thread being splayed along the windshield. She managed to start up the window wipers that were surprisingly strong due to the wild and crazy extremes of weather here. The wipers struggled at first with the strong thread and though they could not break the webbing it did eventually manage to tangle it together and throw it along the ground. She made a mental note to pick it up as evidence as she tried to push the vehicle to it's speed limit. <br><br>She let out a feral scream as the creature started to disappear further into the the woods. Chloe could not go that far in the vehicle and the creature moved too fast for her to move on foot. She seemingly collapsed against the steering wheel faint whimpers sounding from some where down in her chest. <br><br>"I'm sorry."<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Chrystal</strong> on <strong>02-10-2010, 10:11:36</strong>
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				<strong>Rickicka</strong><br><br>She made it to the trees and leapt, scampering up the trunk of the nearest tree. Once off the ground, Rickicka felt safe. She paused, looking back at the strange creature and it's metal carrier. "You care for this creature?" she asked, futilely. "Well if you want it, come and get it". She was panting for breath. She was an fucking Engineer, not a Hunter. She wasn't built for that sort of chase! Fear had turned to anger, and she taunted the creature from the safety of the branches, she grabbed one of the heavy fruit and hurled it. it bounced off the metal lid of the .... <br><br>The Arach language had no word for the thing, but she was an engineer, it was her job to describe it. That was what Engineers did!She spun thread, formed it, shaped it, hardened it. The model wasn't quite right and she hurled it down at the original, tried again. This one was better, and she nodded, then headed back into the jungle (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84137.0#lastPost), carrying her prize.
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				Post by: <strong>Aviva</strong> on <strong>02-10-2010, 10:20:08</strong>
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				Chloe Jones<br><br>More clicks and clacks were seemingly pointed in Chloe's direction but she could not decipher what the creature was actually telling her. She washed a hard piece of fruit exploded on impact as it struck the vehicle, decorating it in bright red and deep orange flesh and seed then a odd almost ornament was thrown which hit the vehicle and bounced off hitting the ground.<br><br>If nothing that had happened before indicated intelligence that certainly did. As much as Chloe was tempted to go after the creature to try and free Jerrome she knew that would only likely end up with her meeting the same bound fate. She would need help. She opened the vehicle door and picked up the oddly made car, the webbing , she threw them into the seat beside her's where Jerrome would normally be and made her way back to the colony as fast as possible.<br><br>
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