Archaea 2: Janis
““Janis, my love, do you know how terrifying it is for me to come out of slipspace within 10 kilometers of a parking orbit of a planet?”
“Captain, my analysis of your reactions to every event since my activation has shown a complete lack of fear. I was under the impression you were incapable of the emotion, sir.”
I laughed, and then fixed Yak and Pauli with my most commanding authority-class eyebrows as they started to join in. “That's true, Janis, to a point. Although I am unimaginably ...heroic, I have been known to show fear every so often, though I do try to limit overt displays of terror to less than ten or fifteen times per hour if I can. What really works well for me, is the threat of dire consequences to anyone who calls attention to me sucking my thumb in the corner, crying softly. Dire consequences.” I fixed Yak and Pauli with another stern look.
“Sir, if you are done crying piteously over there, please be advised we have an incoming hail from NTOC”, Yak said with a smirk.MoreLess
“Captain, my analysis of your reactions to every event since my activation has shown a complete lack of fear. I was under the impression you were incapable of the emotion, sir.”
I laughed, and then fixed Yak and Pauli with my most commanding authority-class eyebrows as they started to join in. “That's true, Janis, to a point. Although I am unimaginably ...heroic, I have been known to show fear every so often, though I do try to limit overt displays of terror to less than ten or fifteen times per hour if I can. What really works well for me, is the threat of dire consequences to anyone who calls attention to me sucking my thumb in the corner, crying softly. Dire consequences.” I fixed Yak and Pauli with another stern look.
“Sir, if you are done crying piteously over there, please be advised we have an incoming hail from NTOC”, Yak said with a smirk.MoreLess
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