Remnant Population
“The big greenish-gray boxes and cylinders, the glossy black insulators, the steady thrum… Ofelia had not really seen or heard it in years, not since it was new to her, when she and the other adult colonists were taught how to run and maintain it. Now it looked almost as alien to her as the creatures themselves. She could not imagine how to explain any of it to Bluecloak; she could remember the words, but she had never really understood it. The waste recycler provided fuel; the powerplant conver...ted that fuel to electricity as long as someone made sure the parts all worked. “Zzzzt,” Bluecloak said. It walked carefully toward one of the greenish rounded humps; Ofelia fended it off.
“No!” she said. “Hurts you.” She mimed touching the machine and yanking her hand back. Bluecloak stared at her a moment, then looked around again. Its throat sac pulsed. Slowly, with obvious care, it moved to the other machines, staying at the distance Ofelia had indicated.MoreLess
“No!” she said. “Hurts you.” She mimed touching the machine and yanking her hand back. Bluecloak stared at her a moment, then looked around again. Its throat sac pulsed. Slowly, with obvious care, it moved to the other machines, staying at the distance Ofelia had indicated.MoreLess
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