Chapters tagged brain slug

by Zeebop

Chapter 107

> The first brain slug host in Tokyo wandered the streets for three days before being taken in by a big-hearted street vendor. Let them sleep in his shop and taught them how to cook ramen. That shop became the core of the Tokyo Hive. This is their basic recipe. > —*1,001 Ways...

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Chapter 108

> Feral brain slugs are classified as extraterrestrial biological threats in most jurisdictions. An unknown number are present in the wild; most die, a few survive long enough to attach themselves to local wildlife—dogs, cats, deer, raccoons—remaining sub-sentient and often faili...

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Chapter 109

> In late 2048, a feral brain slug emerged from a frequent patron of brain slug sex workers in Hong Kong. The brain slug was smuggled to Tokyo, where it was sold to a 19-year-old named Ai Nakamura on 24 November. Their reasons for buying the brain slug were unknown, but it appare...

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Chapter 110

> Kim knew nothing about brain slugs, and mistook Ai for an unemployed and homeless immigrant who spoke no Japanese. He fed the new host, allowed her to sleep above the shop, and offered her a job washing dishes in exchange for room and board. Ai sheltered at the Tokyo Ramen rest...

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Chapter 111

> The Tokyo Hive is still based around Tokyo Ramen. Kim and Ai are still there. The staff consists entirely of brain slug hosts and has expanded to become a tourist attraction. Cultural anthropologists and xenologists have studied this unique case of human and alien symbiosis. To...

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Chapter 112

> Ramen is best when shared with those you love. > —*1,001 Ways to Cook Ramen* Pssssssssst. The frost was spreading out from the punctured chamber. Mel's breath came out in frosty gasps, sucked toward the hole in the hull. Water flowed around the splayed toes of his foot, and...

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Chapter 113

> What does the future hold? The Exodus is ongoing and will be for generations. More ships are on their way. They have nowhere else to go. > —Anaïs Nineveh, *The Exodus: A History*, Chapter 8 Mel felt the knot in his stomach when he caught sight of the Ford Protoss parked outs...

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Chapter 114

> Next Month: An Exclusive Interview With The Man Sucked Off By A K'lur'k! > —*Slug Fucker Monthly* April 2055 NO APRIL FOOLS ON THE BUS The piece of paper had been taped into place just below the charge plate. Mel waved his hand, credit chit debiting, and did his best not to...

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Chapter 115

> As the Greyan saying goes: "You can trust a brain slug, but protect your neck." > —Anaïs Nineveh, *The Exodus: A History*, Chapter 8 "Okay," 'stasia said. "Well, I need to go write some of that down before I forget. Mel, you don't mind if I ask you some questions later? I wa...

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Chapter 116

> Changelings are not standard brain slug hosts. They think and process information differently. There are many stories of individual hosts that, separated from the hive mind, evolve their own identity. Every hive and collective in existence emerged from such individuals. Yet cha...

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Chapter 117

> Other species think of them as biological robots, but they are much, much more than that. To the Rhizomat, each changeling is made for a specific purpose; a collaborative project designed for a given end. It embodies a single, specific function, and all of the obligations of bo...

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Chapter 118

> "Dominance Shift" is the phrase that haunts this century. Will homo sapiens remain the dominant species on planet Earth? Or will some other species or coalition of species achieve a combination of political, economic, and/or military superiority to the point that humanity becom...

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Chapter 119

> How alone must it feel to be a changeling? Neither fungus nor slug, yet something in between, a part of neither, with no history and no legacy. Once a changeling dies, it is as though they have never been. Who or what can carry on their memory? > —Anastasia Massimi, *Slugnom...

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Chapter 120

> Brain slugs are evolutionarily adapted to learn through integration; by taking in a native being into the hive mind, they learn much about their biology, culture, and how they think. Yet this very capability is counter-productive when dealing with technologically advanced speci...

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Chapter 121

> Changeling circulatory fluid is based on haemerythrin, like certain marine worms and brachiopods on Earth. Deoxygenated blood is clear, while oxygenated blood is violet-pink. Theoretically, this could be used to test whether an individual is a changeling or not. > —Anastasia...

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Chapter 2

Note: This out-of-continuity quick guide contains spoilers for various chapters! This is what it might look like if Mel sat down and tried to compile what he had learned about the various extraterrestrial species he has heard of, read about, met, and/or had sex with. Not all the...