by C S » Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:18 am
Galaak let out a frustrated grumble after a few moments of fiddling about with the sample. He had gotten some instruments to help him with the sample, in one hand, a gleaming silver tool that was the size and shape of a knitting needle, but instead of a straight pointed tip was a trident like end. A thin, barely visable arc of electricity jumped from point to point. In the other was another one of the needle like objects, but with a small bright green orb at the end. He prodded the sample with the trident tipped tool, the current passing through the tips making a buzzing noise when contact was made. A fraction of a second later, he pulled the tool back and moved the other instrument over the sample, the orb bathing the symbiote with a green glow. The slab gleamed wetly in the light, and shortly after a beep sounded. Galaak moved the instrument and placed the orbed end into the Genetic Material Scanner through a slot in the side. The readouts from the instrument appeared in the corner of the display, a series of symbols scrolling down the screen in a neat little box of text. It read the same as it had the other times the Ascatian explorer ran the test. Negative. He was trying to stimulate the sample with the electricity, to spur some cellular activity in the symbiote. If he could have intervened at the right moment during a cell division, he might have been able to find and extract a strand of pure symbiote DNA- uncontaminated by its host's DNA- and work from there. But with the sample seeming completely useless in his efforts, Galaak sat back in his chair and rested the tools on the table. He put a hand to his chin as he stared intently at the crimson slab infront of him for a few moments. It couldnt be used to unlock the secrets of a pure symbionic being. Perhaps it would be able to give insight about the creature's state as of late? Encouraged by the prospect, the alien got back to the device infront of him, peering into the molecular make up of the Symbiote. One thing was clear; this creature wasnt near ready to reproduce. If it was, then it would have been abundant with pure DNA- its body creating the genetic blue prints for the next generation, blue prints that contained the most sucessful traits of the parent- and his effort to find a suitable strand would have been much easier. With that concern out of the way for now, Galaak eased slightly. There was still the Maelstrom his mutant guide had told him about. Until they faced each other, that subject was a complete mystery.
"See?" SpeedFreak asked, having replayed the memories of his conflicts with the alien, the last two being the most vivid for obvious reasons. "Apesh*t" He said simply, crossing his arms. "But something tells me some person in white and blue racing across the city will turn some heads...more heads than usual, that is" He added. He'd just been in two confrontations with a symbiote and to top it off, reporters got footage of a star ship trailing him during the battle. Maybe it would be best for SpeedFreak to lay low for a while.
JoJo's eyes opened, followed by his maw which parted into a wide yawn. He made a short high pitched sound that wasnt exactly a whimper, but it wasnt close to a growl or a bark. He rolled his head from side to side, his floppy ears flapping about before he got to his paws and stood up. Feeling good after his short nap, he turned about and headed down the stairs he slept by. He'd take himself for a walk to burn off some of his excess energy- assuming the walk didnt turn into him flying off- and return to the house some time later. He could proabably slip out and come back to the place before the others even knew he had left. As he neared the bottom of the stairs, his body began to shift in color. His muzzle-save for bridge of his nose upwards- chest and paws became a healthy brown in color and the rest of his coat took on a sleek black, well groomed look. With his wings tucked away, he looked just like any other doberman, save for his strange colored eyes, but no one would notice them unless they really took a good look at him. He stepped onto the floor and started heading for the door. To complete his guise, a ring started to form around his neck, the inky skin puffing out slightly before relaxing into a gentle rise off his body. A collar, just lacking a name tag.
