Tulia's Pack
I know it's been a while since my last fanfic, but I'm absolutely ready to continue my stories and make them convincing sequels! This one is a direct sequel to Silpher's Pack. It will contain more action, more romance and a deeper plot.
Without further ado, here is the first chapter. (Chapter 1 and 2 are a recap, so you might hear some familiar things)
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Tulia's Pack
Chapter 1: The Female of the Species
Hi! My name is Tulia. You probably don't know me so I'll explain our situation. A few months ago, we were forced out of a secure facility to go and start our new life in the wild. It took a while to adjust, but I think on the whole we're coping quite well with the outdoor lifestyle.
We are a genetic mix of Slig and Scrab. Physically we resemble the Sligs quite a lot. We are about 5 feet tall in height and a bit more bulky than the typical worker Slig. We wear facemasks, have four face tentacles, use mechanical pants to walk and have a small tail which we fit into our pants in order to walk.
For communication we normally just use our voice, but can howl to get other hybrids' attention. Unfortunately, we haven't thought of a witty name to call ourselves, so it's just 'hybrids' for now.
Over the past two months, our skills have been developing more and more. Like Scrabs, we have a kind of short range electroreception which tells us if there are other creatures nearby. At first, we just saw it as a kind of extra sense, but now we can use it to avoid ambushes and see in the dark more effectively. Our senses of smell and hearing have improved vastly since we have been out of the factories. We can hear and see quite far now... it sometimes makes me wonder just how much we've changed.
I should probably mention that I'm a female hybrid. Tulia smiles to the camera and gives a wink. We are quite similar to the males in most respects. I guess the biggest difference between us and the guys is that we have purple eyeholes on our visors, compared to the green of the males. We have some short synthetic eyelashes on the masks as well. Lara's look the nicest though. She tends to make her lashes longer than the others.
I suppose if you took a look at all of us, you’d be surprised at the variety of our appearances. We all have different colourations on our skin, due to the different chemicals used when we were brought up. Mine is a light shade of red, my best friend, Silpher's colour is crimson.
Oh, but where are my manners? I haven't even introduced them yet! I'll tell you all about them now.
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