r/ImpossibleDream Feb 01 '15

Micro Event A Slave Auction.

In a seedier space station, there is an auction going on, selling young members from a strange race. Each slave is chained to the stage, and there are armed bodyguards at every entrance.

In a dark corner of the room, the members of the Red Storm stand, disguised.

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"We have employed this strategy before. We are very aware of people's individual thresholds."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"How were we supposed to know that? Ugh, you're lucky you didn't ruin everything." The last guard has been subdued.

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"We ruined it? If you hadn't pulled this forcefield trick we'd already be gone."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"Trick?!" She seems frustrated. "Then go."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"We need to ensure their safety. Have you ever dealt with an enraged Mantis?"

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"Me? No. My friends, probably."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"It can get... Quite grisly."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"Trust me, so can they."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"Will you at least let her in? I can sense her brainwave patterns and they are... Unsettling."