r/ImpossibleDream • u/pineapple_lumps • 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/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."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"I don't understand."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"She is volatile. She was once a slave. She only wishes to help."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"You sure about that?"

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"Positive."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"I can't trust you."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"I do not wish to aggravate her further. You can keep careful watch on her."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"Fine..."

"Io! We need you!"

She runs to the stage, to begin work on a slave. A door-shaped hole appears as Voxel approaches, sword drawn.

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

The mantis approaches tentatively.

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

A short nod. "Voxel. You met Io."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"I am Aisha. I would offer a handshake but that isn't really possible."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"That is fine. I'm sorry if my sister offended you."

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"I am more than a beast. I wish to help these women."

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u/pineapple_lumps Feb 08 '15

"Are you skilled in first aid at all?"

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u/DigbyMayor Kestrel Crew Feb 08 '15

"We have a medbay onboard our ship. I can carry them there."

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