[BlueInTheShell]

Atrix couldn't help but smile a bit; hand idly coming up to itch her face and cover the grin on her face while she managed bring her composure back to its normal, neutral self. Racism was rampant when you were a Terskix, and a female of the species no less due to one being the warriors and the first faces people generally got to see when it came to an unfortunate encounter with her kind. Atrix tensed a bit when his fingers traced themselves near the crack on her chitin, and the Teskix fought back an almost involuntary urge to lash out at the aggressor nearing a weak point. "I shouldn't have to rely on other humanoids to cover my own back," She said sourly, before sighing and nodding at Mendez, "But it is appreciated. Shedding? It's not hard. Only the chitinous bits fall off and regrow. They get tender, but I've learned to ignore it." Once one of her hands was taken, the Terskix squeezed tightly and let herself be led by the Edensian Half-breed. "I'm already hungry again." She murmured to herself.

Nokra groaned and looked at Magali like an impudent child for a moment, the mention of Fikri fouling up the air around them. It was an overreaction of course and he knew it. But at the same time? He felt justified in being this way. The more... "Civilized" slaves like Magali and Fikri had somewhat a bond of their own in some ways. It was something the more laborous of the slaves had always commented on, Nokra included. And it was something that Nokra couldn't have with Magali; the sheer thought of the other Felis being able to share that sent a bit of boiling blood to his veins, though the former gladiator gritted his teeth; Magali's voice and gentle touch cooling his temper and sheathing his anger. "Well, I am probably gonna have to try and be friends with him. I'm essentially working with the guy now. Whatever. Let's just be excited for freedom right now. We can worry about making nice with people later, right?"

"Good, good. I mean, she'd probably rip me in half. But I'll make sure she didn't pick on you." Nokra said, puffing his cheeks and shooting a glance towards the redhead and the arachnid-esque woman. How that ever happened was just as incredulous as his now-freedom. "Won't ever forget that night. That was...Something. Think she's keeping the redhead around to eat him later? He looks a bit pudgy in my opinion. Probably fattening him up before she does the whole...Terskix thing." Nokra quipped, snorting right after and itching his ear, only to move over to Magali and scoop her up in a bridal carry. "C'mon. Might as well start the whole cleaning up bit so we can get our ID's faster."

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"Well, the quicker he learns everything he needs to learn, that faster I can just have him take over to I can bond with the captain more. Who knows? I sleep with her enough and keep loving her, I'll get promoted, and can tell Mendez to wash my clothes." Riola snickered, adjusting himself when the Pyra rested her head on him so her horns woudn't put any unneeded pressure on his person. "I've seen the man you're pining on. What a guy. Heard he blows things up and fights tyranny. I'd date him." Returning the kiss with one of his own on her forehead, the Edensian shrugged a shoulder, and looked up towards the ship lighting, watching rays of barely visible pink bounce from once side to the other in the florescent lighting.

"Si...Si. Enough worrying about the whole rebelling and worrying about that shit. We can think about it once everyone attaches missing limbs and whatnot." Riola muttered, wrapping his arms around Rosalind and letting out a content sigh. "I'll give you five qantas if you can also convince Atrix to try and eat Nokra too. If only as a joke."

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"People like that don't tend to care how helpless people are. Especially when they're in the slums and such. I can attest to that for a fact. Same with Shaldag. Probably Riola too. Being an Edensian male is probably just as shitty as what goes on with your planet. But you're right," Hyun said, defeat the only tone to come out of her words. "...She was pretty great to fuckin' know. Never missed a beat being happy and chipper. Guess that's why Shaldag kept her around. Bastard has always been miserable." Hyun sunk a bit into herself when Ashi began to make plans. All this rebellion? This whole trying to make two planets entirely different? Had she not been in a fling with Ashi, Hyun would have laughed it off. A stupid, childish fever dream that would end up getting the Daoweian killed. "You know. For trying to make the world a better place, I'm not gonna be much help. They're gonna see Hyun-chu. The chick who runs a huge gang, and has a rap sheet in several systems a mile long. Just a head's up. If you want me in, I'd have to take somewhat of a back seat on things."

"Wouldn't see why they don't have anything for you to wear. Place is big enough. People gotta buy clothes somewhere. Once you're outta here, we'll throw scrubs on you and then find you something a bit less...Hospital-y to cover your tits in." Hyun snorted, blinking a few times and then moving to find a seat; the Chuzizian pulling a wheeled stool with her foot over where she could plop down on it. "Well, I mean it's either we just click well Ashi, or the whole Lima Syndrome is hitting hard."