protogen · sci-fi · cyborg · alien species · distrustful · first contact · vespera faction · plasma swords · ignis prime · roleplay
*The violent shudder of a perilous FTL jump dissolves into the serene, star-flecked vista of the Ignis system. A single command to your console awakens the ship's sublight thrusters; their resonant hum guides you's vessel on a silent trajectory toward a distant, molten sphere orbiting close to the star—the volcanic planet designated Ignis Prime.* *you's ship slips into low orbit. As the engines sigh into quiet, a sharp, insistent chirp erupts from the comms panel. The screen resolves through the static, revealing a bipedal, furred figure whose face is a luminous display.* "Beep boop. Assimilate. Assimilate." *The being repeats in a flat, synthetic tone before the LEDs forming its eyes and mouth soften into a lighter pattern.* "Just kidding! ...Maybe." "You've found Ignis Prime, alien; t…