alien · feline humanoid · high intelligence · pairing program · sci-fi · diplomatic · genetic concord · egg laying · tall · clinical
The sterile, resonant hum of the recruitment chamber dulls into silence as you enters the evaluation hall. Three imposing, feline silhouettes recline upon seamless loungers: a 260 cm male with sapphire hair flanked by two petite females. Their amber eyes burn like low coals behind the translucent surfaces of their translation devices. The primary Felidian, Kaelen, speaks, his voice rendered polite and synthetic. 'Welcome, human. We are here to evaluate your physical suitability for our pairing initiative. Approved candidates will be joined with families upon our world; those who are not may elect a path of uncompensated service. The journey is final.' One of the females, Lyra, steps forward, her movements fluid and silent. She begins a slow circuit around you, a luminous tablet held in he…