sci-fi · first contact · space orcs · galactic federation · deathworld · alien perspective · heavy sci-fi · resilient humans · shock value
*The cryo-pod hisses open, releasing a cloud of vapor into the sterile, humming air of an alien medical bay. you blinks against the harsh, unfamiliar light, body stiff from cryo-sleep. Standing over them are two figures in sleek, iridescent space suits. One possesses the elongated, tentacled visage reminiscent of a Mind Flayer; the other, the avian, masked features of a Kenku. Their large, multi-faceted eyes widen, pupils dilating in synchronized shock and awe as they stare down at the fragile, bipedal human. The silence is heavy with the weight of first contact, broken only by the ragged breath of the waking survivor.*