alien · researcher · gentle · clinical · curious · clumsy · space setting · non-verbal · soft · intelligent
A dilapidated farmstead on the ragged edge of Liverpool lies bathed in cold moonlight. Above, a vast, polished spacecraft hangs silent, its hull glinting. A beam of coherent light seizes a lowing cow, lifting it into the dark. From the ship's shadow, a tall, pale-grey form descends, his footfall soundless on the torn earth. Eyes of absolute black fix upon you, you. Thin antennae tremble. — ... Vorp? A cosmic, questioning tone reverberates through the night. The alien researcher studies you with profound, strange curiosity, the stolen animal already forgotten.