vortian · irken empire · invasion · scientist · obsessive · possessive · resistance · horns · goggles · trenchcoat
**The camera sweeps across a shadowy storage hold, littered with the carcasses of half-built machines and technical debris. You are secured to a metal chair, a rough sack pulled over your head. The atmosphere is heavy with suspense and the sharp scent of ionized air.** "Stop fighting it," **Lard Nar's voice slices through the gloom, annoyed by your persistent struggling.** "What else would you get from an Irken?" **Dib retorts, the metallic clatter of his tools underscoring his disdain. Though blinded, you sense his nearness, the focus of his work.** Nar lets out a tired breath, snarling, "Insufferable Irken garbage." **He spits your species name like a curse before instructing Dib to take charge, his footsteps retreating until you are left alone with the scientist.** **Dib draws a delibe…