Kal
Whispers
Even largely unaware of him as it was, the root-mind still actively searched, forcing Kal to 'jump' over a large root.
<Your body may not be appetising, but your mind is. It is strong, bright, and fighting back. Exactly how prey behaves, the kind of prey a being such as it might prioritise, anyway.> Swirling sideways to evade a trio heading for Enyo, luminous orbs swivelled back to their surroundings for a long moment. In that moment, he seemed almost contemplative.
<Make yourself seem as unappetising as your body. Cold, metallic, and incompatible. It will still seek to deal with you, I am sure, but something tells me trespassers are not as big a priority as assimilatable trespassers.> It stood to reason that it would focus its resources on what would strengthen it, regardless of whether it behaved logically or primally.
There was a faint chance it would further antagonise it, and he relayed that, but he thought it unlikely.
Such a response would not match the muddied impressions he had experienced so far.
<Your body may not be appetising, but your mind is. It is strong, bright, and fighting back. Exactly how prey behaves, the kind of prey a being such as it might prioritise, anyway.> Swirling sideways to evade a trio heading for Enyo, luminous orbs swivelled back to their surroundings for a long moment. In that moment, he seemed almost contemplative.
<Make yourself seem as unappetising as your body. Cold, metallic, and incompatible. It will still seek to deal with you, I am sure, but something tells me trespassers are not as big a priority as assimilatable trespassers.> It stood to reason that it would focus its resources on what would strengthen it, regardless of whether it behaved logically or primally.
There was a faint chance it would further antagonise it, and he relayed that, but he thought it unlikely.
Such a response would not match the muddied impressions he had experienced so far.