Elsewhere...
An alien hand resembling a rubbery mitten with one large digit and a thumb like appendage used a trackball to pan a camera away from the human-looking girl as she had been safely removed from the conveyor line moments earlier. The birdman now interested the unseen viewer. The hand pressed an override button on the panel before the claws could retrieve him.
Instead, with a few button pushes, the controls directed the aviary bi-ped to be pushed off the canning line and toward the refuse tube. The controller had only a moment to direct a passing garbage train to accelerate so it would be in place when the doors opened and stop beneath them giving the new specimen a place to land safely.
As the train sped off with its new and only passenger, the unseen observer watched the bird person in the train car climb around taking note of his poncho. "Yes," he noted aloud. "You will be worthy prey."
He pressed a few more buttons, redirecting the train from its otherwise standard route. Jet was able to enjoy the free train ride for several minutes. The train car eventually came to a stop in an underground rail yard. There, the line of cars was separated as his car was disconnected and kicked down a siding. It coasted to an abrupt stop. Jet took notice of the missing Operator and her toaster sidekick. Loneliness set in as the kenku realized he was now down two companions leaving him exactly none. After a moment of groveling and realizing he'd need to replenish his inventory with a new operator and toaster, he prepared to ambush whoever or whatever came through the doors of the rail hopper. Only the doors didn't open.
Instead, a giant clamp latched on to the four corners of the now uncoupled rail car. Without warning, the car was picked up and flipped on its side suddenly and violently and its contents, including Jet, were dumped into a pit next to the track. The mechanism shook the car several times to make sure all of its contents were emptied including the stowaway. A moment later, the car was returned to the track, sans rubbish and kenku. As Jet took in his surroundings, he discovered he was inside a cylindrical storage tank. It lacked a roof and was open above, and conveniently there was a ladder along the wall.
Should Jet climb it, he would be back at above ground underground level near the tracks and the parked railcar. A sprawling subterranean futuristic space city was seen beyond the rail yard. He could easily climb out of the tank should he choose to, cross the tracks despite numerous warning signs instructing beings not to do so, and head towards the buildings. If he did, he would note there were no living beings anywhere aside from the occasional space rat near the switch yard or inside the city. Everything felt oddly deserted and quite as cities without any people (or aliens) generally felt.
An alien hand resembling a rubbery mitten with one large digit and a thumb like appendage used a trackball to pan a camera away from the human-looking girl as she had been safely removed from the conveyor line moments earlier. The birdman now interested the unseen viewer. The hand pressed an override button on the panel before the claws could retrieve him.
Instead, with a few button pushes, the controls directed the aviary bi-ped to be pushed off the canning line and toward the refuse tube. The controller had only a moment to direct a passing garbage train to accelerate so it would be in place when the doors opened and stop beneath them giving the new specimen a place to land safely.
As the train sped off with its new and only passenger, the unseen observer watched the bird person in the train car climb around taking note of his poncho. "Yes," he noted aloud. "You will be worthy prey."
He pressed a few more buttons, redirecting the train from its otherwise standard route. Jet was able to enjoy the free train ride for several minutes. The train car eventually came to a stop in an underground rail yard. There, the line of cars was separated as his car was disconnected and kicked down a siding. It coasted to an abrupt stop. Jet took notice of the missing Operator and her toaster sidekick. Loneliness set in as the kenku realized he was now down two companions leaving him exactly none. After a moment of groveling and realizing he'd need to replenish his inventory with a new operator and toaster, he prepared to ambush whoever or whatever came through the doors of the rail hopper. Only the doors didn't open.
Instead, a giant clamp latched on to the four corners of the now uncoupled rail car. Without warning, the car was picked up and flipped on its side suddenly and violently and its contents, including Jet, were dumped into a pit next to the track. The mechanism shook the car several times to make sure all of its contents were emptied including the stowaway. A moment later, the car was returned to the track, sans rubbish and kenku. As Jet took in his surroundings, he discovered he was inside a cylindrical storage tank. It lacked a roof and was open above, and conveniently there was a ladder along the wall.
Should Jet climb it, he would be back at above ground underground level near the tracks and the parked railcar. A sprawling subterranean futuristic space city was seen beyond the rail yard. He could easily climb out of the tank should he choose to, cross the tracks despite numerous warning signs instructing beings not to do so, and head towards the buildings. If he did, he would note there were no living beings anywhere aside from the occasional space rat near the switch yard or inside the city. Everything felt oddly deserted and quite as cities without any people (or aliens) generally felt.
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