Acquisition #7
24-D laid in his bed quietly, half curled up with a slight bulge in him, he guessed it was from when he mated with 4-J. He couldn't help looking at his half alien hand, still not quite sure it was real. Every time he looked at it, he felt a little sick.
4-J himself was almost smothering him with his attempts at doting. He would bring plates of food and plead for him to eat, or lay next to 24-D and gently hold him. 24-D didn't refuse it, it was somewhat comforting. He could sense the other's intense worry. He was told that while he was gone, 4-J was nearly inconsolable.
He heard another voice nearby, a gentle one he'd not yet heard before, consoling 4-J. "He will be fine, in time."
"I know but.."
"It's hard."
"Every time someone new comes..."
"Yes.. I know.."
"Is.. *sniff* is that why you always.."
"Yes.. It's too painful." She hummed as 4-J sniffled and sobbed. 24-D couldn't help but softly smile, reassured that someone was there to help his friend. Ears, he had taken to calling her that since her scoff and cold treatment of him after he had just been tortured, was not very warm of reassuring at all.
"You should have known better" was all she said when 24-D returned. He burned with anger, even as some tried to tell him to understand.
"11-Ef keeps herself at a distance."
"It's how she survives"
"She meant well"
"She was worried"
Like hell! If she was at all worried for him she should have shown it. He didn't care to be told to understand her. There were already enough people hating him for no reason as it was. He had no patience for one more.
"You should eat, you know. Your eggs will be weak if you don't eat." It was being who had been consoling his friend.
".....yeah" he said holding his belly. "How many times...do they do this?"
"Until they think you're broken. Honestly"
"Broken?"
"Broken in. Broken your will. They like to break everyone so they can control them better"
"....what did I ever do to them?" he asked. "All the Aelfen hate me"
"They hate all humans. The Aelfen have been taught for years that Earth was arrogant and thinking itself the most important beings in the universe. The only planet with meaningful life. All the alien's ignored its attempts to contact humanity until Earth was weakened by war, and then...they came and colonized us. They saved us in their view, but the humans despised and hid from aliens. So they were seen as ungrateful..."
"Yeah... if you can consider invading us as soon as we slip up _saving_us" 24-D said, bitterly. "Are you going to ask me to understand _them_too?"
He regretted his outburst instantly. "I'm sorry-"
"It's okay.. You're carrying. Moodiness is natural. And no, you're not expected to be understanding. But I think you at least deserve to know why"
"....thanks" he sighed. He pulled himself up to get a good good look at her (she sounded like a her, though he reminded himself they preferred 'they'.) But this one had very feminine look, noticeable breasts and a short skirt like thing. The only one who didn't have a tunic so much as a bikini. She had furry rabbit like ears.
"Wow you really updated your tunic"
"Oh I wasn't given a tunic. This is what they gave me" she sighed. "They wanted my body on display for them"
"Oh... I'm sorry"
"Nah it's okay. I expected it. They're... I mean... not bad, at least for the sex I suppose. It's better than some others who could have gotten ahold of me, I suppose. I mean I do like large chests and feminine features." Her face flushed slightly.
"....even when they uh...like.. Torture"
"Oh" her face fell. "That was a very insensitive thing to say.. I'm sorry. Listen to me talking that way about your tormentors.."
"No no don't be" 24-D sighed. "Just curious......I mean they do pretty awful things to us. Have they done anything.. Uh I mean..."
She flushed. "Um not .. not as drastic as that. I suppose I'm fortunate they mostly liked my body as is. They just liked to toy with me.. For their romantic nights..." Her face flushed deeper.
"I see..." 24-D nodded. "I... guess that makes sense.. You're really into girls...aren't you?"
"Well generally yes. I used.. To be a hotel worker...and eventually a bed warmer..." She looked a little embarrassed.
"...what's a bed warmer" 24-D asked confused.
"I... was.. At hotels.. Bed warmers are courtesy girls ...and sometimes boys who ...serve as companions... to inn customers."
"Oh.. OH geez.. I'm uh.. I'm sorry...I" She actually laughed.
"Oh don't be. That's.. Life I suppose, when you're an alien being. You don't get the best jobs."
"So you're uh.." he looked at her collar.
"12-C. Nice to meet you."
"She?"
"That works for me" She smiled and shrugged. "Follow me, I bet with you carrying and after all you've been through, Addy will be shoving food down your gullet"
"Addy?"
"89-A"
"Ooh... The grumpy one?"
She chuckled. "She's really is a maternal kind once you get to know her." He followed, starting to feel very hungry.
Sure enough when he got there, several food items were on the table and 'Addie' came out piling more.
"Oh hells bells.. Look at you..." She murmured and went to get more food. "Did 4-J knock you up after all that happened .I'll _flay him aliv_e"
"NO" 24-D said. "We.. we mated before it happened... don't blame 4-J, he's already upset." He looked around. "Do you know where he is?"
"No ,haven't seen him all day, dear" 78-A hummed looking worried. "Addie"
"Oh for.. " Addie groaned. "Send someone out to find 'im. 'Fore the fool goes out and does something stupid." Two little beings in tunics nodded and took off.
12-C sat next to 24-D as he hesitant ate. He couldn't help worrying where 4-J was. He hadn't been around all morning. Sometime later an annoyed worker dragged a shaken and distraught 4-J, holding him by the scruff of his neck
24-D gasped as his friend was dropped unceremoniously on the floor murmuring.
"Where was he?"
"Near the cave"
There was an almost audible 'thwack' as Addie smacked 4-J on the head. "You know not to go out there"
"I'm" He sniffed "sorry...I just needed to be.. Alone"
"Do you know how many of our kind of have wound up dead over there, you-"
"I deserve to die! I'm irredeemable!"
"...you're stupid is what you are." Addie picked him up with a tired sigh , "now what is this irredeemable nonsense about?" 4-J sniffled and murmured something about 'my fault' and 'useless' . "Oh Sweet Gods above...."
"You were gonna kill me if I had-"
"....I say I'mma kill a lot of of people , boy. Now dust yourself off, and I'll hear no more of this nonsense."
"But-.. but 11-Ef ,,,said"
"SHUT UP!" Ears suddenly looked panicked and angry. "SHUT UP you sorry lump of-"
"11-E-F! What did you say"
"N-nothing!" Ears protested. "Why are you listening to him when, _I_always do what you-"
"...." 24-D clenched his fist. "What did you say?'
"I just said, that maybe he needs to clean up his act...if he doesn't want to worry so much about his friends.." She scoffed. "Why do you care so much about that weirdo? I was the one who showed you around! I showed you where to -"
"-yeah and maybe if you weren't such a smug asshole I would have wanted to spend more time with you. I get tortured and you tell me I should have known better-"
"I was trying to help you better yourself and you-...you just_ignored me_!" 24-D backed up as claws popped out of Ears's hands and she swiped across him repeatedly , drawing blood a strange maroon color, until someone pulled her back. Ears' face was a deep red and tears streamed down her cheeks. "I HATE YOU 24-D-M! I HATE YOU!"
"11-E-F, calm the bloody fuck down and go to your bed-"
"You old bi-"
"I don't care.. Go" Addie pinched the bridge of her nose, and Ears stormed off , but not before making a threatening gesture at 24-D.
"...what the hell was that?" was all he could say, looking around, as 12-C went to get bandages.
"11-E...is.. Um.. very ...-"
"Possessive" Addie said bluntly , slamming a mug on the table. "She seems normal but sometimes when someone she has 'er eye on she goes bloody overboard trying to secure 'em fer herself. "
"....her.. Does she LIKE me or something? She could have asked me like a normal person, I mean.-"
"Ain't any of us normal down here" Addie said. "It ain't a romantic thing... 'far as we know she's never had chance fer a normal social life where she used to be....an once the handlers got to 'er and broke her....well..."
"She wants people around her. friends... but she doesn't ....do friendship as far as I can understand" 12-C helped 4-J over to the table.
"....She's nuts" 24-D said chewing on his food. "She's an asshole to me and then gets mad I don't want to be her friend anymore."
"She hates me too." 4-J wiped his eyes and took a mug of cider.
"Why?"
"Because... I was a ..."he sniffed. "When I was brought here... I was um.. Kept.. in the house so the boss ladies could make money with me when money was low....and....well... she was disgusted.. And.. even more disgusted at me for liking it.."
"...she hates you for ,liking sex?"
"For....liking my torture, for giving in and accepting their d-degrading me" 4-J sipped his breath steadying.
".....Tch, funny. I thought kissing ass was her whole deal. Guess she can only do that" 24-D scoffed , and scarfed down another pie and some scones.
"You two will stay away from each other" Addie said gruffly, laying down another platter , this one of a full meal. "I won't be haven' any no fightin' er bloodshed down here, no sir"
"I'm not afraid of her!" 24-D said angrily. "You want me to-"
"I don't want to be cleanin up no blood, boy. Now You'll be stayin' away from 11-E so long as she's still cross with you." 24-D sighed
. "Fine.."
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Screams rang out through the room, though were luckily muffled by the walls before they could reach the outside world. The young female human begged and cried for mercy as holes were drilled into her body with a kind of hand drill and her body was wracked with pain from the prods.
Aervole and Ofrelle enjoyed themselves, both trying to one up the other with various torments upon the helpless pain-wracked body. Ofrelle sneered taunts at the helpless human, enjoying her suffering, but perhaps most unsettling of all was Aervole and her cold eyes, and gentle touches coupled with horrifying pain inflicted.
"You pathetic thing, you thought you could just escape and have someone hide and care for you. For nothing in return?" Ofrelle cranked the stretching rack more , giggling nastily and causing more cries.
"I just.. Want a safe...place" The human's pleads were only met with cruel laughter from both. "Why are you doing this to me? What have I ever-NO PLEASE"
A horrible scream rang out before being silenced by the touch of Aervole's finger to her lips. "Quiet" She said with a smile. "Now.. is the time for quiet. We shan't wake the neighboring village"
But the poor human was mistaken if that meant the torment would end. It went on well into the night until her body finally went still, falling into unconsciousness. The two used her body for their pleasure, and left her to sleep
When they woke, the young human was dead.
"...oh dear..."
"Weak"
"Yes. Shame though, I hoped she would last . No matter, tell Antoc to get a worker to bury the body. Out near the cave with the others."
"Very well..."
Another body was buried beneath the ground of the cave, with other less fortunate, early victims of the two ladies.