She has a gun in her belt. You grab it and point it at her head.
"Yeah?" you say. "Well, I've gotten along this far without needing any help from the police. I think I can get a little bit farther.
You are about to fire the gun and end the whole shenanigan when suddenly you hear a loud pop. You look around. You can easily recognize the five metal tubes being pointed at your head as rather powerful lasers.
You are, however, less able to recognize the large, insectoid creatures bearing the guns. If you were of a different bent, you might find it rather fascinating to meet a new culture that no other person has ever met before. But you are not of that bent of mind. You throw down the gun, looking at your attackers, suspiciously.
"We have need the two of you," one of them says, in a barely comprehensible voice. "You will obey every command we give you, or you will pay the penalty for it."
You think the penalty is pretty obvious, and decide that you don't particularly want to pay it. "All right," you say. "What do you want?" |