I could beat up gorillas when I was 10!
Sarah looked about, more confused than concerned.
"Uh, no. Hardly."
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"A...meeting of worlds."
"Yeah, that was...weird."
"Uh- oh, yeah."
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"...You okay?"
"Wh- Yeah, no, I'm fine! Why do you care?"
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"... What?"
And then there was silence"Hey, I'm no astrologist. Neither are most people here, that's how someone else explained it to me."
dead devotion"I see...yes, Lord Frieza would definitely be interested in this."
"Well, because we're probably gonna be working together again."
"He sounds fun, who's he?"
dead devotion"What? Why?"
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"My employer, the emperor of the known universe - Emperor Frieza. He runs the Planet Trade Organization."
"Because...that's how things work in this place."
Sarah looked up at the sky, shaking her head.
"Really isn't an ounce of logic around here at all."
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"Ah, so it's the old 'take them all over and then force trade routes' kind of empire?"
edited 18th Mar '18 6:48:36 PM by Boxen
dead devotion"Of sorts. Of course, the things he's trading are the planets themselves. It's a planet trade organization."
"Not...really, no."
"I suppose I can live with that."
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"Gotcha. Sounds a bit like... parody. But it isn't."
edited 18th Mar '18 6:53:42 PM by Boxen
dead devotion"Ah, not at all. The business model is rather...effective. A force is sent to a desired planet and wipes out all sentient life. Then the planet is sold to the highest bidder."
"..."
Sarah stuck her thumb up the cuff of her other glove and scratched it.
"What? Like I'm asking you to like it."
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"Remind me never to annoy him, then. Ah, what am I saying, he probably wouldn't care."
dead devotion...What?
"He...can have a bit of a temper."
"Huh?"
"...Never mind."
[forum cryptid: it/it's]"... Gorillas."
And then there was silence
"... Well, I'm only 10..."
And then there was silence