“Beasts? Funny how we’ve given them such a simple name. They’re the deadliest critters in Central, and we have only ourselves to blame with all that genetic engineering and splicing shit. Apparently the very first one they all came from started out as human!”
Sergeant Hill paused here in our interview to take a drink of coffee. CNG Interviewer questions and some statements during this portion (regarding sensitive military operation intel) have later been redacted at the request of The Guardian High Council.
“Appearance? Let’s see… Same as on TV. Tan carapace with a crested head – kevlar infused via internal body chemistry, tough to pierce. Dislocatable jaw like a snake, full of hundreds of needle teeth that they use like porcupine quills, which then replace themselves like a shark. Long tongue for tasting the air. Yellow or green eyes like a cat or snake that dilate pretty much all the way open or closed. Long segmented tail with a blade and needle-thing on the end all full of eggs. Rapid reproducers with enough dead bodies, voraciously gluttonous, and all-around perfect apex predators. If the razor sharp fangs or claws don’t get you, the three acid glands or the bladed tail will. And to top it all off they heal quick and have a fucking camouflage gene like a damn chameleon!”
Sergeant Hill paused here as well.
“Satan’s praisin’ the bastard who invented them. And we’re cursing him every time we hear that infernal fucking clicking.
If you ever think you’re being hunted, kid, I only have one word of advice to give you.
Aim for the open maw. Dodge the sulfuric acid plus hydrogen peroxide shit they spit at your eyes and head to blind and deafen you. Chances are, that’s all you’ll get a chance to shoot at – before they’re on top of you, tearing you limb from limb for food, flesh nursery, or sport.”
-First Sergeant Hill, Shocktrooper, 3rd Battalion, G.O.D. Army. (“Lessons From The Front” – Season 28)
