Empyrean Iris Story Collection Vol. 3

When Humans Attack!

#3 Ibo-Basu-ser, in cycle 2 of the Rundi month Mamo a Iotin ambassador Ibo Ser was attacked by a human "marine" on his way to a council meeting in the GA chambers. It was reported that the human marine caught Ibo's scent from down the hallway after a long period of nutrition deprivation and poor sleep. Ibo was approached by the human, and attempted to talk the creature down though his attempts were in vein. Iotins are known for their distinctive mucosal membrane one their skin which produces a gelatin like substance known to smell like human breakfast food. Enticed by the scent the human restrained Ibo and licked him. Luckily the human was replaced by the taste and let go of Ibo before causing further damage. However the ambassador was still rushed to the nearest medical facility as complications related to human mouth bacteria caused immediate irritation of the area, and a later bout of necrotizing infection which required a chunk to be taken out of the ambassador's arm. The human was detained and shipped back to earth for it's punishment though no followup has yet been determined.

Humans are capable of killing in many ways. Most humans have an excellent sense of hearing, smell and touch through their binocular vision is their primary sense with an entire dedicated lobe of the brain set aside for their operation. As said before, humans have an acute attunement to changes and movement in their enviornment and can locate the directional sound of noises by tilting their heads around as a way of homing in on the sound. Human attacks can result from almost anything though they are most common if the human is angry, annoyed, or afraid. Signs that a human is preparing to attack include the dropping of the chin over the exposed through. A threatened or angry human might also raise their hands to cover their face and ball them into fists. Humans will crouch low bending their knees to lower their center of gravity and give them a more stable base. On certain occasions, humans exhibiting intimidating and dominating behavior will attempt to make themselves look bigger, this is most common in the male of the species but can often be noted in the female of the species as well, this will include standing up straighter, puffing out the chest, widening the hands to expose the underbelly and even a lifting of the chin. A human doing this type of posturing will likely get close and attempt to use their superior height or stature to intimidate. Relatively speaking, a human demonstrating intimidation tactics will not attack as the exposing of the belly and throat is a way to attempt to convince their opponent that they are not afraid enough to protect their vital organs. Once a human shows defensive rather than aggressive posture is when an attack is more likely to happen. The most common attacks perpetrated by humans is the use of the hands. They will most often attempt to bludgeon their victim with a closed fist, using the bony protrusion of the knuckles and their body weight to send devastating impacts in to the body, and most often, the head of their victim. The power of these attacks can break bones, and have been known to kill even other humans. Humans will use their fists, their elbows, knees and feet to make attacks as these are the most painful areas of the body considering they have a high concentration of bone.

A human may attack with their feet by balancing on one foot and kicking out with the other, as the muscles of the legs are lager and the bones are much denser, a successful hit with a leg will be a more devastating impact than being hit by the hand. Furthermore humans have keratinous protrusions extending from the ends of their fingertips resembling claws though they are much more flexible. These are still perfectly capable of gouging away flesh, this use is common in human females as they tend to have longer claws than the males, though this is, of course, not always the case. In more dire instances a human may even use their teeth in an attempt to bite or rip, though this is generally considered a last resort. Human jaws are considered the strongest muscle in the human body and are capable of biting off fingers and small limbs depending on the alien. The bite itself may not even be the worst part as the human mouth is considered a class one biohazard and often immediately results in infection. Not only that but humans also have the ability to spit, sending the saliva inside their mouths up to ten and even twenty feet away. Their ability to sweat and spit make them a biohazard to most Rundi, iotins, bran and Burg. Furthermore human screams can reach 110-120 decibels, enough to discombobulate and even cause hearing loss in some species.

#2 Ket, on the second Mining cycle of the first rotation of Tir, Bran mining operator Ket was the first person to ever encounter humans. He was working on a mining barge in the milky way galaxy when an unknown and unidentified flying object was seen to land on the outer edge of their ship, after being sent to investigate, he made a minute sound that alerted one of the humans to his presence. Using it's excellent hearing, the human was able to pinpoint his exact locations in initiate a chase that wound its way to the main control room of the Bran ship. As an adaptational feature, the human eyes are drawn to movement, and their predatory instincts may cause them to make chase. The human was able to maintain a sprint through the caverns, up a vertical tube and into the control room where Ket succumbed to exhaustion. Water curtains were deployed in an attempt to stop the human, however, due to its anatomy incorporating almost 70% water and the EVA suit the creature was waring this had no effect. While Ket was not injured by the human it is unknown what psychological effects may have been caused by the unfounded attack and chase which will likely leave the Bran scarred for life.

Avoiding a human attack depends primarily on behavior, though humans are volatile enough that your behavior may not always be the case. It is a good rule of thumb to avoid making a human angry by, ridiculing, teasing, or stealing their food. If a human indicates that it is in a poor mood, it is best to avoid contact at all costs. Becoming involved in an altercation with a human is ill advised in both war and private settings. To attack a human is likely to sign out own death warrant as a human will have no issue fighting if it feels threatened. On certain occasions a human might want something that belongs to you and will be willing to fight or attack you to get it. If this is the case, simply give the human what they want. Flesh eating bacteria is not worth your life.

#1 Unknown Burg, on an unknown burg ship. It is unknown when this attack took place. This report includes many unknowns including and unknown number of humans and an unknown number of burg though limited reports indicate that the Burg had captured the humans and had threatened their lives. Feeling threatened, and being restrained, the humans used one of their biohazard attacks and spit on the burg who had captured them. The burg have a known mucus membrane that protects them from pathogens outside the body, however human digestive enzymes found in saliva was able to eat away these protective measures to the point where rapid infection and almost immediate death soon followed as Burg are known to have a high rate of reactivity to human saliva. Five burg were presumed dead, though reports can neither be confirmed nor disproven.