Challenge 697 - A prickly situation

[m_findlow]

Title: A prickly situation
Character: Jack, Owen
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 100 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 697 - Inflate at tw100
Summary: Jack prefers his aliens small and unfrightened. A


Jack came to a dead stop as he located the alien creature in the corner of the storeroom. 'Nobody move!' he called out.

Owen peered over his shoulder at the sad little lump of fleshy alien cowering in the corner. 'What's the big fuss?'

'If it feels threatened it'll inflate to three hundred times its current size.'

ĆAnd you're worried about us getting a little squished against the walls?'

'No, more like fatally skewered. What isn't visible are the thousands of poisonous barbs that will poke you so full of holes you'll bleed out in seconds.'

'Great. Love this job.'

Comments

[badly_knitted]

That's one dangerous little alien!