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- Dorian rests a hand on the glass as though to touch the creature’s muzzle and it snaps at him like the arc of an electrical current, leaving a smear of ichor across the glass. A klaxon sounds, and a luminous outline of red appears around the back wall of the featureless cell. The screaming from the other cells stops dead. The creature lashes out again, then scrambles into the corner and cowers, wrapping its tail around its legs.
- No domesticated creature ever compares to its natural brethren. If this is an example of a creature, a “snatcher,” that’s been raised in captivity, what must a Xenomorph be like when encountered in the wild? His mind races, trying to imagine.
- “They’re remarkably capable of adaptation,” Blue says, interrupting his musings. “The first time they hit the glass, we open the heat shield and expose them to the star for five seconds. This marks the first time one has ever taken a second swipe.”
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- Alien: The Cold Forge, Chapter 3
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