>>1129884
Uh oh. If you look at the picture more closely, you can see that the eaten webs have a RED TINGE. Maybe they were 'spun' by thr creature we just found, or a contaminated sister? Hopefully it doesn't mean we are compromised...

It also resembles a grub or caterpillar. Maybe if fed enough, it will cocoon itself at some point and become something beautiful (and/or murdery). Feedung it could be an experiment to try.

Possible option could be to take the creature to a sister who is an expert on foregin species, a doctor, or other 'specialist' of the sort. Said specialist might also know what the heck the red corruption is. Does the boss know where we can find such a sister?

>>1129910
>Maybe if fed enough, it will cocoon itself at some point and become something beautiful (and/or murdery).
This is gonna be a new Queen, isn't it.

>>1129929
Whatever it is, it seems to spin 'tasty' webs with bits of red in them. Which we ate. That hopefully won't cause bad things later...

Maybe its a creature akin to an aphid in ant colonies, which get 'farmed' for honeydew. Or simply a larva/child of the lady that killed you.

If we encounter another 'red-corrupted sister' or 'white and red' creature, seeing how it reacts to the white-red larva might be enlightening. Maybe it can keep the lady from murdering you outright if you wear it like a hat.

The white-red creatures seem like they're members of an entirely different colony. Maybe this colony is being attacked/invaded? Parasited, even, by the red liquid?

In any case, the larva needs a name for us to get overly attached to. One that isn't 'Emergency Ration'.

>>1129930
name the larve 'Larvocles'
Damocles

>>1129930
>In any case, the larva needs a name for us to get overly attached to. One that isn't 'Emergency Ration'.
Well... how about "Grub"?

I vote for naming it silky or Weber since they make silky webs.

I propose eye-pun names, like Peep/Peepers, Iris, Pupil... The big ol' eyeball on its head is distinctive.

How are the grub's different eyes (on its head and the circles on the side) reacting to motion and light, by the way? They seem to be entirely different from each other which is unusual for any creature to have.

Could also check if the thing is sentient/intelligent by asking it things and telling it to blink if it understands.

Lila 2026/08/07(Fri)17:19 No. 1130675 ID: eb7cbf
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> ...what is it eating?
> wait a minute is it eating something right now? what is it eating?

Lila 2026/08/07(Fri)17:20 No. 1130676 ID: eb7cbf
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> I propose eye-pun names, like Peep/Peepers, Iris, Pupil... The big ol' eyeball on its head is distinctive.
> Maybe it can keep the lady from murdering you outright if you wear it like a hat.

Lila 2026/08/07(Fri)17:21 No. 1130677 ID: eb7cbf
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> Uh oh. If you look at the picture more closely, you can see that the eaten webs have a RED TINGE. Maybe they were 'spun' by thr creature we just found, or a contaminated sister? Hopefully it doesn't mean we are compromised...

Lila 2026/08/07(Fri)17:22 No. 1130678 ID: eb7cbf
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> Well, ok, it looks like the white lady. Maybe it's her kid? And she's assuming it's been kidnapped and is killing her way through the tower looking for it, so if you give it to her she'll let you pass?

Lila 2026/08/07(Fri)17:27 No. 1130691 ID: eb7cbf
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>____________________

Well! I don't understand a word of this, but this LOOKS like progress.

>>1130692
ok, after translating a bit of her speech I'm finding my own comment hilarious in hindsight.

We'll still have to wait for anon for Lila's speech cause I ain't doing that, but:

>>1130684
Egg thief! Why do you have my kin!?

>>1130686
You speak a coarse tongue. (Ellipses omitted)

>>1130687
You understand me?

>>1130689
And I you...

>>1130691
I apologize for murdering you. In hindsight, that was rude. However, you startled me.

man sometimes I really wish I could read what they're saying instead of having to wait for smarter people then I to translate. Makes me feel like the 3rd wheel of a group project when you get stuck with the smart kids that just tell you to sit in the corner so you don't fuck up the project.

>>1130675
Is that safe to eat?

>>1130676
Huh.
I think I'm gonna
name her Iris.
Cause of the eye. Get it?
Note: from now on, words using the alternate translation method are in italics. I think it applies to names? That would explain a translation contradiction earlier in the thread.

>>1130677
Oh! Uh! I ate some red
thread! Am I gonna be
okay!?

>>1130678
Oh, that's
good at least.
I was thinking...
Iris here looks
a lot like the lady
that killed me.
I'm thinking this
is like... Related?
She might be
looking for her.
Maybe if
I bring them together
she won't kill me?

Of course.

>>1130679
Let's get you back

>>1130685
W?whoa,
hey, don't
kill me!
I found
your
other!?

I didn't
steal
her or
anything!
I'm
bringing
her back!

>>1130687
Uh. Yeah?

>>1130691
Well, ok. Hand over the baby and ask her story. How did she come here? Are there other babies missing? Did she see who took them? What has she seen in her path through the Tower?

I think we should help her find any more missing. I'm hoping none of them have been eaten... I doubly hope that the red parasite/flesh outbreak on the lower level wasn't due to them being eaten. Please don't mention that possibility out loud.

Startle her? How, you were standing in plan sight like a moth staring at a lamp for a solid 10 seconds before you were jumped, how was she startled?

Also who is she and why is she here, you never seen anyone like her in the hive before?

Oh and shot in the dark but ask if she knows what is going on in your home. You just woke up getting ready to start your day only to find out some weird flesh moss is growing everywhere and your sisters are mutating into monsters. Trying hard not to freak out over that so anything she knows would be something we’d all be very grateful to learn.

Calmly explain that this place is your home/hive, that your sisters are violently mutating into 'red liquid forms' from an unknown source/cause, that the communication chain broke down, and that you're on general emergency duty to fix things before the tower.

Return grub, offer her ride down to meet your boss and discuss what is going on.

Accept the apology and compliment her finesse, followed by asking her role/job.

Ask for her name / give your own, Casanova. And that of your hive/society/sisterhood.

Assuming it knows what Iris is / it's a baby of her kin, might be worth asking if its 'normal' for Iris to have an eyeball on its forehead. Mention the similar trait your sisters had when they mutated. Can't rule out that this weirdness is only harming your sisters.

Lila 2026/08/08(Sat)22:05 No. 1130747 ID: eb7cbf
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>Startle her? You were standing in plain sight sta(WAS NOT)

Once again omitting the ellipses cause whew this one loves them.

>>1130749
Sorry

>>1130753
I noticed.

>>1130754
I had not encountered this red madness until I arrived here.

>>1130755
However

>>1130760
I worry I may be the cause

>>1130747
Startle you? I was standing there for a bit!

You threw me into the air and broke my shell to pieces!
(I think I'll omit linebreaks from now on)

>>1130751
Aaah, it's fine! Don't worry about it. I saw this little guy and figured you must have just been looking for her. Well, here you go.

>>1130752
You don't have to thank me or anything. I'd invite you to a tour of the place but everything's kinda gone to hell.

>>1130753
Not the best time to let grubs wander around. Where are you from? Is your hive close to here? Are you guys also dealing with this red stuff?

>>1130760
WELL THAT'S BAD

Back away slowly, ask why she thinks she's the cause. Is it like a plague?! Can she stop it? Cure it?

>>1130760
yeah you're going to have to explain that one a bit more. As in WHY do you think you caused this and HOW did you cause this?

Also how did Iris end up here? They look like they could wonder but not from one hive to another.

First off, don't panic, but also no touchy in case she is correct.

This 'red madness' could be why she attacked you (instinct taking over?), unless she was legitimately startled / assumed you would mutate on sight or such.

The fact you're talking calmly suggests lucidity/immunity or something else being a trigger/transmission for 'murder mode'. And eyeballs being a common factor.

Potential way to test could be to, uh, have her poke the... Puddle... You left behind and see if it does red stuff.

Ask her how she got here and exactly what she witnessed of the red madness - it's hasty to assume she's causing it. Is the red stuff 'normal' for her kind?

You also might be special in some way, given your freedom to traverse and seemingly no red madness symptoms (assuming there isn't an eyeball growing on your back or something).

The eyeball growth in general is odd. Can she 'see' through it? Maybe what it sees influences mutation/behavior or something, or they're somehow linked.

>>1130760
Oh no, she's prettier AND more terrifying without the mask. We're at risk of nosebleeds, full facial blush and swooning.

>Pretty Murder Lady has ruby eyes and a mutant eye on her forehead
>Lila is multi-armed and STRONG and infatuated by Pretty Murder Lady
>Hive appears to be underwater
>Eldritch mutants abound

I think we're playing Rubyquest: Silksong.

>>1130780
Score.

Flirt badly with the cute murder lady.

>>1130837
Daydream the perfect flirt scenario and outcome. Babble incoherently, blush profusely and scream internally in practice.

>>1130760
Resist urge to abandon current hive/obligations and pledge undying loyalty to your new hive queen Red Pretty Murder Lady.