It's that time of year again...(Canon: The Thing)

[arctic_parasite]

[Here's a dog dear_mun. A ordinary dog.

There is nothing special about this dog so there's no need to worry, he's just observing.

Wouldn't you like to pet him, he'll even lick your face.]

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[alwaystraveling]

[There's a dog. Dogs are unpredictable. She tries to watch it out of the corner of her eye.]

[arctic_parasite]

[Unpredictable? Nonsense. And now he's watching you, no barking, no growling, just watching.]

[alwaystraveling]

[She walks slowly, so it won't give chase. And tries not to look at it too much.]

[arctic_parasite]

[ Calmly following now. He doesn't want to chase you yet, what's wrong with a little doggy lick?]

[alwaystraveling]

[Oh this was great. Now what? She supposed she'd have to speak to it.] Hello?

[oblivionftw_imamedic]

Hey little fella. What are you doing here?
(O"Malley stays quiet, both cautious and prepared to laugh his ass off at whatever follows.)

[arctic_parasite]

[Stops. Great, now just come a little closer...]

[arctic_parasite]

[Oh crap armor, this is very inconvenient but if he was infected...]

Rrrrrrouh

[He pretends to be sick, come a little closer and inspect him.]

[alwaystraveling]

[It stopped! Now she's going to keep walking and hope it doesn't follow.]

[arctic_parasite]

[Follows again. We can do this all day.]

[oblivionftw_imamedic]

Aw, you poor thing. Let me take a look at you.

[He brings out his scanner, by which I mean his plasma pistol. Just a quick scan as it glows green.]

[Meanwhile, O'Malley remains thankful that he's altered its function. On one hand, if this is some sort of parasitic alien creature, then they will blast it to oblivion and prove who is the superior evil!... On the other hand, if it's just a dog, then even better, their ruthlessness is proven!]

(OOC: How do I get a formatting bar in replies?)

[arctic_parasite]

[That's not inspecting! You don't travel the universe without recognizing the traits of weaponry no matter how alien it may be.]

Grrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!

[Suddenly the "dog" began to morph into something...completely and utterly alien in every sense of the word, and when it was finished transforming into it's new form it lunged at O'Malley hoping to tear him apart.]

[ooc: For I place < i > < /i > before and after the word, and the same can be said for b (< b > </ b >). I'm not sure if it's possible to put the actual formatting bar in the replies and comments, and if it is I haven't done it.]

OOC: NOW, I figured it out. Updates attack post.

[oblivionftw_imamedic]

Of course it is. He was taught so at Jamaica State!

(Doc is unfortunately caught off guard by this thing's ba-dum,tish transformation, and is paralyzed with fear when it tackles him. Which is when Omega takes control of Doc's body, switches the scanner to attack mode, and blasts it!)

AT LAST, SOMETHING TO CRUSH UTTERLY AND TRULY! PREPARE TO FACE OBLIVION!

(He switches out a Rocket Launcher and fires it at The Thing)

How should we re-do this order?

[oblivionftw_imamedic]

(Mr. Mini-Things? Meet Mr. Frag Grenade!)

HA HA! KEEP RUNNING YOU PATHETIC WORM! FOR SOON YOU WILL BE ATOMS, THEN DUST, AND THEN SCATTERED TO THE WINDS OF OBLIVION!

If you can talk, or at least understand me, and if you're actually harmless, I'm really sorry about that. You guys must have a very enlightening and influential culture. I'd really like to get to know it-

SILENCE!

(The thing is, Doc actually means every word.)

[ooc: Wikipedia and TVTropes are your friends. Also, watch it from the beginning on RoosterTeeth's website, the series goes almost only up as the decade goes by.]

[arctic_parasite]

OOC:Give me a sec, I'll put it where it needs to be.

Re: OOC: NOW, I figured it out. Updates attack post.

[arctic_parasite]

[The blast blows the 'dog' apart leaving pieces of it scattered everywhere.

Is it dead? No, but it's now more cautious as various body parts start growing limbs and scatter, it's not gonna give up yet.]

[alwaystraveling]

[She gives up and turns around.] Yes? [What can she expect it to do? She's just hoping for some indication of what it wants from her. A movement.]

[oblivionftw_imamedic]

Running away, are you? Then I'll just squash you like the insect you are!

(Smaller organisms just get squashed, larger one