The Albino Menace!

[cityship]

In the pod chambers, there is a late release, a hideous creature that crawls its way out of the slime and gasps for air, confused. A horrible monster, its species known for its barbarity, spreading disease, and occasionally, for being cannibalistic.

It's a pestiferous beast, a hideous--and intelligent--monster and after getting a suit and its tangled fur cleaned up by Stacy, it quickly goes on the hunt.

There are smells all over, some of them very strange, and the overall smell of this...thing, the creature is in, but there is one it zeroes in on.

One scent.

Its prey.

It moves, running along the ground on all fours, jumping and clinging to outcroppings on the walls. It finds its prey in a large room full of people, looking at the little square in his hand, but despite the people present, the strangers there, it will not be denied.

It zeroes in...and then LEAPS!

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[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"Aaugh!"

Right in the middle of Obs Deck--well, near the door, at least--Brainiac 5 is tackled to the floor by horrible, flying white--

Monkey?

"Koko!" it screeches.



"Koko?"

"Koko!"

"Not you! Not you again!"

The monkey kisses his cheek with a loud smeck!

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara stops and turns to look at the sound.

There, in Brainy's arms, is a white little monkey.

Kissing Brainy.

Her eyes widen and she grins. "So...is that your monkey?"

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"No, it most certainly is not."

Don't lie, Brainy. You cannot hide your love.

Koko certainly can't.

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"He's certainly acting like you're his," Kara countered, walking up closer to them. She placed a gentle hand on Koko's head, between his ears, and pet him gently. "Hey there, little guy. How are you?"

[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

"Sooo..." Kon says as he walks, arms crossed, "'Earth-freak'? That's a new one."

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Kara chuckled uncomfortably.

She looked at Kon, looked away, and chuckled uncomfortably again.

And then she bit her lip.

"I'm guessing you didn't find that, umm, funny."

[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

"Not so much, no," Kon says, arms crossed and an eyebrow raised a little. He doesn't look horribly stern, not as much as Kal would, but it is apparent he's not going to just let all this slide.

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"..."

Kara couldn't meet his gaze. The look may not have been as stern as one of Kal's...but it was a look given to her by Kon.

It just...gah.

"Are you friends with the Blue Goober?"

[its-keeper.livejournal.com]

"Ohmygosh, so cute!"

Cue the resident animal-lover!

"Is he your pet? What's his name? Hi, little guy!"

The petite, redheaded human female seems entirely nonplussed by Brainy's greenness in the wake of the effect of the monkey cute. Maybe she's just gotten used to Stacy?

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"His name is Koko," Brainy says through slightly-gritted teeth. "And he is not my pet. He's...an annoyance from home."

[its-keeper.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't SEEM like an annoyance." Will holds out her hands for the monkey, smiling knowingly at Brainy. "Hi, Koko! How are you?"

Animals don't speak to her in English, but she gets a general sense of how they feel. And vice-versa. If she gets any more excited, so will Koko.

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"Koko! Kokokoko!" Koko is happy because he's found his green guy! He likes his green guy! His green guy is his favorite person-thing ever!

Brainy sighs.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

"In all attempts at not sounding inappropriate, can I touch your monkey?"

Grinning adult human, five-o-clock!

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

Brainy sighs. "That is the three-hundred and fifth time I've heard some variation on that joke. You're not clever or original."

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

"Yes I am. Just not about this." Allen is still grinning. "Don't you know not to mess with the classics?"

He reaches out a finger to Koko. "Hey, little guy! Aren't you a cute and loveable and cuddly little specimin of cuteness! My wife would eat you up. Figuratively speaking." His grin widens. "She's nesting."

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

Koko screeches happily and swatted playfully at Allen's hand. "Koko! Koko!"

Brainy just sighs.

[ihasvision.livejournal.com]

"D'aww, it's a monkey!." Shawn's come to bug you again Brainy.

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I'm blessed with more than one in my presence."

[knifeurrib.livejournal.com]

Mai sighs.

"Yay. A monkey-..."

No wings, no shell, no vicious teeth or claws.

Wait a minute.

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"A genetically-altered dwarf rhesus macaque. Of the long-tailed variety. Macaca mulatta majori would be the most accurate taxonomy," Brainy says, scratching the primate on the head.

[grayaura.livejournal.com]

Mai shrugs, "Like I care what it's called."

[stingslikeali.livejournal.com]

"Um, what the heck is that thing?"

[girl-of-steel.livejournal.com]

I really, really wish that I could trade in this heinous outfit for a nice mini skirt. I mean, really, is that asking for so much? Even this same outfit is okay, as long as there's a mini-skirt attached.

She grips the edges of her cape and walks down the corridor of the ship, lost in thought. It's been...an interesting day. To say the least. The stuff with Kon, for instance... I can't even think about that right now.

The Kryptonian sighs. Kon's right, though. I really should try to be a little bit nicer. It's what Kal and Diana would both want from me.

[cityship]

Around the corner, having taken refuge in the Media Library is an individual talking to someone else. The tone of voice would best be described as "squee-ful"--even the annoyance in his voice is warm--and that tone is likely what makes it so difficult to recognize at first. This individual usually speaks so dryly and intellectually that this kind of emotion is rare to hear from him.

"--and don't you take that tone with me. I'm allowed to be upset at you. You were the one that left me, and I was perfectly understanding about the matter. I knew you were--" Hem. "--happier without me, once you'd found your mate, and I left you to your happiness, just like you wanted. You're not allowed to be upset that I'm less than friendly now. You moved on--you shouldn't be surprised that I moved on as well."

There's chittering back, and then a reluctant sigh.

"Well, I suppose when you put it like that, I have missed you. Somewhat."

When she walks in, she'll see...

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

...Brainy playing with his monkey.

"Who's my little man? Who's my precious little primate mammal?"

After Brainy rubs his back, Koko musses Brainy's hair affectionately, climbing up, hugging his head again and giving him a big monkey kiss on the temple, then makes a lunging grab for Brainy's finger with his paw, batting playfully at his hand.

Possibly for the first time within range of someone else's hearing, Brainy laughs delightedly, in an open, light-hearted way that he hasn't in front of his fellow crew yet.