Now that Captain Zellnor has requested I watch over the humans, I have noticed some odd behaviors that they exhibit.

Their games can get pretty intense.

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Xylion sighed as he walked towards the Captain's quarters. Zellnor had requested he go to his office so he could talk to him. Xylion knew it would be about the humans, and he was already making a list of all the things he would say about them.

He sighed as he stood in front of the door. The keypad beeped as he touched each individual key. The sound of multiple pings sounded once the door began to open. He trudged in, his whole body heavy. Xylion was dreading this already.

Captain Zellnor looked up at him. "Ah, Xylion! You're here! Have a seat."

Xylion did what his Captain told him too. He sat in the chair in front of his desk, and heard the door close shut behind him. Xylion stared at his boss, waiting for him to speak.

"So, how are the humans doing?" Zellnor asked, his sharp teeth glinting in the light around them.

Xylion sighed. "Captain, if I may be honest, they are...eccentric, to say the least."

Zellnor frowned. "What do you mean, Xylion?"

"Well, for one, they have strange...activities."

"Like what?"

Xylion sighed as he thought of one specific event.

Xylion walked down the hall, when he heard muffled voices. He frowned as he looked towards one of the doors. Xylion moved towards it and was about to open the door when he heard loud cries in the room. He immediately thought that perhaps one of the humans was in trouble! Why else would they be screaming?

He frantically typed the code into the keypad, his tentacles slipping every so often. Curse his species! Why should they, when scared or nervous, start secreting mucus? It was disgusting and not useful whatsoever!

The door beeped open and he pushed into it, his breathing erratic and quick. Sitting on the floor was the humans, with Human Isaac standing up, a bunch of colorful cards lying all around him and his face red with rage.

"How dare you play that card, Fredrick!" Human Isaac screamed, looking down at his fellow human.

Human Fredrick, however, simply grinned. "Hey, it's not my fault that everyone else had draw two cards, and I had a draw four one." Human Fredrick moved his shoulders up slightly at the end of his sentence. Why Xylion had no idea.

Human jenny sighed as she looked at them. "Honestly, Isaac, it's just a stupid game."

Human Isaac seemed to break when Human Jenny said this. HIs head slowly turned to look at her, and his right eye was twitching. Xylion felt his spines stand on end when he saw the expression of anger, disbelief, and other odd emotions. Even Human Jenny seemed shocked at the look. "Just...a stupid...game?" Human Isaac said, his voice an octave higher than normal.

Human Jenny glanced worryingly at Human Mason, who was merely staring at Human Isaac. "It is not a stupid game, Jenny! This game...this game is the only thing that keeps me going at night! How can I live knowing that I shall not be the sole winner of Uno?" He cried out, throwing his hands into the air. Human Isaac then proceeded to laugh, though something about this laugh made Xylion think it was not a funny laugh. No, it sounded more...crazed.

Human Mason sighed as he stood up. "Isaac, you need to calm down." He said, his dark eyes looking at Human Isaac with what Xylion could only see as annoyance.

"'Calm down'? Calm down! How dare you tell me to calm down, you oversized-!"

Human Isaac stopped talking once Human Mason punched him in the cheek. Xylion's jaw dropped as he watched the action. Why would he punch his friend? Human Fredrick sighed. "How did he even get this job?" He asked, leaning his face on his fist.

Human jenny shrugged. "I don't know, but he sure has some issues."

Xylion had no words for this event.

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Zellnor blinked at him. "That's..."

"Odd?"

"that's certainly one way of describing it."

"Oh trust me, you haven't even heard the worst yet." Xylion said, staring his boss dead in the eyes.

"What could be worse than that?" Zellnor cried, his red eyes widening and his scales turning a dark shade of brown mixed with some spots of black. He was shocked, yet also fearful. A good combination for what he learned next about humans.

"Oh trust me, this next story is far worse..."