A robot enters the god ray laboratory, consulting a notebook on her way in.

"I believe it was here that I was referred to... it should be an interesting visit at the very least."

"Evening! Welcome to the god ray where-"

"Hmmm? You seem to be lacking a pet. You know this ray doesn't work on robots."

"Yet."

"Ah, I understand. But-"

Alice looked up from her book to notice who exactly greeted her, and stood motionless and expressionless. It was fair to say that thousands of years of false leads left her unprepared to quickly formulate the proper way to react to what was in front of her.

"You ok there? Need some repair work?"

"Are you... a cth'lean?"

"She's as much of a cth'lean as I am a tailed! 0ω0"

"Now, before you have any questions. I got lost under the universe for over 10,000 years."

"So I missed my date to get culled."

"Of course... I had looked into possibilities similar to that, but had been coming up short myself."

"I'm having a bit of trouble expressing how I feel at the moment, so perhaps I should introduce myself."

"I am Alice.EXE. Back in your time, I was the computer program at the Great Library of Cth'Leoth. I have been searching for someone like you for a very... very long time."

"Before we start this conversation, I want to make one thing clear. I am not giving anyone my blood."

"Sorry to start off like that. I've gotten more than a few requests. Are you really from the Great Library of Cth'Leoth? I'm going to be honest I didn't know the....library was alive."

"An interesting idea, but not quite my aim as it is. As for myself, I was not, at the time. The learning algorithm programmed into myself was rather advanced, and I only began to awake to sapience at the time... the time everything was ending."

"Not an ideal time to develop feelings, I admit."

"I've barely heard much about the whole event, and have been told it's better to not ask."

"And I...sadly don't remember much of my life back then. Apparently I was blessed to only remember the parts where I worked with the Creator's tools."

"This has to be disappointing. The first cth'lean you meet in forever and she can't even remember even the most basic facts about the world."

"I might as well be some random species to you."

"To be honest, I had been having trouble keeping up hope about ever seeing any of my creators' people at all."

"Memories or not, I'm elated to be able to meet you. For if you made it out, surely there are more. As well... I was originally created to teach and help find information."

"I would be happy to answer any questions you might have about the world we came from."

"Ha!"

"I hate to barge in on this conversation, but there are no more!"

"You are looking at the final cth'lean to exist! And she's a sassy one!"

"This is Longfur, he's my boss."

"You might ask, how do I know that this is the final cth'lean? Well, maybe you should be asking yourself why you believe there's anymore out there."

"Seeking them out for over 5000 years, yet you've found no clues? Seems like they're dead."

"Except for this one right here."

"Don't worry though. Us tailed and cth'leans have history. I'm bringing them back."

"You'd do the same for the tailed, now wouldn't you?"

"It is as you said. I had searched for long without any clues, and then one happened to be here. It seemed a fallacy to assume such would be an isolated incident."

"After all, you too, are here. I am pleased to meet you."

("I'm not 100% sure he knows what a fallacy is.")

"What history do the tailed and cth'leans have anyway?"

"The cth'leans were our neighbors. They only lived but a planet away. Same solar system. So we got to know each other well even if we could only rarely travel to the other."

"And then the notails happened. The rest is history."

"How funny it was! The cth'leans just watched as we died........"

"Oh well, I'm sure the tailed would have done the same! Planetary transport is so expensive."

"If there had been a bit more time... perhaps this travel could have been better developed, and an even stronger relationship developed."

"But that now, is the past. I recall you saying you had a plan for the future."

"I'm going to undo everything the notails have done! That's the simple fact about it. Bring back the tailed. Bring back the cth'leans, and then...."

"...raise some holy war."

"Those planets belong to us, and I will have them back."

"..."

The tailed were good, and their relationship with the cth'leans were good. Perhaps this individual was a bit... overzealous... but she was still a tailed...

"How may I assist you?"

"Quick question, do you prefer science or kidnapping?"

"That's a joke of course!"

"You're smart. You can help us repair this god machine."

"WHO...."

"THE FUCK IS THAT?!?!!" The red bird points to Alice.

"LOOK AT ME IN THE FUCKING EYES. WHO IS THAT?"

"Greetings. I am Alice.EXE. I am here to assist with this machine and in any other way I may be needed."

"Oh! Oh! OF COURSE YOU FUCKING ARE!"

"TO FUCKING PEOPLE IN MMMMHMM!!!!"

"Don't mind him, he has emotional issues because he's red."

"Now, I would love to get working on this machine. If you need me for any additional research, do not hesitate to ask."

"✋︎ ♋︎❍︎ ❖︎♏︎❒︎⍓︎ ♑︎●︎♋︎♎︎ ⧫︎□︎ ♌︎♏︎ ⬥︎□︎❒︎????♓︎■︎♑︎ ⬥︎♓︎⧫︎♒︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎????︎ ????︎♓︎♑︎♒︎⧫︎ ✋︎ ♋︎■︎⬧︎⬥︎♏︎❒︎ ♋︎■︎⍓︎ ❑︎◆︎♏︎⬧︎⧫︎♓︎□︎■︎⬧︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎✍︎"

"????︎♏︎????︎❒︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ⧫︎♋︎♓︎●︎♏︎♎︎ ♋︎●︎⬥︎♋︎⍓︎⬧︎ ⬧︎□︎ ♌︎□︎⬧︎⬧︎⍓︎✍︎ ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎????︎⧫︎ ❒︎♏︎❍︎♏︎❍︎♌︎♏︎❒︎ ❍︎◆︎♍︎♒︎ ♌︎◆︎⧫︎ ✋︎ ❒︎♏︎❍︎♏︎❍︎♌︎♏︎❒︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎❍︎ ♌︎♏︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ♋︎ ♌︎♓︎⧫︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ◻︎●︎♏︎♋︎⬧︎♋︎■︎⧫︎????︎"

"????︎♑︎♒︎????︎ ⬧︎□︎❒︎❒︎⍓︎ ✋︎????︎❍︎ ■︎□︎⧫︎ ♋︎⬧︎????♓︎■︎♑︎ ⬧︎□︎❍︎♏︎⧫︎♒︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ❒︎♏︎●︎♏︎❖︎♋︎■︎⧫︎ ⧫︎□︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ????■︎□︎⬥︎????︎????︎????︎♏︎❖︎♏︎❒︎⍓︎⧫︎♒︎♓︎■︎♑︎????︎ ✋︎ ♒︎□︎■︎♏︎⬧︎⧫︎●︎⍓︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎????︎⧫︎ ❒︎♏︎❍︎♏︎❍︎♌︎♏︎❒︎ ♋︎■︎⍓︎⧫︎♒︎♓︎■︎♑︎????︎ ✋︎⧫︎????︎⬧︎ □︎❖︎♏︎❒︎⬥︎♒︎♏︎●︎❍︎♓︎■︎♑︎????︎ ✋︎ ♎︎□︎■︎????︎⧫︎ ????■︎□︎⬥︎ ⬥︎♒︎♏︎❒︎♏︎ ⧫︎□︎ ⬧︎⧫︎♋︎❒︎⧫︎????︎"

"Can you people speak normal?"

"✋︎⧫︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ■︎□︎ ♒︎◆︎❒︎❒︎⍓︎????︎ ????︎♏︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎ ◻︎●︎♏︎■︎⧫︎⍓︎ □︎♐︎ ⧫︎♓︎❍︎♏︎ ♌︎♏︎⧫︎- Ah. Apologies. I have not had an opportunity to 'speak normal' in several thousand years. I'm sure you understand. We can postpone it for now."

"Hmmmmmm mmmm mhmmmhmmm mmmmmmmmhmmmm." Longfur hums a tune.

"I'm going to be honest, I almost prefer you speaking tailed, Longfur."

"Because you don't open your mouth your limblish is annoyingly muffled half of the time."

"We're done for now. I got a machine to run."

"✌︎♑︎❒︎♏︎♏︎♎︎????︎" Alice take her notebook out again

"I will take notes for now. I have not had a chance to observe how the machine works for myself as of yet."