"We have just had the opportunity to meet a real life alpha human in their den. Led by doctor krill, we have been able to touch one of these fascinating creatures and interact with him on some level, and now we are following him through his lair as he seems to have heard something. Look, he seems to have stopped."

The camera crew pulls to a halt, and the group nearly trips over each other trying not to get to close to the human who begins to tilt his head this way and that as if listening to some sound. Dr krill moves forward to stand next to the human who grunts and hoots at him in the strange primitive language.

A moment later they begin walking again, and suddenly they can hear the sound of distant noises. It echoes badly in the microphone of their recording equipment, so it is difficult to tell what it actually is, but the closer they get, the more it sounds like human vocalizations, chaotic and loud, much louder than those that the human had made so far. Nervously they shift hiding behind the doctor and the alpha human who walks, relaxed at the front of the group.

The camera zooms in on his back highlighting the powerful way in which his shoulders move to match his body, and the surprising grace with which he balances upright as he moves down the hallway.

"Now doctor, can you tell us a little bit about the strange covering that human wears. I mean besides the Rundi and a few members of my own species who have adopted the style, they seem to be the only one who cover their bodies."

Krill turned to look at them with a dark expression, "Well.... That is a status symbol. It has been tradition, since great antiquity of the humans, to wear ..." He leaned in close, "the skin of those animals they have hunted."

There was a gasp around the circle as they stepped back staring at the human in shock and disgust.

"What is the human wearing now." One of them squeaked pointing towards the fabric covering the human's legs.

The doctor looked back at them, "Oh that, that is.... A Denim!"

The camera crew recoiled in horror staring at the poor denim which had been fashioned into pants for the human to wear, "But that's ot it." That, "he pointed at the heavy brown material covering the human's shoulders, that is a Polyurethane." More quiet sniveling, whatever the creature HAD been, it must have been large and frightening o have a skin that thick, "And what is worse, the humans save the most savage for last, the greatest disonor to poor poor.... Cotton."

"A cotton, what is a cotton."

"It is used primarily as under-clothing next to their most unsanitary bits."

A chorus of ewing

The human turned his head at the sound. The corners of his mouth pulled down in the direction of the doctor who looked back at him with a shrug. The human made a hissing noise at Krill who just waved him off, "Oh behave yourself, human."

The little furry lines above the human's eyes raised, and then he did something most unsettling, he flashed the white's of his eyes at Krill before rolling the colored part of the orb back into place. The group of them flinched at the expression, "What was that?"

"He is trying to communicate dominance to me, it is not working."

The human let off a sharp burst of air from his nose and turned away with a strange shaking of his head.

They continued down the hallway, and the noises grew louder. It was definitely the sound of other humans, and there were more than one of them, which meant there was a group, and that thought was absolutely terrifying for most of the crew members who began to fall back behind afraid of what they were about to see.

The noise was close by now just ahead and around the corner.

Ahead of them, the alpha was just about to step into the hallway, when a sudden eruption of whirling limbs and glittering white teeth roared around the corner. The human leaped back with incredible speed nearly tripping over the doctor who dodged out of the way. The crew members squealed in fright as the two humans went rolling past them locked together by their powerful limbs, both trying to pin the other to the floor.

leg s flailed and feet kicked nearly knocking a camera from someone's hand.

The crew members ran back up the hall in absolute terror.

"HEY BOTH OF YOU KNOCK IT OFF!" There was a sudden pause in the group as they turned.

"Get this on camera Damn it!" Mendex ordered from where he was hiding behind one of his cameramen. The camera is fumbled around for a bit and the screen shows mostly the floor and then a wild spinning as the hallway flies past and then is brought back into focus.

On the other end Krill stands between the two humans having pushed them apart.

The aliens watch in fascination as the humans stagger to their feet opposite each other with the doctor standing in the middle.

"Are you alright doctor!" Medex called, "Is everything ok. Are we safe?"

Dr. Krill looks up at them, "You are safe now. I have subdued the humans, though that was only their play fighting. If they were actually fighting I wouldn't have had such luck."

"That was their play fighting."

The two new humans looked down the hall at them one with hazel eyes and the other with a sort of honeyd amber. They hooted in confusion and looked over at the alpha. What ensued was a strange gibbering between the three of them punctuated by wild articulations of the arms and the face.

Teeth were flashed seemingly at every other second.

The speed at which they communicated nonverbally was fascinating.

Krill motioned them forward, "Now, come here come here. With the alpha protecting us, we should have no problem with the rest of the pack. This time he is only able to get the aliens halfway up the hall before completely giving up and allowing them to wait there.

"How did you do that." One of the breathless cameramen asks.

"How did I do what?"

"How did you break them up.... Wasn't that super dangerous."

The doctor stand sup rather straight patting one of the humans on the leg. The two humans exchange a strange expression before going back to staring at krill, "That is for one simple reason, and that reason being the human social hierarchy. As i have said before, that over there is the alpha." The human in question raised his head almost as if he was interested in what they had to say, "The alpha is the most important human on the crew and tells everyone else what to do, however there is a structure below him. I am what might be considered a beta in this category. The only human I let boss me around is the captain."

One of the humans made a hooting noise, and the other three burst into fits of that strange revving noise showing their teeth at each other. The doctor looked over to glower at them, "Better keep your mouth shut, or I will make sure to order you another physical." The humans stopped the noise they were making

"If one of you had tried this, you likely would have been torn apart."

More strange noises from the humans which was quickly silenced by a growl from the alpha.

"What were they doing Like why were they fighting, was it just play fighting, or was it something specific."

The doctor stood there smiling, "Oh probably fighting each other for mating rights or something similar."

The humans gurgled something towards the doctor crossing their upper limbs over their chests.

Krill ignored them, "yes, it is often that the less desirable humans fight each other for dominance. In this case, these humans are very ugly, and so need to show their prowess through combat." The chattering grew louder, and the alpha started up on that strange revving noise again.

One of the humans loomed over Krill form the side.

The crew shrunk back in concern, "Dr....."

"Don't worry, they won't hurt me. I am too valuable and high up in the social hierarchy to allow it." The humans eventually backed off beginning with a deep rumbling in the back of their throats.

"Are there any times in which you find yourself worried for your safety, doctor?"

The little creature shrugged patting one of the humans on the leg. There was a short little back and forth between the alpha and the omegas, but eventually the creature lowered itself to allow the doctor access to it's short spiky fur. He made a strange humming sound as Krill patted the top of it's head.

Oh I am worried for myself every day.... "Mostly when the humans get hungry."

The alpha had moved a bit closer kneeling on the floor with Krill and the other human. The third joined suit so now Krill stood in a semi circle of humans patting one of them while he continued to speak. He prodded one of the humans, "Open your mouth." The human made a strange expression at him, but he did it again until the human complied. The group of them stepped back a bit in disgust as the slimy interior was opened up to them.

"You of course now what teeth are. However, generally in the intergalactic community, teeth are made a different way, usually out of some sort of hard deposit built up in the mouth. Other species have beaks and use rough areas in their mouth to grind up their food. Humans on the other hand have a special set of bones in their skull, that is specifically designed to rip their way through the inside of the mouth and poke out. These white things right here, these teeth, are-"

"Bones!" Someone stammered, "They.... They rip their prey apart with sharpened bone... that grows in their mouths."

"Thats.... That's hideously fascinating." mendex said, from where he had ended up, still lurking behind his camera crew unintentionally, or perhaps very intentionally in the safest place in the group if the humans were to suddenly attack.

"And what is that?" Someone asked pointing back towards the human.

"Oh that, yeah that is a tentacle. Humans only have one in their mouth and it allows them to manipulate their food and make the strange vocalizations they have."

"I wasn't aware that humans had tentacles."

"Not tentacles A TENTACLE. The human mouth must remain wet at all times in order to digest their food. While most species start the digestion process in the stomach, if they do possess such an organ, humans begin the digestion process in the mouth with enzymes which begin the breakdown process, makes it easier for them to digest greater amounts of food, and food that is generally harder for other species to eat."

"Wait, hold on.... You said you get worried when the humans are hungry.... Why is that?"

The camera zoomed in on the humans. The alpha licks his lips wetting the skin with a layer of digestive slime. His eyes focus on the camera crew who can't help but back away in a measure of concern.

The other humans look between each other and then turn their heads towards the crew. Their eyes are very still and very focused. Together the three of them fall into a sort of low crouch hungrily staring at the group of cowering aliens.

Krill glowers at the humans just as another one was licking their lips, "Well, Case in point. Now would probably be a good time to feed them."

"What.... W-what do humans eat?" Cme a trembling voice from the back.

Doctor Krill patted his hungry humans on the leg, "Oh, I think the better question is.... What don't they eat."

Shuffling and nervous swallowing.

"Some humans will eat anything plants, fungus, non food items, but their most popular item of food, is o take another creature, skin it, dismember it, chop it into little pieces, and then light it on fire."

It was almost surprising that the camera crew didn't pee themselves upon hearing that.

As if to punctuate the point the final human licked their lips as if hungry for what the doctor was talking about. The other two humans were making some sort of ace at each other though it was hard to determine what it all meant. Out of all the species in the galaxy, humans have the most complex system of nonverbal cues. Facial expressions, while common in other species, are more prevalent in human society.

"Y-you have to be joking." Someone peeped.

"He's a Vrul they don't joke." Someone else whispered from behind

Krill remained stoic, "Well what did you expect when you showed up here. Humans are known for being entirely insane, so why wouldn't they eat fiery dismembered corpses?'