It was something that should have been expected way more than it was- for one to question why her name was a human number. Yet it happened so rarely, the question still caught the Queen off guard some. There was no reason to not explain- but it felt a little strange nonetheless.
`“For the same reason I am putting out my own effort to fight the company, Hex- I was part of their experiments on the planet BG-386. Though the mark has since faded, I was branded with that number, known in the labs as Specimen 6. I always hated the specimen part- but when I escaped, I still needed a name… So the number stuck.”`
She lightly shrugged- while she didn’t ever like the thought of still having a label of sorts… It was better than not having anything to go by. That would make interacting with others notably more difficult- not that most understood her anyway though. Individuals like Hex were an odd case.
`“… Really, a lot of things stuck with me from that place and time. Like my sense of curiosity- I spent so long restrained in that tiny room, that when I finally got out I found I knew nothing about the outside world… And it was so thrilling and new, just seeing the rest of the facility- and seeing the actual outside, it felt like my world infinitely expanded then and there. I wanted to know about this new existence, and when I became a Queen, with enough capacity to understand planets and space-”`
Six took a deep breath, and then sighed. A brief moment of reliving the constant times of having her mind blown in memories, and then, the hunger for more. More knowledge, more adventure, more freedom… It was hard to be satisfied, knowing the glories of the universe were just waiting to be discovered.
Hex had assumed something similar had been the case with Six. While the name she currently went by was a mix of her human name and the name given to her by the Company, she understood why Six would keep the company name given to her.
“Well you could always try and relate your name to something else? If you wanted to. Like the planet you were born on ends in a six? Or you’ve got six...limbs.”
She finished with a frown, almost immediately realising she probably sounded like an idiot (as was her way, to make light of a heavier subject). She listened to the other Queen talk of her exploratory ways. Perhaps it was a trait of Queens, to be a curious bunch wanting to explore beyond the confines of their Hives. Hex had the luxury of both being able to travel freely and the ability to blend (mostly) seamlessly into any humanoid crowds.
“It must be frustrating, to be confined here with such a desire to adventure out like you have.”
Hex said, brow creasing in thought.
“If you like, we would be more than happy to share our memories of our travels with you, and to bring you back new ones? I don’t know if it’s even possible but...”
Hex shifted, sitting up onto her knees. She pressed the knuckles of one hand to the side of her head, clearly attempting to remember something.
“I don’t know if it would work for me, but I remember scientists in the facility saying that Xenomorphs have a collective memory within the Hive. Hell, I don’t even know if it would work from Hive to Hive like that. I don’t have the same sort of connection you do to the other Xenomorphs. But if it did work, it would be almost as good as being there, I think.”
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