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Dyson Sphere

At the question of translation, Hansen holds out a cylindrical device. "Brain wave decoder. Should work on any intelligent creature with a brain, and many without. Don't actually worry about breaching the hull. It's thick enough that a nuclear weapon probably wouldn't do the job. We've been crawling through it this whole time. Hold up! Indigenous life-form!" He points ahead to what appears to be a kitten, if kittens have dark green fur and three eyes. It's curled up in a small nest made from dried vegetation, some sort of leaves and vines that don't look familiar to any of you. The "kitten" appears to be asleep. Just beyond it is a grate, ending the passage. Light shines in through it.
"Well. Okaaay." Kin obviously has some problems about that, but she leaves them unvoiced.

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How many times now have people left the Nexus to found a new civilization in the stars? Surely it makes sense to run back into them now and again. ((what? Basically never?))

"The interior looks meant to support life. At least around here."
That makes three (or four?) felines on this mission, out of six or seven individuals? Unlikely.
And any second now Kin is going to pick it up and say how cute it is (admittedly, it is extremely cute) and hopefully not get her arm bitten off.
Well. They're not wrong. Kin absolutely would be running over, picking it up, and telling everyone how gosh darn cute this adorable kitty is. But something's holding her back.

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[Dyson Sphere - Crawlspace]

"We should kill it now and save ourselves the misery," Reinholdt warns. "Felines can't be trusted." Cuteness is a hunting mechanism used to lure in unsuspecting prey.

Reinholdt climbs off Kin in case she does want to approach the green kitty though, keeping his weapon aimed just in case.
Kin is definitely not approaching the thing at all. Though she does nod a few times in agreement. Felines can't be tru-wait.
If Rein is a feline. And saying felines can't be trusted. Then that statement can't be trusted.
Which means felines can be trusted.
Except that that would mean that they can be trusted, therefor cannot be trusted.
So Kin just blinks a few times, mind reeling from the implications of what Rein said, and does not approach the new cat.