[ WP ] Alien body snatchers come to invade Earth , but piloting a human body is challenging .

The Imperium has selected a powerful human subject for reconnaissance. The body stretches 15 *fronds*, with two locomotive appendages adding an additional 22 *f*. The human mind is more powerful than a *Granpon* and continually resists my commands. I lift the body onto its locomotive appendages. 
 
 The body immediately collapses! I am well insulated from damages, and the dark skin of this vessel camouflages contusions. Still, it will attract unwanted attention if I injure this body further. It's locomotive control is too complex for guesswork. I will attempt *Shudon's gambit*. 
 
 The primitive human mind leaps into activity at the precise moment I release control. I study the electrical firings it uses to hoist itself onto the locomotive appendages. The vessel gasps in an effort to communicate with others! I seize back control before it can call out. My gambit has identified two primary locomotive relays in each appendage. I will need practice to move about without suspicion, but these primary controls at least allow a clumsy locomotion. 
 
 Several other humans have entered the room! I was foolish to miss their approach! They cover their bodies in far more humble rags than I expected from the human culture studies. I am taken by the upper appendages and dragged away by this mob! They carry my host almost fully; I stomp against the ground with the four locomotive relays I control and hope that my weak coordination will be overlooked by this flock. 
 
 I am taken into the open air! The number of humans is staggering. Their infrastructure rises around me so their thousands can see my entrance. The acoustic waves are so intense that I feel them through the host's insulation! 
 
 This flock with humble rags sets me upon a rubberized surface. I note a line just ahead of my vessel's appendages, and another line at a distance of about 500 *fronds* ahead. I direct the vessel's eyes to the side and see another rubberized surface with a human set upon it. A second human raises its upper appendage and produces a loud explosion! At this apparent signal, my counterpart launches at great speed towards the far end of the rubberized surface. The explosive-wielding human approaches my host next. 
 
 Thousands of humans stare down upon me! If the humans discover my presence in this host, the Imperium invasion will be thwarted and I will be eviscerated! To save myself, I must carry my host through this trial. I have control of only four locomotive relays. The explosive-wielding human raises its upper appendage and, after a pause, produces its explosion! 
 
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