#Keeping a usocial creature isolated is not healthy and it's their problem now

[puppetmaster13u]

Just rotatin straight up feral xeno Bruce who still absolutely despises killing stuck in a lab sort of area in space.

Buddy stuck in a lab alone for a while, not even on a planet but up in space for like, most of his formative years. Growing slowly but steadily up constantly trying to call to a hive that isn't there because he's so far away from anything. Slowly learning and recognizing words and objects through both memories and trial and error while slowly becoming more humanoid. Slowly going from it to her to him as he learns more about himself and gains more individuality from just a number. And then he has his first escape attempt, which failed but spooked the people enough to transfer him to a planet lab early. A larger facility, one where he can learn faster than before, where there are other xenos even if they're kept far away from each other. He can feel them though, distant thoughts and feelings growing stronger by the week as he molts again and again. His second attempt at freedom, he looks more human than he ever has. Enough to trick the sensors into thinking he is one even if he visibly isn't. He doesn't escape that time either, but he's far too valuable to terminate. He's the sixth attempt in his series, one success in the hundredth of batches. But even restrained he continues to learn. Even through tests and experiments, he stays patient. There will be a third attempt at freedom. He knows it, the xenomorphs know it, the scientists know it. There's a nervousness now, with how human he looks. With how similar he looks to them yet not. A wolf in sheep's clothing, one they created with their own hubris, waiting silently on a chain that could break at any moment.

Yet his attempt is thwarted not by humans or androids or anything else, but himself. Then again it's hard not to stop within the labs where there are others like him, others who are smaller, fragile, young. He knows how to open them, has seen others done so. And he might not have succeeded at freedom this time, but he has found something equally important to him.

Okay I have started randomly thinking about the Aliens Vs Predator game (the 2010 one). Specifically the xenomorph campaign, along with xeno-batfam. Y'know, just slowly rotating it.

Just thinking of a what if scenario slash crossover y'know. I mean the vibes are there with xenomorph experiments and all that y'know. Just pondering on if Bruce never ended up on Earth per se

Heck maybe the JL don't even exist yet or something idk, just rotatin ideas rn lol

Here's a playthrough with no commentary on if anyone is curious, though do be warned for blood violence and death, y'know the usual for Alien lol