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"Yeehaw!" Rover Finnigan leaped enthusiastically through the ancient, crumbling, doorway and into the jungle beyond. He whipped his hat off and slapped his knee with it in a gesture that both expressed his excitement and brushed off the yellow-tinged cobwebs. "That was just like the Little Big Horn, except there ain't no horses or Indians." He shoved his hat back onto his head and glanced casually over his shoulder where his small, blue comrade was emerging behind him. "You know, you'd think a civilization that has robots and forcefields would have come up with better booby traps than spears falling from the ceiling."

"T...they seem pretty effective."

"Nah! We breezed through 'em alright." Without even waiting for a reply he beconed with one big arm toward the surrounding jungle. "We'd better get a move on. Them 'bots won't be fooled by yer little short circuit for long." With an eager whoop he started running. "Last one to the shuttle has to give Nana her bath!"

He had only gone about a hundred feet, certain he had a good enough head start, when he heard Flyspur's voice behind him.

"Rover! Wait...please..."

"You think I'm fallin' for that again you..." Rover slowed just enough to look over his shoulder, then he skidded to an abrupt stop.

The Jssfloon's skin was pale except for the freckle-like markings under his eyes, which were flaring a deep purple. His small lower arms hugged his body as if trying to hold him up, while one upper hand clutched his arm near the shoulder where violet liquid trickled rivulets down his blue skin. Rover leaped forward, but wasn't quick enough to catch him as he stumbled and crumpled to the ground.

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(funny, Flyspur is the most cautious of the crew and I've already gotten him into trouble twice....but I had a reason. I wanted to explain this)

From the scientific journals of Dr. Cloud Featherstone

Blood Sleep:

Due to a surprisingly low clotting factor in their blood the Jssfloon are highly susceptible to severe blood loss from even relatively minor injuries. With no treatment even a small cut can take up to an hour to coagulate enough to completely arrest hemorrhaging. However this people have an interesting, if not slightly worrysome, survival mechanism. During blood loss (the sensitivity of this function seems to vary. In some individuals it may be triggered by the smallest cut, while in others it may only come about after immidiate life threatening injuries) three of a Jssfloon's four hearts will stop completely, while the fourth slows to three beats per minute, reducing blood loss to a bare minimum. The individual generally loses consciousness as the third heart ceases function. Respiration is reduced to one shallow breath per minute and most internal processes, such as digestion, slow to an almost undetectable rate. This phenomenon both reduces blood loss and gives the injury time to properly coagulate.

Blood Sleep is an involuntary reaction. However, at times, with intense concentration it can be delayed. Which is certainly not reccomended. (note to self: remember to stress this in first mate's next checkup)

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More Jssfloon facts for you.

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Description

"Yeehaw!" Rover Finnigan leaped enthusiastically through the ancient, crumbling, doorway and into the jungle beyond. He whipped his hat off and slapped his knee with it in a gesture that both expressed his excitement and brushed off the yellow-tinged cobwebs. "That was just like the Little Big Horn, except there ain't no horses or Indians." He shoved his hat back onto his head and glanced casually over his shoulder where his small, blue comrade was emerging behind him. "You know, you'd think a civilization that has robots and forcefields would have come up with better booby traps than spears falling from the ceiling."

"T...they seem pretty effective."

"Nah! We breezed through 'em alright." Without even waiting for a reply he beconed with one big arm toward the surrounding jungle. "We'd better get a move on. Them 'bots won't be fooled by yer little short circuit for long." With an eager whoop he started running. "Last one to the shuttle has to give Nana her bath!"

He had only gone about a hundred feet, certain he had a good enough head start, when he heard Flyspur's voice behind him.

"Rover! Wait...please..."

"You think I'm fallin' for that again you..." Rover slowed just enough to look over his shoulder, then he skidded to an abrupt stop.

The Jssfloon's skin was pale except for the freckle-like markings under his eyes, which were flaring a deep purple. His small lower arms hugged his body as if trying to hold him up, while one upper hand clutched his arm near the shoulder where violet liquid trickled rivulets down his blue skin. Rover leaped forward, but wasn't quick enough to catch him as he stumbled and crumpled to the ground.

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(funny, Flyspur is the most cautious of the crew and I've already gotten him into trouble twice....but I had a reason. I wanted to explain this)

From the scientific journals of Dr. Cloud Featherstone

Blood Sleep:

Due to a surprisingly low clotting factor in their blood the Jssfloon are highly susceptible to severe blood loss from even relatively minor injuries. With no treatment even a small cut can take up to an hour to coagulate enough to completely arrest hemorrhaging. However this people have an interesting, if not slightly worrysome, survival mechanism. During blood loss (the sensitivity of this function seems to vary. In some individuals it may be triggered by the smallest cut, while in others it may only come about after immidiate life threatening injuries) three of a Jssfloon's four hearts will stop completely, while the fourth slows to three beats per minute, reducing blood loss to a bare minimum. The individual generally loses consciousness as the third heart ceases function. Respiration is reduced to one shallow breath per minute and most internal processes, such as digestion, slow to an almost undetectable rate. This phenomenon both reduces blood loss and gives the injury time to properly coagulate.

Blood Sleep is an involuntary reaction. However, at times, with intense concentration it can be delayed. Which is certainly not reccomended. (note to self: remember to stress this in first mate's next checkup)

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More Jssfloon facts for you.

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>>>>Please do not swear in comments<<<<