Alloran tilts his bird head. <It genuinely does take quite some time to explain in a meaningful way. There are some concepts that must be built up. Let's suffice for now to say my people are very advanced, and morphing was designed to be relatively simple to use if prepared for.>

He laughs, a soundless snap like a few bubbles of boiling water, or a sudden small arc of electricity. <All right then. I'm sure a scientist would have follow up questions, but I'm a military man.>