Starstruck

Glossary Entry: Siren III, The

An unattractive (by all accounts) spacefaring pleasure cruiser owned by star-hopping celebutante, Verloona Ti. The Siren III is crafted of a proprietary organic skeen-like substance, powered by a combination Krystal & FUDE drive, and is controlled by a one-of-a-kind Neuro-Organic Refurbished Mesocomputer (NORM®). Most often referred to as an “amorphous blob”, the Siren’s hull surface resembles a crater-pocked moon, or the acne-covered visage of an adolescent humanoid. Its shields, on the other hand, are said to surround the ship with a palpable “aura of goodness” that discourages attacks from members of most sentient races. Those who’ve had the pleasure(sic) of boarding the Siren III often speak of the oddness of the ship’s ambient noise; no electronic beeps, pings, buzzes or hums, instead a throbbing, sobbing, sighing, whispering sort of sound, that is, at first, soothing, later, unsettling. Most unnerving? The fact that the walls sweat.