Disclaimer: Whilst these events are inspired by named franchises and products I have not been given rights to use them by Yum! Brands nor is this a licensed advertisement. All rights to the KFC franchise and its products belong to Yum! Brands.

Also, the aliens depicted in this story are exaggerated for dramatic tension and comprehensibility. No real aliens were consulted.

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Characters:

BEN - He/him - Blogger, liked by everybody (except Sister Syn), self-titled Cockeyed Optimist

ORA - they/them - Ben's older sibling - the ideas person, constantly running on caffeine and sugar

MIA - she/her - Ora's girlfriend - journalist, always notebook in hand, plans person, tallest person, actually Sagittarius

SEB - he/ him - Works next door - listens to white noise to fall asleep, secret random history nerd, best ponytails

NIMI - they/them - manager - reads 18+ manga at work, "chillest person eva", self-titled best hair

TILLY - She/her - Mia's cousin - has "fashionable" sliders, loves holidays & dinner dates, wannabe Sagittarius

PAUL - he/him - Seb's boyfriend? - Engineer, Charismatic, Very ambitious, Best dad jokes, workaholic

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Aliens

PAIN - she/her - Red's intern - "what waking up feels like every morning", hates dogs, likes humans

RED - he/him - council leader - "Why? because it's the first colour", hates everything, likes to cheat