1098 Xi's Problem

Jake felt a fleeting surge of hope hearing his AI's wise words, but that optimism quickly fizzled out after thoroughly combing through the massive trove of memories in the alien's colossal mind. No wonder whales, even extraterrestrial ones, are renowned for their excellent memory!

Besides being a highly intelligent mutant cetacean with an eidetic memory, Lord Ooom was also much older than him. Somehow, although he felt no empathy for the alien that ended up in his stomach, Jake felt slightly better realizing his meal had lived a long, fulfilling life. The generations of offspring from his romances were enough to repopulate an ocean.

"Fuck, even a marine alien that looks like a giant glowing turd has a richer sex life than mine," Jake cringed as he inadvertently binge-watched some of this alien's 'feats'.

[And you ate him…] Xi reminded him tactfully, punctuating her short sentence with a definitely not innocent silence.