Species (Joyride)

An exploration expedition from an advanced species arrived on Earth in Shoreditch in spring 2016 by appropriating an empty industrial estate off Swallow Avenue.

Members of this species looked like amorphous vaguely humanoid shapes, with dimples in place of eyes, nostrils and mouth. They smelled like nail varnish.

Their bodies could not withstand significant exertion. Instead, they developed a technology allowing them to appropriate nearby bodies of other species and energy from nearby energy sources. Their ships could travel through space and time by appropriating space at the intended destination.

Their body-controlling technology was humane in that the host was not aware of being controlled and later had no memory of the actions performed under control. However, if the body of the controlling entity was killed while it was inside somebody else's body, the owner of the host body died too.

The controls of their equipment were partially telepathic.

All five crew members from the expedition were killed by Garry Fletcher and his friend Mike shortly after their arrival. (PROSE: Joyride)