Rruyshah was bent over her work when Na entered the cargo bay. "Hello," he said to the other captive being. "How's work on your answer key coming along?"

>My what?>

Na feigned shock. "Your answer key! To make sure Rruyshah's poem is correct?"

Truth fell on the being harshly. >You mean…I have to write a poem too?>

"But of course!"

>But->

"Now, now, Rruyshah specifically requested this to make sure she did appropriately. We don't want to see her unhappy, do we? Of course we don't." Na winked at Rruyshah, but she didn't notice as she was so engrossed in her writing. "Get to it if you want sustenance!" He exited.

Some time later (was it days? Weeks? She couldn't tell,) Rruyshah turned in a messy, but completed, poem.

B is for box
Lik that un over thar.
I wunder wut
Is insid thar?

C is for Cryak.
He is big and red.
Kelbrid hu hav seen him
Wish thay wur ded.

D is for dimwit
Yu ar it!

E is for ellimist
Playing with tim and spac.
Unlik Cryak
He has no i or fac.

F is for futur
If i hav on.
I mit not get out of her
Befor my lif is dun.

G is for a gam
Lik the ellimist plays
I dont understand his gam
I don't understand his ways WY CANT U CUM AND GET ME AUT OF HEER!

H is for happy
Wich I am not
You wudnt be ethur
If yu had my lot.

I is for I
I am stuck
In this ship
And aut of luck.

J is for jerk
Lik the Na who maks me wurk.

K is for Ketran
Thay dont interfer
Utherwiz I
Wud be out of heer.

L is for liasuning
With yurks.
The uns hu do it
Ar jurks.

M is for Mercora
Thay had branes, and thay thinkked.
This cud be the resun
Y thay ar extinkked.

N is for Nesk
There extinkked tu.
I am not
And nethur ar yu. And if yu get mad at me for using the same rime I'll…i'll…ok i dont no. But so wut.

O is for opening
That box
Over thar.
Dus it hav lox?

P is for paun
In this stupid gam.
I am not a paun!
I hav a name! Ruysha, xalted of the kelbrid and dont u forget it!

Q is for qwestun
Lik Y am i her?
Will i get out
Befor the end of the yer?

R is for rachel,
In his sleep the wit
Thing that im stuck with
Swears at hur evry nit.

S is for Skrit Na.
Thay ar bad
Even wurs than my old coworkers
(And thay wur reli bad.)

T is for Taxxon
Thay lik to eet
Thay dont car if
Its sinthetic or meet.

U is for u
I hate yu.

V is for voice
The thing nearbi me
Dosent hav un
I can heer or c. It's not an Andulit, or it wud no Galard.

W is for wutever is
In that box with the skwar
Patturn on it.
Wut is in thar?

X is for exalted
We dont desurv
To be lokked up in her
It is getting on my nurv.

Y is for yurks
Thay
Ar
Gray.

Z is for zero-spac
It is wit.
Nethur ar we-Rruyshah looked over at the being.
Wate…that is not rit…