User:Flappy Pigeon/The Rubaa

= The Rubaa =

The Rubaa (pronounced ROO-bar) are a collection of beings that are endemic to the planetoid Tuiyaa (pronounced TWEE-yah), although they have been introduced to Earth by the Didibah.

Etymology
The name comes from the Spacedidis that first explored Tuiyaa. They thought that, due to the Rubbaas' yellow and pink markings, they resembled rhubarb and custard. Translated into Didibah, it reads: 'Rhu-ba a-da custraed.' Over time, this became abbreviated to 'Rhu-ba.' An Oldidi misspelt it 'Rubaa'; the name stuck.

Prehistory
Before the Didibah exploration of Tuiyaa, the Rubaa lived a nonviolent life hunting beings termed Ooshplaas by modern Rubaa. Ooshplaas look like chickens but taller, thinner, and yellow. They stand about 15 centimetres tall.

Didibah Exploration of Tuiyaa
In the year 2578 BC, the Didibah Ship 'Ghariya Fastisha ' entered a standard orbit around Tuiyaa. Several away missions arrived on the planetoid's surface. They reported:

'' 'We don't see any liquid water. The animals are rabid and fierce. We tamed an Ooshplaa, but it got eaten by a Rubaa. We will come back now.'''

The Didibah established a pact with the Rubaas. They held a vote to go either to Earth or stay on Tuiyaa. They decided that it would depend on the individuals' choice.

Locomotion
The Rubaa move in three ways: all profoundly complex and necessitating exact precision in the execution and timings.

Deeaabo
The first method of locomotion is Deeaabo (pronounced DEE-ARBO). To accomplish Deeaabo, one must walk in what may appear to be a typical gait, but it must be precise. It is the most widespread means of travel.

Abobanqui
The second method of locomotion is Abobanqui (pronounced ARBO-BAN-QUEE). To accomplish Abobanqui, one must jump in leaps of about 20 centimetres for however long you wish to sustain Abobanqui. It is the second most luxuriant means of travel.

Gernashaq
The third method of locomotion is Gernashaq (pronounced GERN-ASH-ACK). To accomplish Gernashaq, one must 'tread air'. Treading air is not dissimilar to treading water, only in the air. The atoms in the Rubaa body arrange themselves to defy gravity. It is the most luxuriant means of travel.

Food
Rubaas only eat Ooshplaa, which has lead to a steady decline in Ooshplaa numbers over the past two millennia. Fortunately, Rubaas can survive without food for up to 15 years.

Language
Rubaas can talk English. The human larynx cannot produce the sound needed to speak Rubaaian.