"Go Back To Bed."
She said it in her husky drawl, the alcohol heavily wafting where it drifted around Phae, her evening helping of endorphins fading fast as the last of the energy drained from her tired frame. New bruises blossomed across the outline of her jaw, crawling up tan flesh until they resigned with a splash of swollen skin; a wine red soon to mellow into burgundy highlights. Within another day or so, the injuries would contrast as a line of vague spots in dusky shades of blue tracing her bone structure, but if her limbs were still in working order, there wasn't much she would worry about. She could still chew the inside of her cheek, which she did as her unsteady steps teetered through the quiet apartment.
Her mother simply watched the spectacle with a secret sorrow buried behind pale hues.
"Phaerakaus..." But when mouthed from her lips, Phae couldn't hear the plea, and trudged along with the same blind ignorance she had worn for the better part of her adulthood. Years of silence and swallowed arguments, and of course, the guilt - that's all Khalun had to fall back on when it came to her only child. The strong, independent daughter she had raised alone. The vibrant young woman who harbored no ill will toward her upbringing. At least none that Khalun was privy to. Of course, there had been spats and bickering. A lifetime gave endless opportunities for such things, didn't it? They had fought amongst themselves because there had never been a third to stand between them. It was peculiar.
Phae had mentioned the peculiarity of her mother's bachelorette status several times but to no ends beside a knowing smile and Khalun's correction.
"Bachelorette would imply I'm younger than I am, dear."
Perhaps this much was true, but Phae insisted it made no sense that Khalun didn't attempt to date. It wasn't as though there was any hint of her father in the picture to protest. Phae always made sure to include this adage with the hope it might persuade her mother. It didn't. When it came in usual and inevitable mention, Khalun steered the conversation away from her marital status and on to other more approachable topics. Anything easy to digest. Anything not involving her uninvolved lifestyle. Once, when Phae had become broody after this part of the back and forth, Khalun offered, "I've had my fill of men. Enough to last me a lifetime, and longer still."
Maybe that was enough of an answer for Phae. She asked less in recent times, and only in passing; between outings and over dishes cleared after meals. No more persistence fueling a line of questioning. Just gentle words backed by the whispers of lifelong curiosity. She asked because she felt obligated to, and Khalun respected this but would never have an acceptable answer for her only daughter.
They were distant in recent years. Phae was a grown-up, living the life of a grown-up, and Khalun struggled not to baby her in the brief windows they were in close proximity.
"You think it's enough?"
Between the twins, a digital display offered a meager number across the face of the screen, earning a troubled sigh from the Elder brother. "For exactly one night of fun."
"Isn't that all we need?" The younger male asked, his smile slightly lopsided while his lids narrowed to register their account information to his memory. "Transport tomorrow, fun tonight?"
"Guess it depends on what we're doing for fun." Euripedes cast a sidelong glance at Zuriphes to gauge just how closely his sibling was paying attention. "We've gotta focus on something both of us can do. You know, like maybe-"
Jutting out a hand frantically, Zuri motioned to the sauntering hips passing them by, the neon halo following the unfamiliar femme indicating she was working. "Her!" He ushered excitedly before looking to Euri for approval. "Let's do her- Both of us. We'll make a sport of it, yeah?"
If Euripedes was shocked, the sentiment never reached his countenance. "Alright."
---
Khalun'era Tamorae worked long hours on her feet and longer hours on her back.
Aboard the Euphrates space station, it wasn't uncommon to see escorts strutting the length of the tourist sector, their bare legs ending in designer wedges and heels that glittered with Jedda diamonds and Roth Khaanian gold decal buckles. Purses made from Anjoutuh web in intricate designs, their skin toned nylons shimmering in low light; bodies swaying and bending and stretching. There was enough flesh to appreciate, though more if the price was paid. Each of these lovely creatures was licensed for practice, a projection of flashing credentials circling the circumference of their person with scrolling text regarding limitations and acceptable rates.
In this business, the competition was fierce due to the nature of the profession, but Khalun was a creature known far and wide as a rarity. A treasure. Across her holo broadcast in big bold letters read "AUROUN", and more often than not, that was all a customer needed to feel impulsive enough to pay her incredibly steep fee.
Pale lashes lazily blinked as she passed by the Rasmodian brothers, her sights elsewhere and her mind completely devoid of any interest concerning the pair.
---
Where she was going, they were following. Euri in the lead with a slow gait that denoted his casualness toward their plan, Zuri eagerly dogging behind while asking far too many questions of his equally uncertain brother.
"Do you think she'll do a double?" The younger pressed forth, his third reiteration of the same question in just as many minutes, though now with the hint of a whine catching the end of 'double'. He cleared his throat with a forced cough to shake his anxiety, noting his wavering vocals just as Euri might. "Is she even working? Maybe she's headed home?"
"We'll follow until we catch up," Euri explained coolly, dragging a set of squared fingers through chestnut locks. An uncommon shade for the pair, but with a healthy population of Terrans darting around, they fit right into the late night crowd. "If she ends up inaccessible, we cut our losses and find a club nearby. No harm, no foul." Flashing a patronizing smile, he added as the two of them ducked to avoid a low ceiling while descending a transit stairwell, "I'll do all the talking if you're feeling shy."
But it wasn't shyness Zuripedes felt from his eight or so yards away from the mysterious woman. No, it was much closer to longing - a desperate and daunting dilemma fascinating him as their stalking trail moved ever closer to hustling hips and a deliciously transparent skirt that left very little to the viewer's imagination. Gods, I could just... He didn't need to explain this enticement to his twin because, even while remaining characteristically self-assured, Euri led the charge.
Minutes felt like hours, the passing collage of cybernetic influence meeting slate metal accents and soft glowing electrical guts. It wasn't until they were genuinely lost that the men finally reached her, and with as much candor as Euri could muster while remaining inoffensive, he ushered forth, "We have credits if you have time, Khalun'era."
---
Tourists were the Auroun's favorite customers because they only bothered her when they had their credits on hand to spend. They didn't plead for bargains or discounts because of some assumed returning customer policy, nor did they spend every waking moment trying to learn more than just which positions she was good at. A customer who treated the transaction as a transaction earned bonus points from the woman, regardless their initial approach. The two in her peripherals rose above her slight stature, coming to stand over her left side while making a valiant effort to match the brisk pace she so often used to leave Faustus Square. Khalun made her own hours, of course, so it wasn't a matter of whether or not she was on the clock. Rather, it was a matter of how she felt about her potential suitors for the evening.
Coyly, her starry eyes appraised each in turn, shameless in how their roaming traced from the tips of their oxfords to the notch lapels of their blazers. Coifed textured quiff haircuts on both, the matching features of the men different only in their expressions. One stood confidently, waiting for her answer, while the other male teetered in the wings of his brother's presence. He only looked at her long enough to make the barest eye contact before shying those chocolate brown irises toward anything reasonably nearby. Khalun found the brothers adorable, though men hated being called anything other than their preferred terms of endearment, so she buttoned her lip on what snark threatened to breathe through and moved forward with the potential conversation.
Chin tipping in a gesture to indicate the direct she was headed, Khalun asked, "I'm headed this way- Where's your hotel room?"
The speaker of the pair chuckled warmly as he admitted, "Any way you're headed. We'll take a room for the night if you'll be with us."
Askance, Khalun's portrait tilted. "Just like that?" Of course, it would be a tourist who would offer a room in the part of the station the Auroun cared to work in. Silly boys overthinking their odds. "It's 92,000 each for..." She licked her lips thoughtfully when offering an estimate, "The next 12 hours, give or take."
[literally working on this one right now omg. finally gonna threeway this alien babesquad - we're going for gold, team]
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