That had… almost worked. Sort of. At first. He'd followed along, and sounded kind of interested, even if he'd briefly misunderstood how he'd been picked up. Which seemed strange. Uala didn't really look like a soldier. Xe'd never thought to wonder how exactly they went about collecting specimens, as long as they came to xem unharmed. Maybe he'd never seen whoever had taken him. Drugged from afar, or something.
The instant xe got into the examination portion of the situation, his eyes started to bulge. Which seemed bad. And moving on to the other, less tentacles-on activities did not help. His backing away did not speak of any increased trust or understanding of the situation, nor the pitch of his voice. Insofar as the pitch of his voice ever varied enough to convey anything at all.
Then again. Xe knew he was advanced enough to have language, and clothing. But maybe he'd never seen… science? It was possible he just didn't like all this touching that was happening. Xe certainly wouldn't have been happy if another person touched xem that much. Specimens were different. He'd been touchy enough, though, before.
"Roan," xe said, disappointed. Xe picked the toy, back up, petting its head reflexively. «If that's how you feel, we won't do this part yet. You're very confusing! You act aggressive, but you're not aggressive, and you're very big and seem very frightened.» Xe buzzed. «Maybe you don't have science. This would all be very confusing, if you don't.» Xe held up the toy to look at its very smushy face. «Or else you think this is scary? Do you have something big and frightening like this on your planet? Or venomous?» Xe turned the toy to look at him. "Okay Roan?" xe asked, petting its head. Xe stepped away from the table so that he would know xe wasn't picking up any needles.
«Would it cheer you up to know that it has cute little paws?» xe asked, probably uselessly. Xe held up a paw to demonstrate, little plush pads of silk attached to the bottom, coming closer so that he could see. «If toebeans don't make you happy, I don't think we'll ever be able to understand each other.» Xe attempted to pat his arm gently with a paw pad. Then xe took his hands in two of xyr tentacles, gentle still, and tried to coax him into hugging the toy to his chest. «It's fluffy!» xe assured him. «Fluffy and safe.» Xe patted them both as xe let them go. "Ki phe a'ish."
Xe looked back to the table, wringing all four tentacles together. «Maybe you just don't understand because it was rocks?» Xe moved to the back of the room to turn the display on again, watching a few error messages and warnings flash before resuming business as usual. «Yes, I know I didn't reboot properly, I'm sorry. Goodness.» Xe picked up another plastic-wrapped needle, then pulled xyrself up onto the table, immediately fixing xyr silk so as not to look… untoward. «This is actually a very uncomfortable table,» xe said as xe unwrapped the plastic. «Maybe it's more comfortable when you have bones.» Then xe poked the needle slowly into xyr abdomen, being very careful not to move. It was uncomfortable, of course, but it was really too small to hurt. More of an itch. A very deep itch. Then xe turned the needle on, and tried to tilt xyr head to see the display. Xe was much bigger than the toy, of course, so the needle wouldn't be able to give a full image of xyr anatomy. Still, it was just enough to show all three hearts and xyr major organs. Xe pointed at the screen, keeping xyr tentacles relatively close to xyr body for safety. "Uala," xe said, in case he had not figured that out. Then xe patted xyr abdomen near the needle. "Okay. A la okay."
The instant xe got into the examination portion of the situation, his eyes started to bulge. Which seemed bad. And moving on to the other, less tentacles-on activities did not help. His backing away did not speak of any increased trust or understanding of the situation, nor the pitch of his voice. Insofar as the pitch of his voice ever varied enough to convey anything at all.
Then again. Xe knew he was advanced enough to have language, and clothing. But maybe he'd never seen… science? It was possible he just didn't like all this touching that was happening. Xe certainly wouldn't have been happy if another person touched xem that much. Specimens were different. He'd been touchy enough, though, before.
"Roan," xe said, disappointed. Xe picked the toy, back up, petting its head reflexively. «If that's how you feel, we won't do this part yet. You're very confusing! You act aggressive, but you're not aggressive, and you're very big and seem very frightened.» Xe buzzed. «Maybe you don't have science. This would all be very confusing, if you don't.» Xe held up the toy to look at its very smushy face. «Or else you think this is scary? Do you have something big and frightening like this on your planet? Or venomous?» Xe turned the toy to look at him. "Okay Roan?" xe asked, petting its head. Xe stepped away from the table so that he would know xe wasn't picking up any needles.
«Would it cheer you up to know that it has cute little paws?» xe asked, probably uselessly. Xe held up a paw to demonstrate, little plush pads of silk attached to the bottom, coming closer so that he could see. «If toebeans don't make you happy, I don't think we'll ever be able to understand each other.» Xe attempted to pat his arm gently with a paw pad. Then xe took his hands in two of xyr tentacles, gentle still, and tried to coax him into hugging the toy to his chest. «It's fluffy!» xe assured him. «Fluffy and safe.» Xe patted them both as xe let them go. "Ki phe a'ish."
Xe looked back to the table, wringing all four tentacles together. «Maybe you just don't understand because it was rocks?» Xe moved to the back of the room to turn the display on again, watching a few error messages and warnings flash before resuming business as usual. «Yes, I know I didn't reboot properly, I'm sorry. Goodness.» Xe picked up another plastic-wrapped needle, then pulled xyrself up onto the table, immediately fixing xyr silk so as not to look… untoward. «This is actually a very uncomfortable table,» xe said as xe unwrapped the plastic. «Maybe it's more comfortable when you have bones.» Then xe poked the needle slowly into xyr abdomen, being very careful not to move. It was uncomfortable, of course, but it was really too small to hurt. More of an itch. A very deep itch. Then xe turned the needle on, and tried to tilt xyr head to see the display. Xe was much bigger than the toy, of course, so the needle wouldn't be able to give a full image of xyr anatomy. Still, it was just enough to show all three hearts and xyr major organs. Xe pointed at the screen, keeping xyr tentacles relatively close to xyr body for safety. "Uala," xe said, in case he had not figured that out. Then xe patted xyr abdomen near the needle. "Okay. A la okay."
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