His jailer--what else do I call an alien who's pulled me from a pod and restrained me with cuffs like one would upon assessing a soon-to-be interned inmate?--was still making sounds like crooning reassurance, until Roan had smiled. Then xyr tone was sharper. He felt like that might be progress; at least some definite indication that tone equated to mood. And then he recalled that some creatures and cultures were disturbed by and even offended by a show of teeth. Whoops. Was it possible that xe was one?
I probably owe xem an apology if that's the case.
"If I've done something to offend you, I do apologize." Roan rolled his shoulders out, perching on the edge of the pod with muscles held rigid. Then he smiled again, this time making sure to keep his teeth hidden, his lips closed. "If you'll just release these, I assure you, it won't happen again."
He was rewarded with another pat on the head.
It's official. Talking: ineffective.
At least, full conversational sentences weren't. Roan sucked his cheeks in and bit down, trying to keep mild frustration in check. Yeah, but what's a universal sign for "let me go, I don't belong here" that I can make without moving?
Xe had tech, was looking something up, something that in all probability also wouldn't be in a language Roan recognized. And though the implements on the cart that xyr tentacles began to coil around and poke toward his face appeared to be similar to standard medical fare, his stomach churned tighter.
It gurgled louder than it had in the pod as he stared suspiciously at the offered drinking straw. Could be more of the drink that got me here in the first place. Or not. So far, beyond the cuffs...I haven't been threatened, harmed...aw. Can't wind me up anywhere worse, right? Wrong. This was downright cozy compared to what it could have been, but he was trying to stay upbeat and he was sure if there was worse, he'd survive it. He was a Protector, after all. Tentative, he opened just enough to let it inside, sucked, and closed his eyes as the water soothed the cottony feeling in his mouth, eased a throat he hadn't realized had been quite so dry.
He opened his eyes to find xe had prepared a light. Bright, searching, and searing into his corneas. An eye exam? Despite his efforts to hold his head still so it'd only happen the once, after the light snapped off he turned his head and blinked furiously to try to clear the spots from his vision. "Ugh. Warn me next time."
...for all he knew, xe probably had. He clenched his eyes tight, willing them to recover faster. It wouldn't do Roan any good to be blind and up against the unknown. The latter was quite enough fun on its own.
I probably owe xem an apology if that's the case.
"If I've done something to offend you, I do apologize." Roan rolled his shoulders out, perching on the edge of the pod with muscles held rigid. Then he smiled again, this time making sure to keep his teeth hidden, his lips closed. "If you'll just release these, I assure you, it won't happen again."
He was rewarded with another pat on the head.
It's official. Talking: ineffective.
At least, full conversational sentences weren't. Roan sucked his cheeks in and bit down, trying to keep mild frustration in check. Yeah, but what's a universal sign for "let me go, I don't belong here" that I can make without moving?
Xe had tech, was looking something up, something that in all probability also wouldn't be in a language Roan recognized. And though the implements on the cart that xyr tentacles began to coil around and poke toward his face appeared to be similar to standard medical fare, his stomach churned tighter.
It gurgled louder than it had in the pod as he stared suspiciously at the offered drinking straw. Could be more of the drink that got me here in the first place. Or not. So far, beyond the cuffs...I haven't been threatened, harmed...aw. Can't wind me up anywhere worse, right? Wrong. This was downright cozy compared to what it could have been, but he was trying to stay upbeat and he was sure if there was worse, he'd survive it. He was a Protector, after all. Tentative, he opened just enough to let it inside, sucked, and closed his eyes as the water soothed the cottony feeling in his mouth, eased a throat he hadn't realized had been quite so dry.
He opened his eyes to find xe had prepared a light. Bright, searching, and searing into his corneas. An eye exam? Despite his efforts to hold his head still so it'd only happen the once, after the light snapped off he turned his head and blinked furiously to try to clear the spots from his vision. "Ugh. Warn me next time."
...for all he knew, xe probably had. He clenched his eyes tight, willing them to recover faster. It wouldn't do Roan any good to be blind and up against the unknown. The latter was quite enough fun on its own.
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.
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