Roan twisted to watch as xe studied the pod he'd obviously come in on. Good. "Not getting stashed in a box is preferable to waking up behind glass again," he explained, though, unless xe had some kind of language sampler that allowed xem to translate based on base vocal parameters, xe most certainly would not be able to understand the extra helping of syllables.
"Food..." Roan trailed off. The ending consonant seemed to be a problem. He tried the one Uala repeated instead. "Naikee?"
Which reminded him of something closer to "naked" and he really didn't want to associate that with what was happening here. But as far as compromises went, he could pick up a few words in exchange. Oh yeah. Won't that be a fun cross-lingo conversation once we really get going: 'Okay, naikee please Uala?' GAAHHH. He pressed his fist to his forehead. Good job, brain. What happened to not associating things? Blending languages was going to go a long way toward making his day even better.
He had no idea what xe said next but watching xem crack into the shell and devour its innards was all sorts of interesting. And gross. Like watching a hungry turtle. Or someone sucking the meat out of a crab leg. By first sticking their face inside the crab leg. Roan stared, realized he was staring, and then tried admirably not to stare. The result was that he set the remains of his fruit on his tray simultaneously with stolen glances at Uala's eating habits...the same exact horrified expression on his face.
Eating like that, he wasn't entirely surprised when xe choked, but what xe spit out made his eyebrows arch upward. "A...pearl?" He reached out as xe tossed it aside with the empty mollusk husks. "May I see it? The pearl not the food...no naikee, pearl?" Roan tapped his palm, pointed to the pearl. "Okay Roan?"
What he was going to do with the pearl he didn't know. Make a necklace, maybe, with all the free time he was going to have locked up in a room with an alien. He sighed. At least it seemed far more familiar to his cosmic bit of knowledge than the fruit he'd been eating. Something familiar--even if it came from an alien landscape or ship--would be nice right about now.
"No," Roan answered in alarm. Xe had said okay, hadn't xe? He motioned to his wrist cuffs and shook his head, concerned that Uala was planning to restrict his movements further. Xe wasn't, and he let out a startled, "Oh!" as the grav situation changed on his legs and he wobbled. Hands extended before him, Roan took a step back, away from the door. Boundaries established...trust established? "Ohhh...okay. For now."
"Food..." Roan trailed off. The ending consonant seemed to be a problem. He tried the one Uala repeated instead. "Naikee?"
Which reminded him of something closer to "naked" and he really didn't want to associate that with what was happening here. But as far as compromises went, he could pick up a few words in exchange. Oh yeah. Won't that be a fun cross-lingo conversation once we really get going: 'Okay, naikee please Uala?' GAAHHH. He pressed his fist to his forehead. Good job, brain. What happened to not associating things? Blending languages was going to go a long way toward making his day even better.
He had no idea what xe said next but watching xem crack into the shell and devour its innards was all sorts of interesting. And gross. Like watching a hungry turtle. Or someone sucking the meat out of a crab leg. By first sticking their face inside the crab leg. Roan stared, realized he was staring, and then tried admirably not to stare. The result was that he set the remains of his fruit on his tray simultaneously with stolen glances at Uala's eating habits...the same exact horrified expression on his face.
Eating like that, he wasn't entirely surprised when xe choked, but what xe spit out made his eyebrows arch upward. "A...pearl?" He reached out as xe tossed it aside with the empty mollusk husks. "May I see it? The pearl not the food...no naikee, pearl?" Roan tapped his palm, pointed to the pearl. "Okay Roan?"
What he was going to do with the pearl he didn't know. Make a necklace, maybe, with all the free time he was going to have locked up in a room with an alien. He sighed. At least it seemed far more familiar to his cosmic bit of knowledge than the fruit he'd been eating. Something familiar--even if it came from an alien landscape or ship--would be nice right about now.
"No," Roan answered in alarm. Xe had said okay, hadn't xe? He motioned to his wrist cuffs and shook his head, concerned that Uala was planning to restrict his movements further. Xe wasn't, and he let out a startled, "Oh!" as the grav situation changed on his legs and he wobbled. Hands extended before him, Roan took a step back, away from the door. Boundaries established...trust established? "Ohhh...okay. For now."
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.
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