The
ship was not as she imagined, a place of gleaming metal. All the
walls were covered with green plants and the interior was not metal
but a dark spongy material, like soft cork. “Are all the plants for food?”
“Yes,
are part of the air.”
“Oh.”
He
led her to an large panel that stood about chest high on her—waist
high on Akarak. It had a glass surface. Akarak touched it and it lit
up with colors and scripts.
“I
must cut finger. Tiny tiny.”
She
held up her hand and Akarak used a sharp tool for a tiny cut. Then he
plunged the tool into a spongy circle on the edge of the panel. The
board lit up with flashing colored lights. Eventually the lights
formed into the shape of an oval ship. Then she could see the
interior design, floors and floors of tiny rectangles. One rectangle
turned orange and flashed.
“That
sleeper, blood of Debbie Sue.” Akarak slid his fingers over the
panel. “That ship will land here.”
Her
sister would be here soon! Joy flooded her and she jumped and hugged
Akarak.
“Akarak have
warm pool. Debbie SSue come, share?”
He meant sex. She
thought briefly of Bobby, but he would sleep a while longer, and Gara
was there. “Yes.”
“Akarak sleep room.” He
took her though rooms filled with all manner of panels and greenery
to small room with a pool surrounded by plants. A large pad of the spongy stuff was attached.
“Debbie
Sue come in.” He took off his leather clothing and slid into
the pool, which only came waist high on him. She took of her clothes,
feeling self conscious even though Akarak was not a human man who
would evaluate her figure. She walked to the pools edge and Akarak
grasped her around the waist and pulled her into the warm liquid.
“This is not water.” It was thick like gelatin that hadn't set yet.
“Made from water and plant. Good.” It was warm and silky in texture, with a bit of a sheen.
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