Page 13 of Orange Town
Nothing. And then, all the strong flavors exploded in my mouth.
I chewed and fanned my mouth at the same time.
It’s spicy. But that is good enough for me because I do not taste the saltiness of the noodle soup. It still looked like octopus’ legs though thinner. I wonder what the beef-like cuts will taste like?
I felt Roqs draw something beside him, and a bottle of water appeared in front of me. There was no end cap though.
I gulped the water. Thankful that it was the fresh one. I placed it on what looked like three small holders beside me. It fits.
“How amazing you can handle that little one. Does Zirc know?”
I shook my head.
Roqs laughed. “Of course, I forgot. Zirc only fed you that hirly.”
I was hungry and Roqs seemed to realize as well that I haven’t eaten in like forever and let me eat in peace.
After I was finished - I was surprised to see I was able to finish the whole bowl, Roqs took the bowl from me, pressed something and down went the bowl inside the console.
“He’ll be so proud of you. It’s one of his favorites.”
“Yeah,” my voice was hoarse. “Mine too but I think my stomach will melt if I eat it all the time.” I burped. Not feeling any bit shy towards this man.
“Very few people can tolerate it. You’re too thin.”
I stared at Roqs aghast. “I’m thin?”
‘Yes,” he looked at me critically from the top of my messy hair that I only combed through my fingers. Down to the worn-out tunic I’m wearing. “You have no meat in you. Your hips though ample looks like are going to break. Did Zirc hurt you when he mounted you?”
I was too shocked by his statement to blush.
“No need to be shy, little one. I knew, I smelled him on you. He doesn’t usually mark his lovers like that. And usually fades away fast after a night. But I can still smell him on you. And the only way to do that is if you’re sleeping closely every night and having sex multiple times in a day. He did not hurt you right? He can be very aggressive at times.” He had a kind of worry in his eyes.
“N-no,” I shook my head. “He was careful. Okay so there were rough moments, but he always took care.”
He nodded. “Good. Maybe he knew you were small, so he had to ease back.”
Maybe compared to them I am small. How do I explain that I am not small at all from where I came from? I am what you may call a heavy set with some curves. I don’t have a flat belly. My hips and thighs are bigger. At least my arms are thinner. And of course, Roqs still think that I am a male.
“We’re nearing our destination. Knowing Zirc, he went on foot while it would only take us a day to reach him using this scout. What do you plan to do when you see him?”
Now he looked serious. And that was a loaded question. I guess he wanted to know and see if I would be a threat to Zirc. And why Zirc will make me stay in his sanctuary. Better yet, he probably wanted to find out if there was something more with me and Zirc.
“I just want to ask him if he can take me home.”
“Home?” he repeated as if the word is foreign. “Like your planet?”
I nodded.
He leaned back. And made that same gesture again of touching his chin. I associate it now as his thinking mode. “It’s not going to be easy. I couldn't find your species when I scanned you before.”
“Scan?”
‘Yes,’ he nodded. Then he took the white tablet, the little metals sliding back to the upper frame.
“Look at this,” he pointed to a set of planets and knew, without him prompting, that theirs is the orange planet. But it wasn’t our solar system. As he pinched the screen, it showed a totally different set of planets not unlike our solar system. There were more planets and more suns.
“We are part of this galaxy,” he pointed at the tablet where there are more clusters of solar systems near each other. “But our planet is quite isolated and much near the sun.”
