The Fringe Worlds
“He felt as if he was losing his mind, as the events of the past few hours all came crashing down upon him. A strange numbness filled his body and he appeared to be just going through the motions as he was lead down a series of ladders then into the room where he now found himself. Even looking at the strangeness of the other two occupants in the room didn’t seem to faze him.
“Would you like something to drink” the tall one asked him.
Adam simply nodded, but instead of bringing him something in ...a glass, the alien - Kaylor was his name - laid a small box on the table in front of him. Adam just looked up at him.
After a moment, Kaylor reacted. “You truly are primitive,” he said. “It’s a sampling box. It’s used to test your blood to see what food and drink you can tolerate. Don’t you have anything like this where you come from”
“Nah, we just eat whatever don’t make us sick,” came Adam’s feeble reply. Then Kaylor told him to stick his finger in the box. There was a slight prick of pain and then Kaylor took the box away.MoreLess
“Would you like something to drink” the tall one asked him.
Adam simply nodded, but instead of bringing him something in ...a glass, the alien - Kaylor was his name - laid a small box on the table in front of him. Adam just looked up at him.
After a moment, Kaylor reacted. “You truly are primitive,” he said. “It’s a sampling box. It’s used to test your blood to see what food and drink you can tolerate. Don’t you have anything like this where you come from”
“Nah, we just eat whatever don’t make us sick,” came Adam’s feeble reply. Then Kaylor told him to stick his finger in the box. There was a slight prick of pain and then Kaylor took the box away.MoreLess
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