Shadfish

Rocky: Yes?

Grace: What is the material of your clothing made out of? Since it doesn’t seem that you have any wool-bearing animals or cotton-like plants on Erid.

Rocky: Oh, it’s a rock with a fibrous material!

Grace: (Uh oh)

Grace: Uh, what’s the chemical composition for that rock?

Rocky: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

Grace, doing mental chemistry: So that’s something we call asbest- Uh oh.

yao: that’s good because there are no elevators in space

“Grace says he would like half of dome to be water.”

“Oh, is necessary for humans to have large amounts of water question?”

Small Eridian equivalent of a sigh. “No. Not needed for life. In fact Grace will die if he falls in water and does not get out.”

“Tell him we give him water in containers that won't kill him. Lots lots lots of water on Erid for Grace to drink.”

“No. Grace say he want water on ground. Also want it with excess sodium chloride compound so it will be unhealthy for drink.”

“Grace want this liquid for celebration.”

“Of course.” They scan it. “You have wrong liquid. This contain compounds which are poisonous for humans.”

“Yes yes yes. Grace say humans like feeling of being slightly poisoned.”