Talking Does Wonders Chapter 6: Handsome Crystal Man
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After five long hours of cleaning dust, grim, trash, and a weird mold crawling on the walls the place was clean. Through the mess of odd mold she discovered a trash shoot which was very helpful and would be handy later on. Cleaning took AL longer than she thought. She 't even unpacked her bag and forget about showering before dinner, just the mention of dinner had her stomach grumble all of a sudden. AL was suddenly surprised by a knock to the door. Stakar had mentioned him sending someone down to come and get her for dinner and this must be him. AL opened the door and when she looked up she wasn't expecting to see what stood before her. AL expected one of the guys she met earlier but no, this man was much taller and is made out of what looks like diamond. The light bounced of the material his body is made of, which made his body give off a beautiful reflection. Piercing eyes that matched his diamond looking form and a flat nose with what look like thin lips. A strong jawline and cheekbones with a spiky head that resembled a cluster of precious rock. He wore a blue jumpsuit like everyone else but stood taller and gave off the energy of a leader. This man was somehow breathtaking in AL eyes and she was grateful she wore a mask since her eyes were staring in awe at this man but unfortunately the mask didn't cover her gaping mouth. AL didn't notice her staring and the man cleared his mouth.
“Hi, I'm Martinex. First mate of the Sun Streaker. Stakar sent me down to get you for dinner. AL is it?”
It was at this moment she never wanted this man to stop talking, that melodic crystalline voice that matched his whole being made her knees weak. AL closed her mouth quickly and nodded her head in a yes. She prayed her mask at least covered the small blush she could feel on her cheeks.
“Well, are you ready to go eat?”
AL nodded yes a little quicker then she would like and looked around frantically for a small halo pad she used for talking to others. Suddenly she had an epiphany in the middle of the work room and checked her belt pouch and found it where it last was. AL turned to martinex and gave an awkward smile to him while holding up the halo pad. AL wanted to fly into a black hole at this moment but martinex couldn't help but think how adorable what just happened was.
“Let's get going before it's all gone, shall we.”
AL just clutched the small halo pad and walked out of the room closing the door behind her.
On there way there AL typed on the halo pad and somehow got the guts to poke martinex on the arm gaining his attention and gestured for hi to read the halo pad.
“Hi, my name is AL. Sorry for not speaking, i'm selectively mute. Nice to meet you,” the halo pad read.
“It's nice to meet you too. Stakar told me you were pretty quiet but selectively mute is pretty interesting. I've only read about your species being talkative or mute. He also mentioned to me about you being a woman, allow me to say welcome to the crew.”
AL took the pad and typed once again then showed him the pad.
“You know about terrans, about earth?”
“Yes. After all my species and yours are from the same solar system.”
“Really?”
“Yes, i'm Pluvian. I'm originally from Pluto.”
AL stopped walking which brought martinex to a stop as well. AL gave him a bashful smile.
“I always liked Pluto.”
Martinex felt his cheeks tingle, an act that's never happened to him before.
“Oh, well...thank you,” martinex didn't know what to say other then that and awkwardly turned and began to walk away. AL was quick to follow.
“What a stupid thing to say and the first thing I said to him too. I mean it's true Pluto is my favorite but uh why,” AL thought.
Martinex couldn't help but think, “Whats wrong with my face? Is this something I read about?”
Once AL and martinex made it to the mess hall martinex helped AL get her food but never got any for himself which AL took note of but didn't ask about. Martinex was called over to a table by stakar and AL found a seat at the end of a somewhat empty table and began to eat. For martinex, once he got to the table stakar looked at him funny.
“What,” martinex asked.
“Why is your face slightly pink?”
Martinex just brushed it away and joined in on a conversation that was going on and stakar went back to eating. But in martinex head he was freaking out and wanted to go to his books as soon as possible to figure out what had happened to him. AL ate her dinner as quick as possible when she noticed other crew members were staring at her. She didn't blame them and their curiosity but being in a new place with a lot of people wasn't a comfortable position for her. Once AL was done she returned her tray and made her way back to her room with her little map device.
Martinex had some more work to do after dinner, but once that was done he rushed back to his room and and sat at his desk searching frantically on his halo pad. Searching through species after species of aliens looking for a medical example of what might have had happened to him. But nothing. Martinex tried to think back to the old days when his species was still alive. He saw this weird anomaly happen on girls but never a man. Was it the same thing or no? What was it called again? He searched his collection of books trying to remember a similar act he remembered reading in one of his many books. The book he believed to be the one is titled “Love on a Star.” He flipped through the pages and found a scene where the two main characters are holding hands for the first time and the line he remember blessed his eyes.
“The soft and calloused touch joined as one. Shades darker then their skin kissed their faces in a blushing display.”
That was it, blushing.
Martinex went back to his halo pad and looked up the so called act of blushing.
“Blushing: is the darkening of a person's face due to psychological reasons. It is normally involuntary and triggered by emotional stress tying candor, such as that associated with passion, embarrassment, anger, or romantic stimulation.” the screen read.
How had he not searched such a term when he read the book. Could've been one of those times where he was on the brink of sleep when he read the line. But why, what caused him to do such a thing. Little did martinex know he would be up all night researching.
AL on the other hand was lying in bed after unpacking and showering and couldn't help but wonder about the handsome crystal man named martinex.
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