bizarre technology Andrea couldn’t truly describe it. Dom caught on to her curiosity and grinned at her.
Pointing at the dock, he began to describe its uses where a very long and very sturdy tube like contraption would be adjusted to their ship and where Dom would be able to park his beloved vehicle.
“From there, we will descend into Rusneon,” he explained, eyes alight with enthusiasm.
“There are specific pods that are constantly being transported back and forth into the atmosphere. We’ll go inside and be sent in. I do warn you, it can be a bit rough the first time. I can put you under sleep for a short time if you’d like.”
Andrea shook her head despite the tiredness in her bones, “I think I would rather stay awake,” she whispered, her vocal chords still feeling weak.
“I doubt I’d want to wake up again if you put me to sleep now.”
Dom leaned over and pressed a kiss to her temple. I’ll be with you, my love.
She had wished she had more energy, dozing in and out while their ship moved closer to station and when they finally disembarked. Andrea could remember very little of the actual traveling, however, between them and the station, feeling only Dom’s mental presence and the safety and soothing calm it provided.
Whenever she did jerk upright, he would turn to her and beam at her brightly and the sight was so uncommon that she wondered if she was still dreaming. Yet, the kisses and touches he pressed to her skin were real enough to ground her, at least, in the moments that came.
She did recall one very important thing as they finally moved toward a pod (despite the fact that she couldn’t remember how she had gone from only wearing a sheet to a set of clothes that resembled a tunic and robe that fell to her feet) and finally had come in contact with other Rusneans.
Her eyes had grown wide with surprise, finding them to look strange despite their humanoid appearance. Their skin colors varied from what was considered normal for human skin to impressive arrays of blues, purples, pinks and colors she wasn’t sure what to call.
But it was not their different colors that impressed her the most, nor was the way their eyes (in their even more expressive colors) had honed over them, it was the way they approached and beheld Dom in a most reverent manner.
The strangest thing of it all, however, was the strange sensation fluttering within her mind and a weird twitch taking place right on the outside of her left thigh. She didn’t know what to consider save the fact that it was all probably because of the different composition of this new species, new planet—new everything.
She took careful breaths, smiling when Dom turned to her and—in front of everyone—took hold of her hand and pressed it to his chest. Andrea wasn’t too sure what that meant, only knowing that the action made many Rusneans exchange many relieved and even ecstatic looks. How very strange, indeed.
Still the attention was pretty overwhelming, and after some time, Andrea began to consider if this was actually unusual even among Rusneans for she had seen others arrive at the large Spaceport without nearly as much attention or even reverent manner.
She didn’t want to ask, however, considering the fact that one huge change was how there was a general silence among the masses.
The only thing was that her head kept feeling funny and that there was a strange unrest within her mind. She could feel her head begin to tighten almost painfully and she let out a small noise of pain. Dom’s mental presence immediately wrapped around her.
Are you alright?
Yes… I believe so.
The reply surprised them both and when they both looked into each other’s eyes, it was with a small moment of shock. Andrea, Dom’s voice filtered back into her mind. You answered…
I did…! Andrea replied, feeling as though the tightening in her head made a little more sense. Is this normal, can humans establish mental links like this?
Dom’s caress on