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picking at the control panel without really paying attention. "Right, right, this is the tech you were going to request. The Fnorn sent this. Right?"
       Jhuun clucked happily. "This is the most recent incarnation of the cannons they used against the Glispex weapons during the invasion. Come! I will show you the control panel. I can't speak the Fnorn language, but I can read the script. Once you are familiar, we can begin running tests."
       Gabriel nodded dumbly as Jhuun gracefully crouched down next to him and began explaining the functions of the various controls on the underside of the cannon. Throughout it all, Gabriel found it terribly difficult to pay attention, as his attention was captured by the sight of Jhuun's long legs folding beneath him as he sat on the floor, by the gently flutter of his ridges, by the movement of his lips. Gabriel could not even stop staring at Jhuun's elegant fingers as they glided over the switches and buttons, preoccupied by the thought of those fingers touching him. He wondered how they would look gliding down his chest, touching his cock as it swelled within Jhuun's touch—
       Oh God. Gabriel quickly ran the back of his hand against his brow, drenched with sweat.
       "Gabriel?" Jhuun looked at him, puzzled. "Is the temperature affecting you?"
       "Er, yes," Gabriel muttered. He nearly jumped out of his skin as Jhuun reached over to brush his fingers against Gabriel's bare shoulder. "Yeah, I'm feeling a little…funny."
       Jhuun's large green eyes were on him, concerned, and for a moment, Gabriel couldn't help but think of the Nhor character again, twisting around in ecstasy against the sandstone wall, and before the moment could get any tenser he bolted to his feet and went to stand by the nearest console.
       "Perhaps I should begin a few tests myself," Jhuun offered, looking rather discomfited as he kneeled by the Fnorn cannon.
       "Sounds good to me," Gabriel squeaked. He had the damndest feeling that Jhuun knew exactly what he was thinking. Of course, if he didn't, then he was surely wondering just what the hell was up with Gabriel's suddenly awkward behavior.
       They worked mostly in silence for the next few hours, with Gabriel assisting from the console as Jhuun fiddled with the cannon. The alien explained how the device concentrated and fired proton bursts, something that had been tested in the past but proven ineffective in disabling Maedrom energy shields and the rest of their systems. However, the Fnorn weapons had last been studied as a possibility four years ago, before the M-Alpha was purchased from the Glispex marauders.
       After a few of Jhuun's increasingly more optimistic modifications, Gabriel had begun to relax, slowly pushing away the inappropriate thoughts that had danced through his mind since that morning, in favor of concentrating his energy on their work. So much that, after watching Jhuun work on the Fnorn cannon and developing a feel for its functionality, he left his safe spot behind the computer console and slid down next to Jhuun, helping him program the cannon to a setting on the kappaproton spectrum.
       "You seem confident," Jhuun remarked as he watched Gabriel intently program the device.
       "Well, I think we're on to something," Gabriel said, trying to ignore the skipping of his pulse as he felt Jhuun's gaze on him. "And I think we're ready for a test here. Want to get the M-Alpha ready?"
       Jhuun clucked and rose to his feet, flexing his back to stretch out kinked muscles. Gabriel's gaze was intently fixed on the control panel as he completed the programming.
       While Jhuun went to stand over the remote controls of the M-Alpha, Gabriel found the power cable of the Fnorn cannon, tracing it over to the console where Jhuun had previously connected it, a safe distance away from their experiment. He checked to make sure the switches were in the correct position before nodding to Jhuun.
       "Ready? Let's