Exploring on the Bridge!

[Chiyako]

The hospital. Wait, are they going to call me for a check-up? They wouldn't know what to look for, right? I'd just be naked in front of strangers!

For a moment bright pink flashed across the Luanari's face while she studied a map of the ship mounted upon the wall. Then she remembered that she was already used to living in a dormitory with others. Well, mostly used to it. She still had those sorts of problems there too. In any case her sleeping situation probably wasn't going to change, just as her bathing situation hadn't changed.

Dormitories. Probably. I wonder who I will be bunking with! Will we all share a room like X86? It will probably be something more primitive, right? What if we share beds? Oh, wait, here! This is it!

As it turned out she hadn't been that far from the bridge. Ship sections had been one of her required study subjects. Sure, she could have waited to depart alongside Captain Draven, but she had elected to venture ahead so that she might learn her way around the ship, after all she wouldn't always be able to rely upon him guiding her about! Besides, she didn't want to bother him too much. Xyvee had to prove to the Humans that she was definitely worth bringing along! Heck, she was representing her entire species here!

Metallic doors hissed softly as they slid open, allowing the petite creature entry into the ship's bridge. This too she had studied, but thankfully it actually appeared to be fairly similar to Luanari designs. Fewer seats, perhaps, but then primitive Human technology probably had less systems to control, or perhaps they simply didn't have multiple command consoles. Sure, a Luanari vessel's bridge command center might have seemed like a dangerous security flaw, but they had backups too, and those weren't centralized! It was just very useful to have the commander close to everything.

She stepped about the deck, peeking around chairs in order to study the various stations. A few she could pick out. Communications. Sensors. Weapons, probably? The most obvious to her however was the pilot and co-pilot's seats. Just like a Luanari vessel. Having a backup pilot was very important even with artificial guidance systems. This was effectively her role aboard the ship. Well, that and security.

Speaking of security, I should probably meet whoever else is assisting with that!

With a soft huff the Luanari climbed up into the seat belonging to the co-pilot's position which, for the most part, was exactly the same as the pilot's seat. Her tail retracted further into her lower back, hips wiggling as she aimed to get herself comfortable. As it turned out the seat was not made for someone as small as she was, and so she leaned to the side and started to fiddle with the controls, hoping to make it comfortable enough for her to properly operate the vessel.

It should go high enough, right? Oh, good! Sitting on a box would have been a little too embarrassing.

Once her seat was properly adjusted Xyvee finally turned her attention to the controls. Hands gently brushed across the various flight sticks, throttles, and buttons. She was careful not to actually press anything. That was a mistake she'd made in her academy days that she was certainly not going to repeat here! A very embarrassing mistake.

It's very similar. I should be able to handle this!

[Mysthero]

A moment later the door opened and the captain entered the bridge for the first time since the tour. Command felt... strange. It felt alien to be on the bridge of a ship and to be in charge of it. Sure, there were other shift captains and it was technically the admiral's ship... but... for now this was his command. Draven moved from console to console absentmindedly going over the events that brought him here. His mother and father practically dragged him to the academy. War has been a way of life for humans for the last several decades and he was expected to follow suit. But it was after Lunar Corporation killed his wife in one of the bomb strikes that forced Draven to spur into the war with the vigor of a man possessed with nothing but... loss... and hate. The final charge on Lunar Corporation, for all accounts and purposes he was supposed to die there, not end up a damn war hero.

He was so lost in his memories he hadn't even noticed his adorable pilot had already taken her post and was familiarizing herself with the controls. In fact, Captain Draven Azure, for the first time took a seat in the captain's chair and began to look out into space in quiet reflection before the tuft of pink hair finally caught his attention. "Oh... sorry, I was distracted. But I'm glad you're here, we're going to make a small course correction Evee."

He pulled out the tablet of planets that were scanned within the area and checked it in coordination with their ship's heading. "Alright Evee, show me how the Luanari get things done. Adjust our heading." He tapped on the tablet and the screen on Evee's station illuminated, showing a course change. It appeared the captain's new course would take them close to a planet two or three days away even though it does shift their course off destination for a bit. It was part of the mission for the crew to check on nearby planets that may contain resources or even may prove habitable! "Early human explorers would often name places they find... this planet we're going to has some star chart designation some egg head came up with a hundred and fifty years ago.... I think.... you're taking us there Evee, you should name it."

[Chiyako]

Another metallic hiss drew the Luanari from her focus upon the controls, prompting her to sit up and turn within her seat. It was, as she had expected, the Captain! Of course just like she had been when she'd first entered the bridge his focus was on the various stations. Not wishing to distract him she faced out into the pitch black void of space and settled back into her chair, waiting with excitement for her very first order! Not that she would need to wait very long. He took notice of her only a few moments later.

An apology. He had been focused elsewhere. But he was happy too that she was where she was! Also she was going to be jumping right into her duties.

The console before her suddenly lit up with information as he explained her first task: a course correction! He had requested that she show him how Luanari completed the task, but this was a bit confusing to her as she was currently operating with Human control systems. She would, in fact, be showing him how Humans navigated a Human vessel! Of course it was entirely possible that there was some other context behind his words, but if there was she certainly hadn't caught it.

"Yees Capteen!"

Hands lifted up, her left gripping upon the flight stick while her right settled on the power throttle. Careful pressure was applied to both. She had been warned that Human controls could sometimes be more delicate, as Humans were in general much weaker. It was actually an advantage for them here, as they needn't worry so much about breaking their controls during tense situations. But then that was why only the best Luanari were allowed to pilot vessels! Or, at least, one of many reasons why. Probably not one of the higher ones either.

In any case the vessel seemed to react accordingly! It began to shift gently in the proper direction, after all they had plenty of time with no need for sudden jerking maneuvers, and once it was on the correct heading she drew down the throttle back to the position it had been previously. A few buttons were pressed, the course recalibrated and the ship set into automatic controls. With that the heading had been adjusted! Her first act as a pilot aboard a Human vessel had been successfully completed! The little Luanari nearly bounced with excitement, expression lit up with a wide smile.

I did it! I'm the first Luanari to pilot a Human ship! Oh this is very exciting! There are going to be so many firsts! Wait, am I the first one to consume Human food? Probably not, right? Gosh being an explorer is so neat!

She turned her seat around finally to face the Human, making no attempt to conceal her joy while she processed the man's words. Human explorers were unlike Luanari explorers as they often named new places they found. This was different from her society as names would generally be chosen instead by whoever funded an exploratory mission. But now here she was being given the esteemed opportunity to name a planet!

What do I name a planet? Oh gosh I forgot to think up names! Well okay, I guess I didn't expect it. Humans do things different. Okay, focus! Planet. Planet name. I don't really know much about it. Naming it after myself wouldn't feel right, even if it would be kind of cool. It could get confusing too while we are on it. Maybe a Luanari word? Yes, that probably works. No confusion there! But which to use? It should be mission appropriate, and also appropriate for Humans.

For a solid minute the little pilot pondered over name ideas, her excited expression gradually shifting to one of intense focus. Eventually however it softened again, her smile returned, and she gave herself one final nod of approval.

"Saex!"

Friendship seemed like a proper word here. This was hopefully the beginning of a friendship not only between the Humans and Luanari, but also between her and her fellow crewmates! All would know that this planet represented the beginning of a new alliance! Perhaps a little optimistic, but still!

[Mysthero]

There was... an understandable pause for a moment but he couldn't hold back the large smile as her planet name almost caused him to lose his baring for command. Draven lifted a hand to cover his smile for a moment and massage his cheeks in a half moment he tried to not immediately burst out laughing at the word she suggested. Okay, sex, can't possibly mean the same thing to the Luanari.  Otherwise why would she suggest it? Or maybe the Luanari are a very sexual culture? It's not like he got a crash course in Luanari culture, he wasn't even expecting her to be his pilot. "Sex?" 

He gave a, small nod to try and figure out what sex meant to a Luanari, and perhaps this was the perfect opportunity for some cultural exchange. He stood up from his chair and brought his tablet with him as he made his way to Xyvee's chair before bending at the waist so he could be level with her in her seating position. "Is... that a Luanari word?" He requested while pulling up a dictionary and pulling up the definition of sex for human culture, though he was careful not to show it to her yet because he didn't want to influence her decision. "What does it mean?"

[Chiyako]

Her captain smiled, a big happy one which clearly meant that he was excited with the name she had chosen! Perhaps he had studied some Luanari? Did he already know what it meant? Clearly her first assignment was going swimmingly! Of course he was hoping to double check that the word that she had stated was the same as what he'd heard. It would be important for updating the planet's new information in some registry somewhere. This was, after all, a historic moment!

"Saex" Xyvee repeated, nodding approvingly. It was close enough to what she'd said. Already she was trying to translate within her mind how to spell it out in the Human language. From what she knew Humans actually had a bunch of different languages. Their people had abandoned such concepts long, long ago. One standardized language and writing system was simply more efficient.

When Draven approached she sat up just a hint taller within her seat, not that it was noticeable or anything. Human fingers tapped away at the tablet that the man held. A question was asked. The definition of her people's word. Thankfully it was already something that she could translate. It had been a word often taught to her, as her people figured it might help in certain tense situations. In fact it had already helped their people before! During first contact it had proven instrumental in the easing of tensions between their people. Such was the power of saex that it even brought some Humans to an uncontrollable, happy, giggly state!

"Saex is Human woed freensheep!"

In that moment Xyvee was quite proud of herself.

[Mysthero]

He listened dutifully to her explanation as she spoke in still an impressive amount of English for their limited interactions. "Sex means friendship in Luanari?" Now this went from a bit of cultural awkwardness to a downright interstellar incident if he didn't play this right. On one hand, the first deep space planet that humans may set foot on will forever be called Sex... but on the other... who was he to argue with Luanari culture? Humans were still divided with hundreds of different languages and dialects. It would be wrong for him to deny this small explorer her right to name their first planet just because of what would amount to a language barrier.

After thinking about it for a moment he placed his hand on Xyvee's shoulder and gave a soft squeeze of affirmation and stood upright. "Planet Sex it is then, Evee. I'll mark it down in the register." And he did so, forever marking in human History the date and discovery of planet Sex.... with the... small astrisk stating it meant friendship in Luanari. "Okay, with that out of the way, what's next for our Luanari explorer?"

[Chiyako]

The little creature nodded repeatedly. Although the Humans used a slight variation on the word, namely a sharper sound for the middle of it, saex was indeed the Luanari word for friendship! Of course his question made her wonder if it did in fact mean something else in their tongue. But then perhaps he was still just trying to get used to it?

Weeth? With? With. Perhaps some examples might help?

Yes! That would do the trick! "Evee maek saex with capteen."

She pondered for a moment, finger lifting to tap at her lips in thought. Then she held it up! "Evee maek saex with Humans! With crew! Heev saex? Haev? Haev saex." One of those would surely click for them!

A faint hint of warmth spread across the Luanari's face when she felt the Human's large hand settle and squeeze against her shoulder. Humans were often more touchy, more affectionate, than Luanari were. Or so she had heard and now she was experiencing for herself! Not that it was bad or anything. Actually it was quite the pleasant change of pace from her own people, even if she was somewhat easily flustered.

Her smile widened as a confirmation was made for the chosen name of her planet! So caught up was she in the moment of history that she didn't even think to ask in the moment if there was some other meaning in the Human tongue. Also distracting was the captain's question, one which she first had to translate within her mind. An affirmation. Some thing which was shifted from one place to another. A question of what she would be doing next. Also, she was considered an explorer! That made her expression light up just a bit more and even had her currently mostly tucked away tail wiggling a slight bit against her seat.

"Evee exploor Humans?"

Indeed, the ship was righted and it would be some time before they would need to interact with it again. Now was an excellent time to explore not just her fellow crewmates, but Humans as a whole!

[Mysthero]

Oh no, now he's done it. Images of innocent Evee going everywhere on the ship to have sex.... friendship with the crew. Oh no, should he tell her? Maybe one of the other crew members should? Wait, did she just offer to have sex with Draven? No, she didn't, get your mind out of the gutter captain. You'd think you haven't enjoyed yourself for years or something... actually... when was the last time?

Dammit! Not the time! "Well, Evee... I... I think that's a great idea." It wasn't a lie! She should make friends with him and the crew! Luanari and Human relations would be much better for it. He smiled once again and gave Evee another squeeze of affirmation before doing a few spot-checks on the other systems. "I think I'll go to my quarters to review SRK's reports... but if you need anything my door is always open to you." Truthfully he was starting to feel the need to make a hasty retreat before he agreed to do something that might actually cause an incident between their peoples. As he turned and started to leave the bridge, curiosity unfortunately got the better of the captain. He just, he just had to know.

"Oh, Evee..." He turned to face her again with the same smile on his face but this one with an open hint of curiosity. "What's... the Luanari word for mating... or... umm.. intercourse?"

[Chiyako]

Her next planned steps were agreeable to the captain. Xyvee would get to know the crew better, and she would establish friendships with everyone! The captain was a good place to start. She would be serving under him, after all. But then that appeared to be going well already!

I think checking in with my future friends in security next would be the smart play. We should be working much of the time together so it will be important that we become very close!

Another squeeze upon her shoulder drew yet another flash of heat into her face! Thankfully it wasn't terribly much, and really only visible as a faint increase in the natural pink coloring of her cheeks. It wasn't as though anything unbecoming was happening, after all. In fact it appeared as though her captain had important matters to attend to within his quarters! Some sort of report, or set of reports. Still, there was the offer to visit him whenever she needed, and so the little Luanari set her right fist to her chest in a Luanari salute!

"Evee coom to capteen eef need!"

The Human had started to depart when another question was apparently considered. She heard his words, of course, and instantly set about translating them within her mind.

What is. Okay. Luanari. Word. Um, wait. No, that word doesn't mean- wait. Huh?

A tide of bright pink slowly rose across her face as Xyvee stood still in salute with both a smile and a rapidly developing mixed expression of confusion, curiosity, anxiety, and perhaps a hint of shock.

Wait. Wait like sex? He wants to know the word for sex? Why does he want to know the word for sex?

Of course she had heard rumors of this sort of thing. Humans were naturally far more affectionate creatures, as had already been established, but there had been talks from the researching circles that the Human proclivity for contact reached far beyond even that. Rumors that they would be very much inclined to breed with any other species that they discovered, Luanari included despite the difference in size. In fact some might even desire it more!

Not that she wasn't curious herself about such things. Her natural curiosity was part of why she was chosen for this mission, and even she was aware of that. But things in their world worked much different. Rarely was such an act even indulged in save for the purpose of procreation. There wasn't a taboo against it or anything, it was just seen as something that was an inefficient use of one's time. And of course that too was the source of some rumors, that Humans would procreate anywhere and at any time, while a Luanarian meanwhile would typically only do so perhaps once at the end of the night within a rented room specifically designed for such tasks.

Does captain wish to have sex!? With me?!? This is so sudden! So soon! Oh gosh!

Roughly a minute had passed in awkward silence as the poor Luanari gradually became more and more flustered. Her tail had returned, now coiled down her right leg, squeezing while her entire body wiggled with unbridled nervous energy. It was of course a big step forward in Human-Luanari relations, one which she had expected to take much longer to occur, provided it ever did occur in the first place! But then perhaps this was part of serving aboard a Human vessel? Was it necessary to satisfy even this sort of request for her superiors!?

Humans are so intense! Oh wait. Captain is still here! He awaits an answer! It's okay! You can do this Xyvee! You are ready for this! You were ready for this!

The little creature tensed up, body straightening as she cleared her throat and did her very best to regain at least some semblance of composure!

"Hooehtha."

Hoetha in the Luanari tongue was, of course, to procreate. Intercourse. Sex.

"Hoetha is eentoorcoors" Xyvee replied somewhat timidly, heart pounding within her chest. "Wee capteen woont know?"

Well she did want to know more about Humans. This was bound to happen eventually! At least her captain was nice, right?

[Mysthero]

"Hotha..... Hoetha." He nodded quietly as he repeated the word to try and put it to memory. This would help prevent misunderstandings right? She's learning his language, it's only fair he attempted to learn hers. He smiled and wondered if he should perhaps tease his new Luanari friend while educating her, now that he knew enough to proceed.

He leaned against the exit door and looked Evee over. She was different, and unique, her excitable nature was infectious and made him feel playful in a way he had not felt in years. Strangely enough, it made him excited to learn more about her culture just as she wanted to learn more about his. Perhaps it would be cruel to unleash her on the crew with the possible misinterpretations... though he found the possible scenarios she would end up in quite humorous. "So sex is friendship in Luanari? Evee, I don't wish you to feel embarrassed because I adored the genuine enthusiasm. But sex in human English means hoetha." He tried not to chuckle, but his smile was betraying his feelings on the matter and he continued. "So, you just said you wanted to have hoetha with me and the crew... in human English."

[Chiyako]

That's all it probably was. Just curiosity. She was curious, he was curious, everyone was curious! Humans liked sex. That had to be it. They just liked it so much that of course that would be the first word that they would want to know. It just meant she'd need to get more used to hearing the word, perhaps even witnessing the act much more frequently than she was accustomed to. Heck, perhaps even participating herself!

How much do Humans do it? Do they always think about sex? In what way is it different?

She had so many questions herself now, and these questions rattled around within her mind enough that they almost made her miss the man's next question. Was sex friendship in Luanari? It could be, of course, for a very tiny portion of the population. Some Luanari quite enjoyed the act, and those Luanari tended to become friendly with one another more so than those around them. But it was also such a small fraction that it didn't really count.

He did not wish for her to feel awkward. Or nervous? Wait, what did that word mean again? Also he enjoyed, loved even, her very real happiness. By this point his words were starting to confuse her. Or perhaps her mind was simply too flustered to fully understand things.

Then came the bombshell. Sex in the Human language meant sex in the Luanari tongue. It meant hoetha.

Sex means hoetha. Yes.

She didn't initially understand what he was trying to imply. When did she say that she wanted-

Saex.

Sex.

Her face was a vibrant pink and her eyes glowed with a bright gold shine. One could almost imagine the steam erupting from her ears.

I said I wished to mate with the captain. And the crew. I named a planet- the planet! Oh no! The planet! My planet!

The Luanari crouched down, hands covering her face in embarrassment while her own tail lifted up to pat her atop the head as though it had a mind of its own, although perhaps in the moment it did.

I am never going to live this down. Oh gosh. Dangit!

But then her words weren't entirely untrue either. Attempting to mate with a Human was also sort of part of why she was here. Well, okay, not that specifically but determining just how compatible their species were, in all manners of speaking, was part of her mission! This was simply far sooner than she had anticipated.

Fingers spread open and golden orbs peered out from behind him towards the Human.

"Evee wont. . .want saex. Evee mebee want hoetha too. . .?"

She paused, considering her words. What was the proper translation to continue that? Perhaps not the best place to leave off the question, which was mostly directed towards herself, but at the moment translating her feelings was not a simple task.

"Mebee? Soon? In long teem. Tiom. Tiem? Evee mebee hoetha. With capteen. Crew."

Eventually! Maybe! Just be straight forward here. Yes. That is the best way to do it, I think! I hope!

The Luanari nodded to herself as she stood once more, hands lowering instead to fiddle together in front of her belly. Of course she had so many questions of her own! But then perhaps she should start with the most important one. The one which would establish the dynamics not just between the two of them, but perhaps between everyone aboard the ship!

"Capteen want hoetha? Capteen hoetha with crew? How Humans work?"

[Mysthero]

Did... did their resident extra-terrestrial just proposition him for sex? Wait and he wasn't immediately countering with how bad of an idea that was!? Draven stood there for a moment with a... oddly serious look on his face. Like a man who had just sat down at a puzzle, he didn't feel quite ready to solve or attempt. Cultural exchange was the priority of her mission, was sex technically part of that? For crying out loud why did they put the specialist for this on B shift!? Fuck it, the only authority that can court martial his ass was in cryo, and beyond that the nearest court was years of flight away. Who was he to deny Evee and the crew their ambitions and recreation?
"To be honest Evee, I don't know if our anatomy is compatible. But truthfully maybe it would be healthy for exploration and experimentation." As he said it he seemed to be convincing himself as much as he walked over and leaned against the console beside her with a reaffirmed tone. "And look, don't worry about the planet name, I think... it's beautiful to call it Friendship! Sincerely."

He gave Evee a quiet look from head to toe and maintained a genuine smile even as curiosity around her question continued to grow. Was he really about to have this conversation?
"So I'm not entirely sure how it works with Luanari. But humans have a wide range of activities when it comes to..hoetha. For example, hoetha between a male and a female human would be different than say... a female and female or even a male and male." He tried to cheer her up by reaching out and putting his finger beneath her chin to lift her face to make eye contact with her golden orbs. "I suppose the only way to know if that's something you can share with the crew is to check if... you're compatible right? How do Luanari do it?"

[Chiyako]

He wished to be honest. He didn't know if their species could do those sorts of things together. He believed that it might be good for their bodies however, and that experimenting was also good. Also he seemed to like the name despite the mix-up. Her already flustered mind was taking more time to make the translations, but she was doing well none the less! However she had also been so focused upon them that she didn't even realize that the man was now standing right in front of her! Or, rather, right over her, as Humans tended to do.

Xyvee smiled up towards the Human. Toes pointed a bit inward and hands nervously squeezed together. Was she excited about the prospects? Certainly! But this sort of thing especially was difficult for her. Even with her own people she had been abnormally shy. Most Luanari were fine with nudity, fine with discussing this sort of thing. Not her. She couldn't place why, but then that was just one of her little quirks, one which she had grown to mostly accept. But then another thought occurred to her: should she be less embarrassed or more embarrassed to be saying and doing these sorts of things with Humans? They weren't Luanari, after all, but then they were a people.

Captain doesn't know how we do it. At least we have that in common! Well, about each other I mean.

Her eyes widened and head tilted a bit. Humans had multiple ways of doing it? Wait, a female Human could procreate with another female? And a male with a male?!? There was so much to learn!

Bright pink shot up her face again as the captain's finger pressed against her soft chin and lifted her gaze to meet his directly. For whatever reason it made her feel warm all over. Perhaps it was some sort of Human trick. But his suggestion, that they check if they were compatible, was something which warmed her even further still! At least he started with something simple.

She glanced around briefly for something to write with, or sketch with. Alas, she did not see anything immediately. Showing him, as embarrassing as it would be, was going to be the easiest way. She could do at least that much, right?

"Luanari haev woon way hoetha. Only way."

Finally releasing the grip that her hands together, Xyvee first pointed towards the Human, and then towards the floor beneath herself. With face still a bright pink she cast her gaze to the floor, imagining the man laid beneath her. Then she slowly crouched down, settled upon her knees, and sat up. Once her gaze returned to Draven she pointed again, this time specifically at the man's crotch. Her gaze and her finger then dropped, both directed towards her own crotch.

"Meel put vir-"

A pause as she tried to remember the Human word.

"-peenees inseed. We sit. Waet. Foov meenoot."

With a nod of affirmation to herself the Luanari lifted her gaze once more towards her captain. "Then done."

Indeed, the way Luanari anatomy worked was, in her mind, probably far more efficient than Humans! Not that she knew anything about the way they did it specifically, but for a Luanari they need merely sit the female atop the male, insert the penis into the vagina, and wait for five minutes, sometimes even sooner if they were really efficient! A Luanari's body was built to do all the work without the need to expend any extra energy. It truly was a marvel! But then it also made her very curious as to how a Human did it with another Human, especially given the man's suggestion that they had multiple ways to do it, and that females and males could do it with other females and males!

Maybe they have both organs?!? Oh gosh this is exciting! And maybe a little scary.

[Mysthero]

Oh, well that sounds remarkably similar. Okay, it goes inside. They.... wait. Wait? Oh gods, that sounds terrible! Awful! Boring even! Good grief no wonder the Luanari were so advanced compared to humans! That wasn't sex! That was... basic reproduction. Suddenly it dawned on him, Luanri procreation was about efficiency and finishing the task... no... passion, no energy, no desire? It sounded like Luanari had similar sexual organs, but... had only the males experienced orgasms just for the sake of procreation!? Poor Evee, if that was her role in their society he genuinely was tempted to feel sorry for her, even though that may be culturally insensitive.

"Oh... uhh, that's fascinating Evee. In Luanari society is it just for... reproduction or do you do it for recreation as well?" He realized that was the only way he could phrase the question without asking directly if females enjoy the experience outside of reproductive duties. God save the Luanari, that just wouldn't be fair. He motions to the crotch of his pants to indicate she was indeed correct in the placement. Honestly the hardest part of this conversation was how damn cute she was. She was an explorer at heart and her desire to learn more and do more with humans was... honestly kinda sexy. Part of him wondered if that made Evee the equivalent of a Luanari pervert, even if it was for the sake of science and relatoons. "For human males and females... it's... similar. But we move a lot more, we even have multiple positions sometimes because it makes breeding more likely, other times just because it feels better for both partners. Because of how good it feels, humans do it for recreation. There is also teasing and foreplay... umm 'before play' usually when we use our hands and mouths to stimulate eachother before having hoetha or sex." After his rather, rough explaination he decided to opt for another question.

"I haven't studied Luanari anatomy, did you study ours? Do know if its... similar?" Part of him wanted to ask of she just wanted to see it. Maybe that was the damn child inside him but for the moment they were just having a discussion and that was fine. Right?

[Chiyako]

Xyvee smiled, proud of not just herself for explaining things correctly but of her people as a whole! The fact that it was fascinating meant it was probably much different, right? Of course her face remained a healthy bright shade of pink as the entire subject they were on was, well, quite embarrassing to discuss. Still, it was important! And it was one she was maybe secretly a little excited about. Not that she wasn't excited about other things too! It wasn't just sex!

Speaking of which, the next question was exactly about that! She raised a finger, much like a teacher might when they needed to catch the attention of a particularly absent minded student, and for a moment she wondered if Humans did the same thing. "Moost? No. Hoetha foor cheeld. Soom foor foon. Mooch foo. Fee? Few? Few."

Indeed, very few of their people actually participated in such things for their amusement. They were the strange ones! Xyvee definitely wasn't one of those sorts. Nope! In fact she'd never done anything of the sort before! And sure, she was very curious about how Humans did it, and what it might even be like, but that was a totally different thing and not at all weird! It was for science! To explore! For the entirety of the Luanari species!

Golden orbs followed the man's hand from his crotch, head tilting just a slight bit while she processed his next words within her mind. They were, in fact, similar! Except they moved a lot more. In fact they had different positions! Some were even believed to make breeding more likely! Now that alone was worth exploring! If she could bring back a new more efficient position then that could do a lot towards helping the Luanari people! But for whatever reason Humans also just did it to enjoy themselves. Were they a whole race of weirdos?!?

For fun? To feel good? What?

Her gaze dropped to the floor, to where she imagined the captain would be laying down. It was a weird visual. His head on a Luanari body. It wasn't as if she knew what the rest of him looked like. Her hips wiggled in little circles, body still having been sat up on her knees. Moving really was less efficient. More tiring. She wondered why they might need to do so.

"Is foon? Feel good?" she questioned, her voice a soft mumble directed more towards herself.

In fact, if she was understanding this correctly, Humans appeared to actually do stuff before they mated! They used hands and even their mouths. It was all very confusing and yet, also, somewhat enticing.

Her gaze finally lifted to Draven again as she stood up, hands brushing against her knees before she straightened herself up. "How?" she decided to ask rather pointedly. "Wee? Is uneefeesheent."

Anatomy. He didn't know the anatomy of her people and she didn't really know the anatomy of a Human. She shook her head. Of course a thought came to mind. There was a very easy way to learn. But it was far too embarrassing for her to ever suggest, as her face would make crystal clear in the moment.

"Ees theeng Evee need learn."

And maybe teach!

Edited April 22 by Chiyako

[Mysthero]

Part of him considered countering her argument about just how efficient a practiced mouth can be when it comes to bringing someone to orgasm, but that may be a little much right now. "If it wasn't fun, humans would not have such a high population even with all the wars we endured." He chuckled a little as they continued conversing about... cultural exchange.

"You need to learn?" Oh no, even Draven could see the sign that says the point of no return approaching. Wait, was that the sign they blew past a mile ago? Oh no. Subconsciously he found himself shifting his legs together as he weighed the pros and cons of his next suggestion. Should he even offer this next step? It may be a step too far but it was for science so it's not like he'd be hurting anything. His lips pursed a moment in thought and the words escaped before he really thought them through. "I could show you if you want. Short of middle school sexual education videos they show on earth, it may be better to see one in person."

[Chiyako]

The little Luanari's head nodded slowly a couple of times. He had a fair point. Sort of. Sure, things which were fun were easier to do. Humans, who apparently did it a bunch, would find it therefore much easier to rapidly replenish their population if the act was, in fact, exciting to perform. But efficiency meant more could be produced over all, did it not? They could stand to be more efficient!

But if it really was very enjoyable then, well, it couldn't really hurt to find out, right? It's not as though it were addicting or anything.

Another nod in response to his question. She needed to learn! It was part of her assignment, after all. Learn whatever she could about them. Teach whatever wasn't secret knowledge, or at least as much as she needed to complete her mission. Nothing was really off limits for her collection of Human knowledge.

"Evee learn eneetheeng. Eevreetheeng."

Not all at once, of course. That certainly wasn't expected of her! But, well, as much as she could at any given time, provided she had the time to do so. It was a special assignment and she wasn't about to fail her people!

It was then that, thanks to her horns, she detected a slight change in the man's temperature. More specifically a shift lower. Then there were the little movements he made. Was he growing ill? No. Whatever it was, something was happening. Maybe it was related to sex? Or maybe this was part of what a Human experienced when they became flustered. That was the most likely answer.

Then came the offer. He could show her! Which part? Well who could say. A lot had been muddled together. But anything she could learn was good, even if she might need to reciprocate with something just as embarrassing! And, better still, she didn't even need to work up the courage to ask!

Xyvee's smile widened and her head nodded, albeit more excitedly this time. Even her tail had started to emerge again, wagging softly behind her at the idea. "Eeve want learn."

[Mysthero]

Oh no, he offered and now he was starting to quickly realize the position he put himself in. Right here? On the bridge!? You can make every excuse you wanted but at the end of the day he just offered to expose himself to their extraterrestrial representative. He gave a soft and quiet breath while he considered his next action carefully.

It's not like he was opposed to the idea of having sex with their cute Luanari if it was possible but... he was the captain, there was a certain level of respect and distance he was expected to maintain right?

Right?

....right!?

Oh hell. Draven does a quick spot check on the door to the bridge before his hands went to the front of his pants and began to quietly unfasten them. He was mildly aroused but not fully erect so maybe this was a good opportunity to show her how human males genitals behave when aroused? The captain leaned against the console and opened his pants infront of Evee before lowering his underwear to bring out his member and lower his pants even further to expose himself to her in its entirety. "So... this is human male genitals in their natural state."

He stated dryly as part of him wanted to remain very... clincal and not nearly as depraved as it appeared.

"When, ready for... hoetha. It grows larger." To simulate this and help with his sense of nervousness he wraps his hand around the base of his member and began stroking it gently to try and stimulate it and get it ready for a proper display. "Not always the easier to show without a partner."

[Chiyako]

As it turned out what the captain had offered to show Xyvee was something she might have learned had she managed to force herself to shower with the others: a male Human penis! Of course this was much closer up. She didn't even need to look away for the sake of privacy! Not that her people generally cared about that sort of thing, but she did! This however was a learning experience. All of Luanari society was counting on her, and so despite the glowing pink of her face Xyvee kept her gaze firmly set forward upon the man's crotch area!

When it was finally unveiled Xyvee's eyes widened in a mixture of awe and excitement and perhaps even a hint of fear! In their natural state a Human penis was the largest one she'd ever seen! Even the most well endowed Luanari would be envious! But it didn't stop there. In fact as the captain started to stroke himself it appeared to grow larger!

"Is beeeg! Very beeg!" she whispered, moving even closer still, perhaps uncomfortably so as she aimed to thoroughly inspect the Human's genitalia!

It's enormous! And thick! The tip doesn't taper off like our people's does. This part looks kind of like a hat, or a helmet. Would it not be more difficult to insert it? And what are these things at the bottom? Is this bag part of it? And why isn't it stored inside his body? Does this not leave it very vulnerable?

Golden orbs lifted upwards as she looked past the growing monster and instead towards her captain's face! "Can tooch eet? How feet? Is beeg at teep! Woot is beg for? Wee not keep in boody?"

Of course touching it with her hands was going to be very difficult. Doing so would mean more or less removing her suit enough to expose at least one of her arms. It was perhaps the only bad part about her suit, but it was a minor price to pay for the protection and minor gravity field that it offered.

[Mysthero]

Draven was nearly erect as Evee moved closer to him, suddenly the way she examined it with such pure curiosity made it almost... a more erotic experience. His hand moved away from the shift and his heart rate gave the length a gentle pulse as it continued to grow in anticipation of being used even if it was purely from a scientific perspective. "You can touch... I'll explain as we go."

He used his hand to guide how it liked to be touched but pointed to each part as he tried to simplify in his mundane terms what each part was for. "The head or tip here is one of the more sensitive areas of males... it's speculated the shape was meant to stretch female walls in such a way to bring more pleasure. The length so it can go deep enough inside for better breeding." He couldn't help but become more turned on the closer she got, something about the inquisitive nature of the Luanari was exotically enticing. He used his hand to lift the member and show her the underside to her where he moved a finger along the length at the bottom. "And this, on the underside is the vein where the seed moves through when the male climaxes... and the seed." His hand left the cock as he cups the sack beneath that was already showing signs of tightening in preparation of expelling his cum it was producing. "The seed is made and stored here, until its expelled during orgasm."

[Chiyako]

Permission had been granted! Now she just had to do it, right? It was in the best interest of her people! There were no excuses to turn back! Perhaps that was what she needed though.

With a nod of confidence to herself Xyvee moved her right hand up to the collar of her outfit, fingers tapping a brief sequence against the semi-hardened portion of her uniform. A soft hissing sound emerged as the suit was deactivated, growing slightly loose upon her body. Her face brightened further as her right arm was shimmied out from the protective outfit, resulting in one of her small hands emerging, no longer hampered by the undersuit or the gloves she wore atop it! Of course removing her arm also meant removing her shoulder and, as a consequence of making enough room and loosening it up enough from her body, exposing her right breast.

She wasn't flat, no, but it was quite small, really only a slight faintly perky mound. As it turned out Luanari also had nipples! They were quite similar too, perhaps a bit smoother and more blended into the breast as a whole. Against her purple-ashen skin the color also blended in fairly well, being a faint bit lighter in color, more akin to a lavender shade.

I guess I could have used my tongue too but that probably would be inappropriate, right? Although I do wonder how it might taste.

Embarrassed as she was Xyvee tried not to focus upon her own partial nudity. Instead she reached forth, very carefully brushing her fingers along her captain's exposed length! It was here that Draven might notice how much softer a Luanari's skin felt. As each part was explained the little Luanari's digits moved, squeezing gently and rubbing against the detailed locations! She even scooted in closer still, enough so that her breath might even be felt against the poor captain's skin! It was quite fascinating, and Draven's explanations did at least make sense to her.

"Luanari is theener. Pointy tep. Tip. Sleek. Inseed boody."

It was only fair to detail her own people's anatomy. Both of them could learn together! Wasn't that just the best way to build friendship between their peoples? In any case as the penis was lifted up Xyvee leaned in closer, inspecting the underside and, of course, the sack! It seemed the delivery of seed was pretty similar, meaning their ability to reproduce was definitely not impossible! Maybe!

When Draven released his grip upon the cock and it flopped back to its original position Xyvee had been standing a bit too close! The bump against one of her horns, and her forehead, caused her to gasp softly and jump slightly, head leaning back as her left hand lifted to rub at the spot where they had made contact. It didn't hurt, of course. No, she was mostly just surprised! Surprised and perhaps a bit startled by the prod against her horn. It was, of course, fairly sensitive!

Her right hand scooted down, followed Draven's in order to gently cup against the man's sack, to carefully grope and, when she noticed the balls, roll them within her palms. That felt pretty neat! "Luanari not heev thees. Is inseed too."

Next both hands were lifted up, one settling against the very base of the Human's cock, the other against the tip. A measurement! Her gaze lowered, both hands remaining at the distance they'd measured as she lowered them down and set them running from her crotch and up along her belly. How deep could he theoretically fit? As it so happened a fair distance was the answer! Heck, she wondered if it was even possible.

Definitely something to test!

While her gaze remained down and the measurement was burned into her memory she decided to simply go ahead and ask about another curiosity. "Evee teest?" It was much easier to ask that without eye contact. Even so, tasting was for science! Nothing more! Totally!

[Mysthero]

This was his first time having sexual contact of any kind in over... well a very long time, as she moved her hands over him and even played with his balls he let out a surprised gasp right after she asked if they could test he found himself reaching out and wrapping a hand around her horn... not roughly but in a manner of both affectionate stability and sharing instinctual pleasure. His cock throbbed expectantly in front of her and he could only look down and release his sudden hold on her horn as he tried his body's instinctive reactions. "Sorry!" He added as he just wasn't use to how good that felt. She wanted to test? Test what? He didn't actually what her measuring him and comparing his length to her body so he thought... maybe she said taste? Did she want to give him a blowjob? Was that something the Luanari do?

Well they came this far, may as well let Luanari science take the wheel at this point. He gave her a nod of affirmation with a smile. "Yes you can."

[Chiyako]

Bright pink flashed across Xyvee's face as Draven's hand very suddenly grasped against one of her horns! In that moment quite a few things occurred. A jolt of tingly bliss shot down her spine, even caused her tail to grow out behind her to its full four foot length. Of course this managed to yank down the now loosely held up suit as it was no longer clinging to her body and, therefore, couldn't really stretch as well to accommodate the new length. Legs trembled. Lips squeezed together to muffle the moan which had nearly escaped. Thankfully her hands had not been against the Human's body in that moment as her fingers curled into fists, squeezing tightly against air.

"I-is good. Hoen is seenseeteev."

After a few moments had passed Xyvee started to calm a bit and noticed the state of her uniform which, by now, was more or less resting loosely at her waist. One hand briefly tugged the suit upwards, only to stop when she reached her breasts. She had been given permission to taste! Of course she didn't know how messy that might get. Also wouldn't it only be fair if she showed off her own genitalia? It wasn't like they were actually going to have sex or anything, right?

Probably not! Maybe!

With a shrug Xyvee wiggled her hips and pressed the suit downwards past her hips, allowing it to drop to the ground thanks to the assistance of gravity. There she stood in her fully naked glory, face retaining its bright pink fluster. As it turned out her body was remarkably similar to a Human's! It seemed to lack any hair beyond that found on her head and brow, and a Luanari had three larger toes as opposed to the five that a Human had on their foot. Her tail, like her horns, was also covered in the same ashen-purple flesh as the rest of her body, although it did get a slight bit darker near the tip and, for the most part, was roughly as thick as her wrist. Finally her slit was more or less the same as any Human's: just a tiny faint curved line. Closer inspection might reveal some differences but, for the moment, those were pretty much unseen.

There we go! Now it'll stay clean. But also he can see me. Oh gosh he can see everything! Okay, okay, it's okay! Just focus on tasting! Yeah! It's fine! You can do this! For the Luanari!

With her gaze avoiding meeting with Draven's the petite soldier's hands reached up, fingers gently grasping against both the base and sack of Draven's cock. She figured these were the best spots to maintain stability. Eyes lifted to meet the fleshy monster. As her lips neared the tip they parted, allowing her pink tongue freedom to escape from her sharp toothed maw. Just like a Luanari's tail their tongues were not only capable of stretching quite far from their bodies, but were also prehensile! The small sleek muscle coiled around the meaty helmet of the Human's penis, slowly dragging around and around on its way up the length.

What is that taste? It's not unpleasant. Well, I'm already here. I should try the seed too right?

Once the tip of her tongue had neared the hand placed at the base of her captain's cock Xyvee initiated her planned process of extraction! The entire length of her tongue coiled a bit tighter and pulled back and then pushed forth, dragging in spots all across the trapped rod in miniature pumps. She situated the tip between her lips, expecting the seed to emerge from that point. If it was anything like a Luanari's penis then it would require stimulation in order to produce its seed. At the same time her fingers did their best to massage both the base and the man's sack, fingers carefully rolling the orbs that she felt between her slim digits.

Amusingly enough blowjobs were not very common in Luanari society. Only those weirdos who actually enjoyed sex really knew about them. In her mind Xyvee was merely conducting a scientific trial. Actually she was more embarrassed about her own nudity than the act she was performing now!

[Mysthero]

Oh okay, that's weird... oh but that feels good. Wow, where did she learn? Okay!

Just a small taste of a series of thoughts flowing through the captain's mind as as the little Xyvee's tongue wrapped around his length with her mouth over his tip. It wouldn't take long for her to be rewarded with a sample of what was to come. As her tongue ran along his length and constricted, his member responded by pulsing and throbbing against her tongue and he let out a soft moan of pleasure. "That... feels really good." He paid a genuine compliment as he braced himself against the console with one hand to prevent himself from losing control and fucking the poor girl's mouth when she wasn't ready for something like that but his excitement was building as was evident as a few drops of precum escaped onto the base of her tongue still inside her mouth.

Wait, she said her horns were sensitive? Well, it wasn't right of only he felt good and they were exploring right? He places both his hands on the top of Xyvee's pink hair, gently running his fingers through it affectionately, closer and closer to her horns so it would come as such sudden surprise like like time. His fingers parted and gently caressed the base of her horns before letting his thumbs move up and down their length sweetly to gauge her response... and if it was positive, he would hold onto both her horns and very gently push his swelling cock further into her mouth to see if she would accept it.

[Chiyako]

This feels good? Humans are so weird! But a fun weird, not a weird weird. A curiosity! Yes! That's it!

There it was! She managed a slight taste of the Human's seed! It was saltier than she was expecting, and perhaps a little more bitter too. Was this all that they produced when they mated? Perhaps that was the reason why they did it so much! She was just learning all sorts of things today.

Hands settled atop her head, digits running through the silken fibers of her bubblegum pink hair. She tried her best to smile, face growing pinker still at the affectionate action. It actually felt quite pleasant! Yes, this head rubbing thing, or patting, or petting, was very nice. She enjoyed it very much!

The pumping of her tongue briefly halted when the man's fingers instead brushed against the base of her horns. She eyed her captain, a bit wary not so much for her own sake but for his. It was a rather dangerous game that he was playing here! Had she not warned him? A Luanari's strength was not to be taken lightly! And of course there were her sharp teeth as well. Surely he wouldn't. . .?

Bright pink flustering exploded across her face, entire body trembling with glee as the Human's thumbs glided up and down the gentle curve of her horns. Eyes closed, hands gripped tighter for a moment against base and sack, and her tongue squeezed along the entirety of the man's length! Then came the quiet muffled moan as her legs squeezed and rubbed together. Already it was having an effect!

Oh gosh! Oh! Oh that's really nice! Has he done this before?!? I feel warm. Warm and tingly.

Xyvee didn't even notice as Draven took hold of her horns, utilizing them like handles to push his tip more firmly against her lips. Nor did she notice when they parted and allowed the thick meaty head full entry into her maw! At least not initially. It wasn't until her sharpened teeth started to poke a little more dangerously that she became aware. Instead of pushing him out however she simply relaxed her jaw and tried to open her mouth wider to better accommodate the Human's length.

Mmm. So we don't spill a drop, right? Very clever captain!

Once more her tongue proceeded to pump back and forth across the twitching length, only now she also began to suckle carefully against the intruding flesh! Yes, that was the most appropriate form of extraction! Waste no seed!