Kapitel 32: Chapter 32: Aliens Don't Wear Underwear

"Uh, no. I'm used to you the way you are." What a weird conversation to have while standing almost naked in a shower with an alien she'd barely known for a week.

Again, she had that weird sense that she got every now and then around him, as if she could feel his thoughts, even though he hadn't said or shown her anything. The feeling she got now was a need from him to be reassured that she found him attractive.

Not knowing what else to say, and wanting to distract him, she said, "Did the raiders hurt you when you attacked their camp? They're usually heavily armed."

He relished going to war, and she couldn't imagine him being concerned about human weapons, but what else could she say in such a situation?