exactly. But I’d love to hear how that works.”
Gesh exhaled as if he didn’t particularly want to go into it. “After a male eats of Nira’s fruit, he soon requires another male to fill him with seed. That seed breaches his inner jewel where senna`sohnsay has made it permeable. Their two seeds mix, which triggers release, and if procreation is their will, they then take their seed to Nira’s womb.” Gesh glanced at each man. “Is that not the way of your kind?”
They all stared just at him.
Finally, Noah answered. “Um. No. We need a man and a woman to reproduce. Our, uh, seed mixes with her egg.”
“A woman? ” Again, Gesh seemed mystified, as he had when Alec had spoken of women earlier. Ultimately, though, he let loose a laugh. “That certainly is not the way of things here. Perhaps your bodies are adapting.”
Bailey frowned. “Why would our biology work differently here?”
A second time, Gesh shrugged as he swiped up a fruit. “Maybe the air here, the water, the food, have affected your fundamental functions.”
Alec stilled at the thought. Was that even possible?
Chet grimaced and rubbed his fly. “Well that’s just great. What the fuck are we gonna do now?”
Gesh looked at him oddly. “The answer is simple. Force yourselves to suffer, or spill.”
Chet glared at him, but didn’t reply.
Zaden asked the next question. “So, if some of us could still come, hadn’t eaten the fruit, we could fix each other without Kríe help?”
Gesh canted his head thoughtfully. “I suppose it is possible.” His lips curved into another smirk. “Perhaps one day you should try and find out.”
Beside him, Noah eyed Gesh’s imposing frame. “It’d definitely make for a better fit.”
Gesh met his gaze. His dark eyes hooded. “Oh, meesha. You and I, we would fit together fine.”
Noah blinked, then quickly cleared his throat. “Don’t think that’s even physically possible.”
Gesh idly fingered Noah’s small, blond ponytail. “I assure you, little beauty, it is.”
Alec and the others watched them curiously. They had this strange yet intriguing dynamic going on. Like some subtle, underlying magnetic pull. Come to think of it, it’d been there from the start, when Gesh first caught sight of Noah’s face. That lingering stare, and all the others that followed, including the ones Noah returned. They both just seemed to always migrate subconsciously to the other one’s side.
Alec looked at Noah. He knew the guy was gay. He’d always been pretty open about it. And of course, as a scientist, he was open-minded, too. But just how far did his open-mindedness go?
Naydo arrived with one of their backpacks and promptly began dumping out its contents. Food rations and water bottles spilled to the ground, along with a bunch of other supplies.
Gesh released Noah’s hair, gave his earlobe a little stroke, then rose back onto his feet. “Eat your food. We continue on our way soon.” He looked at Naydo, who’d sat down next to Zaden. “Let them wade in the river when they’ve finished. Perhaps that will ease them for a while.”
Naydo nodded, watching Zaden snag up a package and rip it open. Zaden regarded him in return as he took a bite. The two just stared until Naydo emitted a pleased rumble and leaned back against a tree. Guess he’d be hanging out until they were done. Alec studied him as they ate, not that anyone ate much. Just a few bites in and suddenly the team seemed oddly, and suspiciously, full. Like the stuff no longer agreed with their stomachs.
Noting that everyone had finished eating, Naydo gave their leash a tug and gestured to the river. “Nenya. Reesa feyah. Bukah kai.” Come. Cold water. Very pleasing .
Bailey was the first to lurch to his feet. “Cold fucking water. I’m down with that.”
Alec stood, too, because he’d have to agree. It definitely sounded refreshing.
The rest followed suit and headed over with Naydo to where crystalline waters awaited them.
Gesh exhaled as if he didn’t particularly want to go into it. “After a male eats of Nira’s fruit, he soon requires another male to fill him with seed. That seed breaches his inner jewel where senna`sohnsay has made it permeable. Their two seeds mix, which triggers release, and if procreation is their will, they then take their seed to Nira’s womb.” Gesh glanced at each man. “Is that not the way of your kind?”
They all stared just at him.
Finally, Noah answered. “Um. No. We need a man and a woman to reproduce. Our, uh, seed mixes with her egg.”
“A woman? ” Again, Gesh seemed mystified, as he had when Alec had spoken of women earlier. Ultimately, though, he let loose a laugh. “That certainly is not the way of things here. Perhaps your bodies are adapting.”
Bailey frowned. “Why would our biology work differently here?”
A second time, Gesh shrugged as he swiped up a fruit. “Maybe the air here, the water, the food, have affected your fundamental functions.”
Alec stilled at the thought. Was that even possible?
Chet grimaced and rubbed his fly. “Well that’s just great. What the fuck are we gonna do now?”
Gesh looked at him oddly. “The answer is simple. Force yourselves to suffer, or spill.”
Chet glared at him, but didn’t reply.
Zaden asked the next question. “So, if some of us could still come, hadn’t eaten the fruit, we could fix each other without Kríe help?”
Gesh canted his head thoughtfully. “I suppose it is possible.” His lips curved into another smirk. “Perhaps one day you should try and find out.”
Beside him, Noah eyed Gesh’s imposing frame. “It’d definitely make for a better fit.”
Gesh met his gaze. His dark eyes hooded. “Oh, meesha. You and I, we would fit together fine.”
Noah blinked, then quickly cleared his throat. “Don’t think that’s even physically possible.”
Gesh idly fingered Noah’s small, blond ponytail. “I assure you, little beauty, it is.”
Alec and the others watched them curiously. They had this strange yet intriguing dynamic going on. Like some subtle, underlying magnetic pull. Come to think of it, it’d been there from the start, when Gesh first caught sight of Noah’s face. That lingering stare, and all the others that followed, including the ones Noah returned. They both just seemed to always migrate subconsciously to the other one’s side.
Alec looked at Noah. He knew the guy was gay. He’d always been pretty open about it. And of course, as a scientist, he was open-minded, too. But just how far did his open-mindedness go?
Naydo arrived with one of their backpacks and promptly began dumping out its contents. Food rations and water bottles spilled to the ground, along with a bunch of other supplies.
Gesh released Noah’s hair, gave his earlobe a little stroke, then rose back onto his feet. “Eat your food. We continue on our way soon.” He looked at Naydo, who’d sat down next to Zaden. “Let them wade in the river when they’ve finished. Perhaps that will ease them for a while.”
Naydo nodded, watching Zaden snag up a package and rip it open. Zaden regarded him in return as he took a bite. The two just stared until Naydo emitted a pleased rumble and leaned back against a tree. Guess he’d be hanging out until they were done. Alec studied him as they ate, not that anyone ate much. Just a few bites in and suddenly the team seemed oddly, and suspiciously, full. Like the stuff no longer agreed with their stomachs.
Noting that everyone had finished eating, Naydo gave their leash a tug and gestured to the river. “Nenya. Reesa feyah. Bukah kai.” Come. Cold water. Very pleasing .
Bailey was the first to lurch to his feet. “Cold fucking water. I’m down with that.”
Alec stood, too, because he’d have to agree. It definitely sounded refreshing.
The rest followed suit and headed over with Naydo to where crystalline waters awaited them.
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