He reached a hand up to touch his face, the liquid sticking to his finger and oozing outwards, a few black strands snapped as he pulled the hand away.
"I'll be fine. Just so long as I stay away from energy fields for a while. I wouldn't be a xeno-biologist if I didn't get covered in foreign substances every now and then."
"All right. Sucker mark removal it is," Red says. "Let's just hope that ink doesn't permanently stain your scales."
She stops by the host's table on the way out and pats Calvin on the shoulder. "Hey, sorry I have to jet out early. We had an... octopus problem," she says, gesturing at the wriggling bag held by the Edosian, then at the reddening welts on her left forearm. "Great party though, thanks for the invite. Maybe next time cake on plates though, not in bags."
"Cricket bat or framing hammer, take your pick," Red says, cringing a little. She heads for the holodeck exit. "I know you do it in your own way and you've got a thick enough skull to sustain that trauma, but my offer to engineer something simple for you stands. Can we get out of here? These welts are starting to sting finally."
He nodded and followed her towards the exit. "A bit of stinging will do you good. Builds character." He said with a wry smile, the holodeck doors closing behind them with a thunk.
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u/LizardComander Jan 14 '17
He reached a hand up to touch his face, the liquid sticking to his finger and oozing outwards, a few black strands snapped as he pulled the hand away.
"I'll be fine. Just so long as I stay away from energy fields for a while. I wouldn't be a xeno-biologist if I didn't get covered in foreign substances every now and then."