The Space Spoon

down made him want to puke his guts out. But he couldn't. Not in that spacesuit. That would

rt of the universe. It would have been best to take out his helmet and breathe in the void. But the cold touch of the spoon that hung on

itation. His plan to pass as a human hadn't worked out too well for him and led him into this pr

t him in its gentle embrace, moving him towards the ship's hangar bay. Tejeda came close enough to observe that numerous patches cove

of gravity was a delight. As a result, Tejeda overlooked the little back pain produced by the fall. This would not have b

better than the one from his spacesuit's tank, but it had a horrid taste o

an's figure came into view. Her bodily shape was flawless even beneath the ragged grey uniform. Several thoughts

That would be interesting.' As this idea rooted i

voice was rough and showed she

a from top to bottom with a disinterested look. He was tall and a bit muscular, his shoulders broader than those of

in charge of this ship," the woman

imple answer. If she wanted more

she raised another qu

ad he lost his human form? Moving a hand to his neck, he found his beloved

an eyebrow before asking, "

ded the needed nourishments directly into the body and eating had become obsolete. "Carmen i

. She clicked her tongue and gestured to one of the men to come closer. "Trey, check

ned his mouth, letting the man check his mouth's

te of each member of his species. Without that surgical procedure, Tejeda couldn't properly do his job. Indeed, he had fewer

ide. Wall panels hung off from their hinges as wires sparkled electricity into thin air. Maybe Teje

en transformed into an arena. More than a hundred people crammed n

needed them. Shayla pointed to a weapon's rake. It was full of axes, swords, spears, and other stuff that Tejeda couldn't name. He smiled, thinking th

a member of the crew. The loser will be floated. Pick a w

Tejeda smiled and liberated Carm