Arlow Tsai is a great guy (really). Around the time space aliens became known to the human race, Arlow was informed about something strange. Copies of him were appearing around the multiverse. When he found out that he was in line for huge inherit...
Because Arlow Tsai has unknown biotics and a considerable number of unknown "things" in his system; he has not had food since he arrived on Wroug (over two days ago now). The diagnostic systems have an estimate of unique organisms, it is over 100,000. It is unusual that the scan has not completed.
Arl went to sleep lying across the laps of the three Lans and woke feeling very calm. Just a little stiff from the unusual sleeping arrangement. After a little time to get the slumber cobwebs shaken off, the Lans ask Arl a specific question.
"Now that you know you are a copy. Would you reconsider, the questions we asked in the park? Would you be willing to belong? If we could make that possible, if there were a group that was not restrictive against you, would you do it?
Arl has his hands held by the Lans on each side ("1" and "2"). "3" is now in the middle and cradles Arl by the head.
Arl says: "Yes, if you can let me belong, if it is possible. I want to belong, I want to belong to anything you are a part of. Everyone would want to. There is no reason to deny it. Please. Yes. Let me belong. No matter what."
"3" says: "We do not speak for any official group, but there is a tradition. We will extend our systems and stimulate some of your nerves. This a sharing ritual that we all have taken part in."
The Lan have taken nervous systems signals of their own and created a pattern. It is a "yearn", a gentle marvellous feeling, that traverses. It is not an emotion transfer.
Arl is resting atop the thighs of "3" with knees close. Arl has been in the feminine form since being in the park. "3" has one hand cupped to hold Arl's head and moves the other hand to the lower back.
The signal is sent.
Nothing in Arl's life has prepared Arlow Tsai for this. So beautiful, like a sweet hug times ten. Arl's synaptic cohesion gets weak, a thing earthlings might call a "swoon". Arl gives an erratic, quavering, coo. Knees start to become rubbery.
Arl is reacting much more than a Lan would. On Lan, sharing like this could be common; even in public places (so long as the participants were calm). Here with Arl's vocalizations, with moving that gives a bit of a wiggle, with a person wearing a medical gown that does a poor job covering the back. It might be easy to misunderstand.
The misunderstanding reaches its zenith, when six Wroug men that have just walked in (five in black suits, one in medical garb) discover something going on at the far wall; something the examination table had hidden that when looking from the entrance.
[Medical Site Lead] says: "What Are You Doing?!? This IS A PUBLIC SPACE!! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE????"
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