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...
Chief sees the video display follow her direction. He still has the controls in his hands. This is an encrypted video display. Compromised. I will have to have it analyzed and THEN shredded.
elLan: "So that Wroug that just turned and ran. They get fuzzy right there?"
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Chief: "Oh well here let me show you."
The chief walks to his desk, pulls out a bracelet. When he puts it on, he is couple inches shorter, longer hair, and is a female Wroug. "These are swap plane bracelets. Wroug has a mirror plane. Things are essentially equivalent, except our counter parts are opposite sexes."
The data connector on the elLans forehead had been changing colors throughout the day. It now glows yellow white. The elLan's expression say that she is clearly intrigued.
The Chief asks for a second test of her sensitivity, and the elLan agrees. Performs the same sequence, except finger nails are sometimes pressed and the fingers near the lips touch gently. The Chief composes briefly, thinking this is always hard. I will do my best. Chief walks around to face the elLan.
Chief: "What is my current emotional state?"
elLan: "Same as always, the wroug are emotionally stoic. Just like the Lan"
Chief: "I think you were more stimulated, by my female form."
elLan: "I do not agree. You were more assertive with nails and firmer with touching, also lips. It was an equivalent response, whether male or female."
Chief walks to bookshelf, dips down with bended knee and picks out a book.
Chief: "Here, this is my gift to you. It is my copy of the book that describes this technology. Part of our agreement in the alien council is that we do not give technology to any species that cannot demonstrate knowledge of technology." The elLan lets the book flip pages, and she then holds it close to her chest.
elLan: "I see there are some works referenced, that are now in two different Libraries in this town. May we send some Lans to review them?"
Chief: "Yes, but I ask that you have them walk a speed about 85% of the average Wroug foot pace. The Lan walk at a pace that engenders distress."
They stand in the office. The books are found and reviewed. The elLan reports that the reviews are collected and looks quite pleased.
Chief: "I want to warn you that this technology only works in areas where compatible swap planes exist. I think the area of the galaxy where the Lan are, does not support its use." The chief removes his bracelet.
Chief: "I think it would be good to reduce the visa count to 4000. I think the extradition issue will go better if I have a success to present."
The two stand close for a brief while, and the chief turns away.
The Lan holds the book like a dear heirloom. She hands the chief a card with contact details to one of her superiors.
elLan: "I will be unavailable for some time. Did you think you might visit Lan?"
Chief: "I suspect that I will be in a position that would prevent that for a fair while, years."
The elLan disappears (thinking as she does that she should have used the arrival area).
Chief is concerned. The Lan do not see Wroug emotion when it is clearly present. How long can such a thing stay secret? Just one person can spill it.
He knows it will force him to command a greater area of planet Wroug as the price for this negotiation. It was his deal, so he will be responsible for any bad consequences.
Chief was really quite upset that he could not have simply given her a really good kiss. They would have accused him of being compromised. He knew that, but it still stung.
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