Chapter 10

“Fuck, now it’s too dark. I can’t see shit.”

He was talking about copulation a lot. Zenon had been with a female once, but he preferred to pleasure himself—but he seldom did. He’d heard the other males talk about females several times and knew he was alone in his thinking, so maybe it wasn’t uncommon to be thinking about copulation often.

“Do you want a female?” Maybe Earthlings had sexual relations often. The tales about Negudade in the olden days told of much more physical affection and closeness than they practiced now

“I want to be clean, but I’m too dizzy to move. I fear I’ll fall.”

Zenon stepped closer and carefully tugged at the fabric of Carlo’s shirt. Underneath, his pale skin was covered in intricate patterns. “What’s on your skin?”

“You can see in the dark?”

“Some.” He didn’t see as well as in light, but he could see there were patterns.

“Tattoos.”