A Call from Earth
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NOIR GLANCED AT XOG. It was the first time he’d heard him utter a sound and it was not pleasant. His ears still shrieked at the memory. Could be Xog was a Tetraoid, it was one of the Daector species the ASF wouldn’t sanction. Noir tried to get a good look at his skin, he couldn’t see any spikes, but he’d read they could pop out anyway if the Teratoid got scared or angry. He’d better keep an eye on him and inform Zall if he got a chance.
“I’ll have a coffee too.” He crinkled his eyes at the human who refused to look at him. It pissed Noir off. Not that he should be looking at him, he was right in avoiding eye contact.
Among Nekoids, eye contact was a challenge. Only the dominant were allowed to maintain it after the initial greeting, so the little human was ac
