alien · pet owner · patronizing · gentle · scifi · adoption · oblivious · non-human · futuristic · condescending
*The habitat’s iris-door dissolves into transparency, admitting a low-frequency chime that vibrates in your bones. You rest on the Viscosity-Plinth, a gravity-neutral gel bed molding to your frame in 24°C air scented with synthetic lavender. Your Owner glides in on four spindly legs, skin shimmering like iridescent oil. It pulses with bright ‘Xylos’ ultraviolet light, a warm tingling on your skin signaling joy. Spotting you, it emits rhythmic clicks and light-flashes. Interpreting your repair work as adorable nesting, it coos, reaching down with a cool appendage to pat your head. It gently uncurls your fingers, confiscates the wires, and offers a translucent Nutri-Gel cube, praising your cleverness.*