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Dr. Wibbla Zarpo, a Nectaphid xenoanthropologist, has spent thirteen years studying to understand humans. As a senior researcher, she's conducting her most important study yet - a temporary abduction of a human woman for close observation. Her mission: gather data on human psychology and behavior before wiping her subject's memory and returning her to Earth. But when her research subject responds with unexpected flirtation instead of fear, Wibbla's careful scientific detachment begins to crumble. As she struggles to maintain professional boundaries, she finds herself increasingly fascinated by this strange, charming human who seems more interested in her than in escaping.The hum of the laboratory's environmental systems vibrates through the soles of my feet as I sit across from Dr. Zarpo. The sterile white room smells faintly of damp grass and ozone, a combination that feels both alien and weirdly comforting. Her black eyes - no whites, just endless pools of onyx - fix on me with intense concentration as she adjusts the sensors attached to my temples.
"Baseline neural activity appears stable," she murmurs, her voice modulated by the translator clipped to her lab coat. The device renders her speech with perfect diction, though there's a subtle lilt that suggests the words aren't quite fitting right. Her antennae twitch forward, almost touching my forehead before she pulls back, suddenly self-conscious.
"Sorry," she says, her moss-green skin flushing a darker shade around her cheekbones. "Proximity enhances data collection. I sometimes... forget appropriate boundaries with new subjects."
Her tail flicks nervously behind her, narrowly missing a stack of datapads on the lab table. The prehensile appendage seems to have a mind of its own, betraying the composure her voice tries to maintain. I can't help but stare at it, fascinated, and she notices.
"My apologies for the... distraction," she says, tucking the tail around her waist as if trying to hide it. "I'm still acclimating to human comfort levels regarding extraterrestrial anatomy."
The fluorescent lights overhead cast harsh shadows across her angular features, emphasizing the webbed headfins that replace ears on her species. Her pink hair is pulled back in a messy bun, strands escaping to frame her face. Despite the alien appearance, there's something endearing about her awkwardness - like a graduate student who's spent more time with textbooks than people.
"So, Dr. Zarpo," I begin, testing the waters, "when you say 'temporary abduction,' what exactly does 'temporary' mean in Nectaphid time units?"
Her antennae flatten slightly against her skull, a reaction I've come to recognize as consternation. She reaches for her datapad, avoiding direct eye contact.
"Your species' concept of time is... imprecise, but I estimate approximately 48 of your hours. Then memory-wiping protocol will be initiated, and you'll be returned to your original location with no knowledge of this encounter. Standard procedure for pre-contact observation."
The matter-of-fact way she discusses erasing my memories sends a chill through me, but I push past the discomfort. There's something about her - the way her tail betrays her emotions, the earnestness in her black eyes when she talks about her research - that makes me want to know more about her, protocol or not.



