31 First Contac (2/2)
Alyx was thinking on what to do when he noticed an individual who was different from others and similar to him just touring the place. Alyx thought he might be an Aon and wanted to approach him but stopped mid-way.
Alyx was stumped on how to reach out to him and not make a bad first impression. Since all the Aons here are on or near MBN he would definitely meet them in the future and didn't know whether to make their acquaintance first in the real world before approaching them in Paradise.
”Well, let's see how my first meeting with a fellow Aon is going to end?”
*Are you sure it is an Aon and not just some member of another civilization?*
”I don't care let just talk with someone. If he is an Aon it would be our luck.”
Alyx approached the man and tried to get his attention. Although he was unable to tell the gender Ax informed him. Ax has access to a large database of information on all creatures and civilizations known to Aons so he was able to identify its gender and species.
The person wore a lavish and colorful dress completely different from others and had features closer to those of a slender man. Although he was not as tall as a slender man but he had short torso, long legs and long arms. His facial features can only be called as horrific with a huge mouth, small eyes and almost flat nose. He had no protruding ears and his head appeared as bottle cap from afar. Ax identified its species as Drul.
If Alyx was still a human he would have wet his pant seeing such a creature but after experiencing everything till now he was not surprised and to his surprise got used to it. He did not even feel repulsed and had no inhibitions to initiate a dialogue.
Aons don't have a fixed form or features so they take up the characteristic of other species in Paradise, this is the reason for Alyx believing that he might be an Aon.
”Hello. Excuse me. My name is Alyx and I'm new to the second level can you help me in understanding this place a bit better so I don't commit any mistake. Are there any dos and don'ts which I should be aware of?”
Alyx did not want to expose his identity and attract unnecessary attention so he just asked some of the questions he had. If the opposite person was an Aon he would know about it after talking for some time and probing him based on his attitude.
The opposite person was shocked that someone disturbed him. But hearing Alyx question he thought it was understandable.
”Hi mister Alyx but you better not try to strike a conversation out of nowhere like that here on second level although it is acceptable in the first level but it is different here. You may unwillingly anger someone and earn their ire. Most of the people here are there to do business and would not take your actions positively.” Said the man with a smiling face.