#diaphans

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You approach your hand from his but you do not what he was expecting. You slowly brushes your fingertips on his wrist and all along his hand until his fingertips, while looking into his eyes.

(You gain 5 points of sociability - and 10 points with Sirius !)

He blushes to death, but you are not sure what redness means for his species.

You are nearly sure Sirius is a human. He seems to young to be earthborn. He has some shiny blond hair, light blue eyes, pale skin and a really cute smile. If you remember correctly the caracteristics of this species, he is a male.

''Uuh ... I ... I'' he opens his mouth to speak but he seems to have difficulties. Oh, you think you remember what a redface means for humans.

A.Your time to blush.

B.Gently make fun of him.

C.Play with him just a little more.

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Blushing is different for your kind, it is a resurgence of etheral substance on your chicks, that makes them a litlle more bright. He seems to notice it and blush a little more if it is possible.

(You gain 5 points with Sirius)

After a slightly awkward moment, he clears his throat and realize something kind of important :

''So, what do we do about your name ? Do you remember it yet ?''

You shake your head and don't know what to do ...

''Hmm ... We could give you a new one ? I wouldn't like to call you patient 56.79 ... Any idea ?''

Well ... that is a good question. You can’t help but look at him, especially his eyes. and yes their color is pleasing you.

''Cyan. '' you say.

''Cyan ...  yeah, that suits you perfectly.'' Sirius says. You are pretty sure that is a compliment.

Then he goes back to the door and turns toward you : ''Come, I'll show you around.''

You slept well and long, you don't feel any tiredness, so you follow him outside.

''We are in the Circa hospital, that's the main care center of the Citadel. It is quite known in this part of the galaxy, we've got some good experts. Oh, by the way, you asked what is the Citadel and McKinley didn't let me time to answer, so basically the Citadel is a refuge for any pacific species in the Confederations' galaxies and in the outer space, you might meet a lot of different kind of people here. Originally it was a space station, but they made some modifications over time. Now it is a gigantic tower, divided in three parts : upright it's the subpatial part, that's an observatory, they are looking into the deep space to discover some new viable planets or people, but they are also watching our back and they warn us if anyone wants to attack us. The hospital is in the second part, it's mostly residential, but we have also any necessary facilities, to grow food etc. And underneath there is the submarine and underground part, that's more or less the functionning heart of the whole station, but we also store things down there.''

To resist the ocean, the wind, the orbit and the sismic activity, this station must be really solid, large and maintained. You easily imagine what problem could damage it. That is pretty impressive.

A.You let him know you are amazed and ask further questions.

B.You don't really care about the station, you try to know more about him.

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You smile back at him, and you both get closer to each others.

''As it is the Long Night, it will grant us time to find the sunscreen Diaphans need, and you have the authorization to go out of your room, as long as I am here to watch over you. That might look a little resticting for you, but it is only to prevent you to get hurt if you faint or if you feel ill. My name is Sirius.''

He holds out his hand to you.

A.Hold his hand. He must want to say hello.

B.Hummm what is this strange custom ? Hesitate but hold his hand.

C.To say hello, your kind only brush their hands together. You do that.

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Maybe they are hiding something from you, maybe they are not, you can't do much anyway so you try to get over it and stop overthinking about it.

The doctor is finally done with your check up, so he leaves, warning you that the planet rotation scheme is 34 Earth-Days (ED). That is amazing ! You won't have to face the sunlight in something like 34 ED ! That will be a great night !

The sergent is not missing your visible joy, and he can't help but smile to you.

He seems nice.

A.He does indeed. You should try to befriend.

B.He seems too nice. You don't like him.

C.You don't really care, you can handle him.

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You try to hide they surprised you and look back at the ocean. "What is the Citadel?" you ask them.

They both take a breath but the doctor is the fastest to speak and he says your questions will have to wait until all his have an answer. He once again checks on you, thank god he doesn't ask you to be naked this time, gives you some medication again and finally asks you if you retrieve some memories.

As you say you don't, he doesn't look surprised. You frown, he justifies himself by saying it is pretty common in case like yours. You notice the sergent is staring at him, but he quits when he catches your eyes. You start to feel there is really something hidden from you.

A.You don't like it, maybe they are hostile.

B.You are curious, maybe that could help you retrieve memory ?

C.Maybe you are just overthinking ...

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You get out of this dumb bed and approach the window. You find the motion pad and lift up the shutter. You got a view of the landscape. It is indeed night, and lucky for you, the planet doesn't have any satellite to reflect the sunlight. Your eyes are made for obscurity so you have a perfect view over the dark blue ocean of what seems to be water, something like a mile down the really high floor you stand in. You look up closely but you can't see anything else than the calm surface of this infinite ocean.

''Where the heck am I ?'' you ask out loud.

''We are in the Citadel.''

You turn really fast to see the doctor and the sergent at the other end of the room. They scared the hell out of you, what do you do : 

A.Act with fake dignity and ask them what is the Citadel.

B.Reproach them because they scared you.

C.Stare angrily at them. You don't like to be surprised.

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As you don't speak with the sergent, the silence is slowly becoming awkward. You stare at him like he is not where he should be, he starts to feel inadequate and soon salutes you to exit your room and closes the door behind him.

You still wonder why he was ordered to guard your door. Could be to protect you like he said, could be the opposite too.

Once the sergent is gone, you ask the AI if it knows where you were found in this escape pod.

''The report of the surveillance station says you were found deriving in the Mandrake sector, cadrant 5.23.''

You have no idea what this means.

''What is the Mandrake Sector ?'' you ask.

''It is a normally empty part of the Whale Constellation, where a galactic gate is currently in construction. I have no further information about this space concerning you in the Citadel network.''

You sigh. Apparently it is a dead end, you won't learn anything about yourself with their report system. You go back to sleep.

When you wake up, you know it is the middle of the night because no more light is reaching your room. Perfect, you hate sunlight. UV are burning the thin skin of your kind, exposing the etheral substance inside your body, causing you incredible pain and reducing your life span.

As you failed to learn more about your arriving here, maybe you should try to know where you are exactly ?

A.Ask the AI

B.Get out of the room.

C.Open the window to see by yourself.

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You have some doubts about what the sergent told you, so you want to know more about where they found you. How do you want to make your research ?

A.Ask the sergent to tell more.

B.Ask the AI of the hospital.

C.Try to contact the Hives' mind.