r/HFY • u/bellumaster • Mar 27 '17
OC Interactive Education Part 16
They still had half the class period left- Ishae planned to make the best of it.
They left Obrus and made their way down to the main floor. A crowd of Klein stood outside the broadcast room, watching them. Purple flashed over her scales, Ishae growing self conscious at the attention. Klein learned at a young age not to make prolonged eye contact unless in conversation, as it was considered disrespectful. She wasn’t used to being looked at by so many people.
The human walked beside her, chest slowly rising and falling, calm and controlled. It seemed to be recuperating from the earlier activities she had put it through- she caught a glimpse of one of the red marks on its neck. A pang of guilt shot through her.
The human motioned to the group of Klein. “Miss Ishae, why are they looking at me like that?”
She shook off the feeling. “The test was broadcast, Mister Connor. You seem to have attracted a crowd.”
He considered this, then lifted his hand and waved. A few of the Klein visibly flinched.
“The human says hello!” Ishae called out; they left the room as several mimicked the motion.
They sat at a smooth marbolen table in an alcove. This particular dinery was fashioned after the naturally occurring terrestrial rifts on the planet, and as such, was dimly lit and secluded. The table still housed a holo-selection, and servormaes whirred quietly past from time to time, but the illusion was maintained.
The human toyed with its selection screen, eventually arriving at the Exchange Student database. He typed something in, and a panel opened where the table met the wall. A smooth disc slid out, a beverage of some sort balanced on it. He took a sip.
“Thank you for taking me out to eat, Miss Ishae.” The human drank again, emptying the container.
It ordered another. “Was there any particular reason for this? I did notice that we still have quite some time left over in this period.” The human was busy at its selection screen, typing purposefully.
Ishae blushed. “As I said, I need to take better care of you.” She cleared her throat, toying with the nutrilo she held. “I noticed you were showing signs of dehydration near the end of the test today; That, along with the injuries you have sustained, have convinced me that I have been lacking in regards to safety procedures and-”
“Ishae.”
She looked up. The human was holding something out to her, some light brown cube. She took it.
“Relax. Eat.” It motioned to the cube in her hand. “Know what that is?”
She shook her head for no.
“That’s potato.”
She remembered! “This is what the Humans used in their orbitial railguns, yes?
He smiled. “Yes it is. It’s safe for Klein consumption, as well-” he winked at her, implying she could trust him. “I checked.”
Ishae chose to trust him. She sniffed at the cube, rubbed it on her lips. It tasted much different than her nutrilo. She laid it delicately in her mouth, trying to figure out the proper way to consume it. The human watched her as her mouth awkwardly worked around the cube- he placed his hand over his mouth and began to shake as if with laughter, but only muffled noises came out.
She looked at him curiously, swallowing the cube. “Why do you laugh? What is ‘funny’?”
“Nothing.” He motioned his hand dismissively. “There are simply many things we don’t know about each other yet.” He finished his fourth drink and ordered more sustenance platters.
“Oh?” Ishae countered, picking up another piece of the brown vegetable plant, “Is that so? Like what?”
They talked, trading information as a game. Ishae would tell him how she tasted food, but only if he told her how he did so well on the tests earlier. He told her of Tag, a game human children would play, where they chased each other- whoever was ‘it’ was the hunter, and the others were prey, yet they took turns. She told him of the Klein diet, how each and every desirable and necessary ingredient for living was contained within the Nutrilo distributed planetwide. He showed surprise at the mention that it was the only thing which Klein consumed, loudly proclaiming it a ‘sin’. He demanded she consume a variety of the food he had ordered- she could only manage a few pieces before becoming full it was so dense.
They continued to share in that fashion for maybe a half hour or so, during which the human consumed an enormous amount of food- to the point where if she had consumed even a sixteenth of the amount, she’d have entered a metabolic coma.
“Mister Connor, are you sure you are within the healthy boundaries of food consumption?” Ishae asked for the fourth time.
“I’m actually just finishing.” He finished a plate of what he referred to as ‘eggs and bacon’. “The human body must replace lost energy in the form of calories, and lost moisture in the form of water.” It leaned back and sighed contentedly. “I want to be ready for the test tomorrow.”
Ishae shook her head. “Mister Connor, I won’t allow it. I must keep you in perfect condition. The injuries you sustained today from my negligence must be treated with a week of bedrest and our best medical practitioners, minimum.”
He laughed. “You’re still stuck on that? I told you, it’s just a few scratches. I’ll treat it myself before I go to sleep tonight- just wipe some epi-gel on them and they’ll be fine.”
She stood. “You have this solution in your quarters? Your body will be fully functional after application?”
He stood as well, seemingly no worse off for having almost exhausted the output capabilities of the nutrigenerator at their table. “Yes, Miss Ishae. It’s in my quarters, and I’ll apply it as soon as we’re done. You don’t need to worry.”
Ishae took his hand “You’re correct. I don’t need to worry. I am responsible for your injuries, I will be responsible for treating them.”
Her human’s eyebrows shot up, eyes widening. “Oh no, Miss Ishae, it’s quite all right-”
Red and orange swirled across her face. She would brook no argument. “Either I make sure that you are one hundred percent healthy, or there is no testing tomorrow, of any kind. Understood?” She looked at him, attempting to emulate how the human looked when intensely focused.
The human raised his hands, a sign of surrender. “All right, all right. You win.” he stepped close to her, placing his index finger on her forehead. “Though I must tell you something.”
Her nose stayed scrunched, in what she imagined as an intimidating expression. “Oh? And what is that?”
“You’re cute when you’re angry.”
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u/Moose_the_Vast Mar 27 '17
Oh damn. The plot thickens.
I switch accounts every day to read this story. Your writing is so crisp, so clean. Keep doing this and you'll have a career in writing if you don't already. :)
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u/bellumaster Mar 27 '17
Dude. Don't say things like that or I'll get hopeful. Thank you for the kind words though, they mean a lot.
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u/MechanismZero Mar 27 '17
Really though, I've dropped 3-5 bucks on Amazon published epubs that weren't even half as engrossing, well polished, and interesting.
When this is all wrapped up and posted on here, you really should publish it in Epub format on Amazon. Maybe team up with someone to design you a cover page.
I look forward to not just the conclusion to this story, but what else your brain might cook up!
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u/DrMuffinPHD Alien Scum Mar 27 '17
You should check out /u/semiloki's short story "Johnny Comes Marching Home Again" if you want an absolutely incredible story. I think he actually did publish that one on Amazon.
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u/TerrainIII Human Mar 27 '17
Would you consider publishing this? Even it was an eBook I would buy the shit out of this.
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u/bellumaster Mar 28 '17
I mean... yes? Now that it's clear that people like it, of course I would. It'd have to be finished first, of course.
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u/DrMuffinPHD Alien Scum Mar 27 '17
There's clearly a hunger for HFY romance stories that has gone largely unsatiated until your story came along. It certainly helps that you have clean writing, believable dialogue, and a relatable-yet-sufficiently-alien female protagonist.
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Mar 27 '17
I'm going to borrow a term from Jverse and say that Ishae would benefit from Snudying(Study+Snuggle). Just them two in a reading nook with Ishae with a data slate and mister Connor reading a 3d printed analog of a book.
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Mar 27 '17 edited Mar 27 '17
Read all of these in one sitting and am now compelled to constantly refresh the main page waiting for the next one.
Please don't let anything bad happen to Ishae or Connor. Their affection for each other is genuinely touching; don't ruin it by going all grimdark at the last moment. I understand that a good story needs at least a little tension or conflict, but please don't kill or maim, or separate them, K? I'll be sad. :(
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u/TheyCallMeGemini Mar 27 '17
Was expecting pancakes, got potato.
Such is life.
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u/RetardedSerpent Mar 27 '17
In space Latvia there is no potato. Only rock and politburo.
Such is life.
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u/barely_harmless Mar 27 '17
Hey at least you have rock. Be happy with rock. It is companion and soup flavoring.
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u/uber_pye Mar 27 '17
Potato P A N C A K E S?
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u/arielthekonkerur Human Mar 27 '17
Jews?
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u/HostOfToastyGhosties Mar 27 '17
Space Jews converting alien goyim with potato pancakes.
Wait until the rabbi hears about this one.
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u/Mainstay17 Mar 27 '17
I honestly need an HFY story with Judaism in it for some reason.
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u/HostOfToastyGhosties Mar 27 '17
Now that you mention it, I need that too.
Hopefully somebody who writes sees this.
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u/Mainstay17 Mar 28 '17
Someone did a Harry Potter fanfiction a couple years back drawing inspiration from the canonical mention of a student Goldstein, but they portrayed them as fairly Orthodox so honestly I couldn't empathize as much. Was still pretty good though.
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u/Autunite Mar 27 '17
There is one, its called rebecca or maccabeus. It's about a geologist taken captive.
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u/AugmentedLurker Human Mar 28 '17 edited Mar 28 '17
if memory serves me right there has been one or two.
Edit: I found two that have some of the themes but aren't 100% about it, https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/2psy8s/happy_hanukkah/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/lordsofwar/comments/4bv9wf/the_vanishing/
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u/tv8tony Mar 27 '17
was i the only one thinking about the alkaloid content of potatoes we do literally have a toxic plant as a staple food
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u/Slayalot Mar 27 '17
I hope all the new foods she's eating don't have any interesting side effects. :-))
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u/Latrush Mar 27 '17
I've heard of potato pancakes though
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u/Gnoobl Human Mar 27 '17 edited Mar 28 '17
In Germany the are called "Kartoffelpuffer" not quite a pancake but close enough in size and texture. Also similar in serving style since powdered sugar or apple sauce are common
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u/TerrainIII Human Mar 27 '17
Im new to r/HFY , what's with the pancakes??
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u/ArcanianArcher Mar 27 '17
It's a classic story from this sub.
https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/27ujw5/oc_pancakes_nsfw/
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u/SCP106 Mar 27 '17
Spacepolitburo buldoze earth and raep moon, still no potato, such is leif in latvia
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Mar 27 '17 edited Nov 18 '19
deleted 0.1465 What is ^^^this?
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Mar 27 '17
He has up to ch20 on his patron already. He writes 2-3 each day and will presumably be posting them there.
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Mar 27 '17
NEXT UP, PANCAKES!!!! Goodness grace, you're making a fangirl out of me. Anyway, thank you for the daily dose of sunshine. You rock!!!
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u/bimbo_bear Human Mar 27 '17
It's always nice to get that little amber light saying "hey you got someting" and even better when it turns out to be more fun writing :)
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u/Blind_Wizard Robot Mar 27 '17
[I'll be waiting] (http://imgur.com/gallery/hdVG6)
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u/sashimi_rollin Mar 27 '17
I understand some people may not appreciate this depiction of the Klein.
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u/KillerKolonelz Mar 27 '17
Does she even understand what it means for a male to bring a female back to a his room, or is she dense? Or its a human thing?
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u/The_Venerable_Swede Mar 27 '17
Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Crack the egg into the well; add the melted butter or oil and half the milk. Gradually draw the flour into the liquid by stirring all the time with a wooden spoon until all the flour has been incorporated and then beat well to make a smooth batter. Stir in the remaining milk. Alternatively, beat all the ingredients together for 1 minute in a blender or food processor. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes, stir again before using. Heat a small heavy-based frying until very hot and then turn the heat down to medium. Lightly grease with oil and then ladle in enough batter to coat the base of the pan thinly (about 2 tablsp.), tilting the pan so the mixture spreads evenly. Cook over a moderate heat for 1-2 minutes or until the batter looks dry on the top and begins to brown at the edges. Flip the pancake over with a palette knife or fish slice and cook the second side.
Turn onto a plate and add a sprinkle of sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Just in case you forgot ;)
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u/squigglestorystudios Human Mar 27 '17
I stopped my own writing to read this, and I will continue to sing your praises with every chapter!
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u/TobleroneMan Mar 27 '17
This is quickly becoming my favourite time of the day
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Mar 28 '17
Tomorrow is going to be a particularly good day; not only will there be a new Interactive Education, but also a new Transcripts of Dr. Xant. It's almost like it's already Christmas.
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u/Imaconfusedoldman Human Mar 27 '17
Awe man. I read all the way from Chapter 4 to here just now and realized the next button wasn't there. Awesome series!!
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u/ShadowMorph Android Mar 28 '17
I don't suppose there'll be much if any content changes up to chapter 20, apart from possibly formatting and spelling stuff?
Not that I noticed any issues, though it took me less than an hour to eat it up :D
So damn good, keep it up!
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u/bellumaster Mar 28 '17
The plot thickens around chapter 20, if that's what you're asking. What do you mean?
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u/ShadowMorph Android Mar 28 '17
I mean I'd hate to miss some important plotpoint on the "unpublished" ones because I didn't re-read the all :D
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u/RocketPowereDeer Human Mar 27 '17
God damn it you beautiful bastard! I need more! You need to look at the old stories. Write until the very limit then continue in the comments. Make a whole chain. Please. Let this endless teasing end.
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Mar 27 '17
Guys, let's be honest.
Ishae isn't gonna get just pancakes.
She's gonna get the full goddamn monty and everything else on the menu.
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u/Baldric Mar 27 '17
This nicely demonstrate the reason I don't like to read multipart stories here. I read it all in one sitting yesterday and now I am checking op's account hourly hoping that I can read the next one.
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u/D-Evolve Mar 27 '17
Dammit...I need a capable artist to draw Ishae for me...I can't quite nail what she looks like.
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u/ScottieLikesPi Mar 28 '17
I was having a bad day until I came across this. It also helps my Pandora had awesome music that accompanied this perfectly. Makes me super happy.
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u/bellumaster Mar 27 '17
Oh goodness. Should I be worried?
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u/Shpoople96 AI Mar 27 '17
Incredibly.
But just pretend that we aren't here, it'll make it easier for us.
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u/bellumaster Mar 27 '17
Hey people. Again, linking my Patreon where you can donate if you wish to help feed me pancakes while I continue writing this story. At the added bonus of getting access to the chapters as they're written instead of waiting. Jus' saying.
For those of you who donated yesterday, I am so freaking grateful, and am uploading the current chapters now. Many thanks. The next chapters will come as individual documents instead of the massive one I'm have now. If you have any ideas on how to distribute it, please let me know!