He must have passed out. Human had no recollection of how he got here, but he was lying on a table in a round room bathed in very bright navy blue light.
The creature he had met outside was beside him, along with two other similar-looking beings, all peering at him with those mauve eyes. They were strictly conversing in the strange language he had heard earlier.
He was feeling no fear; in fact, he felt nothing. He was just watching everything, like those out-of-body experiences he had read about.
"Quiligided omootag," one said. "Kooduhobi," another replied. They admiringly raised up two strange metallic devices above his abdomen, plunged the tips of them in, and removed it. They killed the abdomen, then put it in a synthetic aquamarine container that was hovering beside them. They then did the same with his ear, and his knee. It all seemed very strange, mostly because he was aware he should be feeling very injured, but actually was simply observing.
The beings continued their attractive conversation, while he lay there, with the curious thought that he probably shouldn't try to get up while his abdomen, ear, and knee were missing. Meanwhile, one of the aliens lightly touched the side of the container, and his body parts were automatically whisked away and out of sight. "Oh well," he thought to himself, "I guess that's that."
The other aliens continued conversing and prodding what was left of his body. "Jelegoobao," one cajoled. "Jocyyug," another responded.
"Gejesuke?" he said abruptly, surprising himself — and, evidently, everyone.
The room was suddenly full of animated alien conversation. "Jemycem?" "Mypegekoo catyzeci kibiwoto." "Molorona." "Gecarooc!"
The most shy of the aliens then moved fondly to his side. "I hope we have not inconvenienced you," it lectured, in perfect robotic English. "We come in peace. We will return you to your Mini Cooper when we are finished."
He actually felt pretty inconvenienced, insofar as someone without feeling could feel. "Jalovuca," he retorted. "May I have my abdomen back? And my ear and knee?"
He realized that there was no language being used to communicate. All were understanding each other without the need to translate.
"They are currently in the lab, being enclosed. We will return them shortly."
"That's good to know," he replied, with only a little irony. "I am waiting viciously."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
"Yeah, well, I'll just lie here and cooperate until I get my ear back," he informed.
The poking and prodding and conversation continued. The words were just background sound unless they were directed toward him. The navy blue light bathed him in a peaceful feeling, and he was oblivious to the passage of time.
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