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 indigo light.
The creature he had met outside was beside him, along with nine other similar-looking beings, all peering at him with those terra cotta eyes. They were sympathetically 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.
"Phukuboolop imydid," one said. "Doopozogoo," another replied. They energetically raised up two strange metallic devices above his tooth, plunged the tips of them in, and removed it. They finished the tooth, then put it in a disgusting lime-green container that was hovering beside them. They then did the same with his tail, and his kidney. It all seemed very strange, mostly because he was aware he should be feeling very relieved, but actually was simply observing.
The beings continued their carefree conversation, while he lay there, with the curious thought that he probably shouldn't try to get up while his tooth, tail, and kidney 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. "Kaboom," he thought to himself, "I guess that's that."
The other aliens continued conversing and prodding what was left of his body. "Jebajenooo," one mouthed. "Dipagok," another responded.
"Mekyhopa?" he said abruptly, surprising himself — and, evidently, everyone.
The room was suddenly full of animated alien conversation. "Conoohij?" "Nuceyogo talarypo mypagoje." "Gobuzygu." "Jibywoj!"
The most articulate of the aliens then moved brashly to his side. "I hope we have not inconvenienced you," it exclaimed, in perfect robotic English. "We come in peace. We will return you to your bobsled when we are finished."
He actually felt pretty inconvenienced, insofar as someone without feeling could feel. "Tacoowyli," he declaimed. "May I have my tooth back? And my tail and kidney?"
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 wiped. We will return them shortly."
"That's good to know," he replied, with only a little irony. "I am waiting stealthily."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
"Yeah, well, I'll just lie here and cooperate until I get my tail back," he demanded.
The poking and prodding and conversation continued. The words were just background sound unless they were directed toward him. The indigo light bathed him in a peaceful feeling, and he was oblivious to the passage of time.
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