Pool

After that person was done with whatever he was doing he approached the door. What Captain Kazaliur wondered was how was it going to get out of that place? He paid attention very intently, partially hoping he could find and exit too.

He was surprised when the alien suddenly started to melt and was turned into a puddle of dark green mass in no time. That puddle slid in a very smooth manner under the door and like a undo in a computer, regained his original form outside the door and walked away. Should Captain Kazaliur be glad that he wasn't spotted by it?

He knew that whatever that thing did was not something he could do, he needed to find another way. He broke the grill of the window and entered the big room. He was mesmerised again by the spaceship, so much so that he 'almost' touched it.

He heard incoming noises and voices a moment before he was about to touch it. He took a deep breath before finally looking for another place to hide or a route to escape. He found a pipe like thing that he had no idea where it led to, but they were already entering the code for the room so he slipped in and gave into whatever fate awaited him.

The moment he hit something hard a strong rancid smell hit him. He had smelled bad stuff before, but nothing was this strong before. Something was triggered inside of him that made him wanna spill out the delicious food he ate before.

He looked around and found himself in a giant box that was filled with all kinds of filth.

"ZIA, what is this"? He asked.

"This is the garbage can. It would appear that you took the route via a garbage chute" she informed him

He got out of that giant box and started to walk. No matter how far he got, that smell was stuck with him like a glue.

He could not tolerate that smell any more and out of desperation he asked ZIA the ways of getting rid of it.

"You can try adding other scents that can modify the smell. Humans use various sprays for this purpose" Zia informed him

He wasn't very fond of the idea, especially when he thought getting at hand of the spray would be very difficult. "Do you have any other ideas"?

"People here also use washing themselves". ZIA

"That is correct". He smirked. "Can you find me any water body nearby"?

ZIA took a moment before she finally spoke. "The nearest one is situated 0.63 GIT away, which is roughly attached to a building".

"Take me there" He ordered her and like a navigation system she guided him through the place. He was lucky the place wasn't too crowded, but whoever found him gave him a weird expression. A human would interpret that expression as disgust and judgemental.

After a while when he finally found that place he sighed with relief. He peeked over the water and marveled how different it looked from the water on their planet. On their planet it was greyish and much more dense, usually used for nutritional purposes.

He oddly delighted how he could see even the floor of that pool. He peeked inside, trying to touch the water to make sure it wasn't toxic to him. He paused before his finger made contact with the surface, and saw a human in his reflection. Did that machine affect his reflexions too? That machine was indeed a technological wonder.

He stared at his reflection and couldn't believe how different he looked. Humans had a much weaker appearance in general and yet it seemed he radiated a dominant aura. His face that was hiding half of the moon in the reflection looked majestic.

"ZIA, tell me how toxic is the water"? He asked.

"Apart from oxygen I am unable to detect any kind of toxic materials coming out of here" She informed him.

Pleased, he took off his clothes and dived in. The water soothed him more than anything. He might be resistant to oxygen for some reason, but it still affected him in some way or the other. To indulge in further peaceful state he dipped in and stayed there for a really long time.

He was heavy and dense so he sank very easily. To someone who was at a considerable distance, no one would be able to tell that the pool was occupied. That is exactly what happened when the owner of the pool, who was a woman in her early twenties approached the pool for a relaxing evening.

She strolled near the pool whilst she hummed a song then jumped in the pool without paying much attention. The splash and the waves in the water that it created was enough to alert Captain Kazaliur. He raised himself up and stared at the woman. While he was unbothered, the woman screamed and started shouting something at him.

He couldn't understand a word, but he could make out that he had somehow infuriated the woman. He decided that it was best if he left the place, so he got out of the pool, naked, picked up his watch and earbuds (ZIA) and ran towards the exit. On the way he found an article of clothing which according to ZIA was a jumpsuit.

As it would be inappropriate to be naked like that according to ZIA, which he couldn't fathom why, he dressed himself up and ran out of the premises.

The woman who covered her eyes the moment he was out of the pool sighed with relief and contemplated calling the police for a breakout, but on her way when she found his own clothes she realised why he made such a decision. While she understood him, she was still disgusted now that the pool was dirty. She calmed down a bit back then, but when she found her uniform missing she was furious again. Why did terrible things like this always happen to her? She screamed and cursed that thief loudly.

When Captain was at a considerable distance he started to look for options to blend in. He needed to learn their language as ZIA always won't be able to help him like today. To survive here he would also need to eat something. Oxygen was harmful enough for him, he needed all the nutritions he could get.

He found a bench where many people were sitting and he sat in an empty space quietly. He saw a giant vehicle that stopped right in front of him. Many people boarded that vehicle and the vehicle resumed its course. While he was contemplating the whole situation he subconsciously put his hand inside the pocket. He dug out a crumpled piece of paper and uncrumpled it. ZIA analysed everything that was in the paper for him which gave him an awesome idea. He found a way to research about the planet properly.