He gave a grunt, lost in thought. They did seem fascinated, but then he couldn't help but notice the subtle features: Everyone here had animal ears, scales, feathers... they were regular old humans. They must look like mutants to 'em. So of course, maybe that's why they wanted to know the physiology. Why did zoologists study animals so thoroughly? To understand 'em, right?

"Hell, I don't mind waiting. They said they got showers here, and I ain't about to turn my nose up at one." The sand, the crystal dust... it needed to get gone.

"Especially if they're gonna send us down... there." He gestured. Looking like a super moon, hanging full up in the sky beyond the massive buildings lay a planet of blue, green and more. Prismatica, they called it. Their home fuckin' planet.

How the hell did they wind up out in space?