Aurora had barely finished going through the information Jav provided her in the brief dossier and was finding herself getting more and more questions rather than answers, when Haskier, a young man of about twenty working with the medics to revive the alien—the very young man she had earlier told to inform her if there was any response to treatment from the alien—rushed into the lab.
Before she could ask what the matter was, he said, "It is awake"
She didn't need to be told any other thing as she rushed to the medical department with Haskier right behind her.
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"Hi, do you understand me?" Jeremy said to the just awoken alien very slowly as though he was speaking to a five-year-old. Aurora who had just stepped in with Haskier behind her, shook her head. If the alien couldn't not understand their tongue, no matter how slowly Jeremy said the words, it still would not understand.
Seeing the way, the alien cocked its head to the side only confirmed Aurora's thought that communication would be a problem. If they have any hope to get through to the alien, for it to answer their questions or to communicate with it at all, they would need someone who is well versed in inter-planetary languages—Jav.
"Go get Jav" Aurora said to Haskier behind her, her voice low.
"No need, I am already here" Jav said coming into the infirmary quarters where they are currently gathered around the alien, "I figured you lot common humans would need me, so here I am"
Aurora couldn't resist rolling her eyes, they did need him yes but not his cocky, self-assured, sassy attitude.
"Wonderful" Jeremy said, gesturing for Jav to come take his place by the side of the alien, "Now, you are here, you could help us speak to our… new friend"
"That is if he can speak whatever-ish that is "our friend's" language" Bradley who was stood by Jeremy, a good distance from the alien on the bed, looking at the alien with wary eyes, pointed out.
"Well, I won't find out until I hear him speak, now would I, Brady boy?" Jav sarcastically replied
It's at times like this when Jav replies to Bradley in a fittingly sarcastic way that makes her feel maybe he might be one if her best people, or beings, on this ship.
"Although, I think we should step back, we do not know so much about this alien just yet" Aurora said warningly to the others. From what she has read from Jav's dossier, she doesn't have too many answers about the alien, but what she knows so far is that this alien may be potentially dangerous or hostile.
Without question all stepped back from the alien, even Bradley.
Jav, having done research on the alien and circling its origin to a certain star system, began speaking to the alien in some foreign alien language common to that star system.
The alien looked as though it understood what Jav was saying then it snorted and turned its head away.
"Oh boy, I am not sure Jav is getting through to it" Haskier said shaking his head as though he has lost hope of communication with the alien.
"Don't lose hope yet" Aurora said to the kid
"Maybe we should try English again?" Bradley was suggesting
"I have already done that" Jeremy said
"Right." Bradley nodded
"What if it is more British English inclined?" Haskier suggested
The eye Aurora gave him shut him up, "If it doesn't hear English, it doesn't hear English; be it American or British, or anyone where else"
Only for Bradley to say next, "What if it hears Spanish? Prissy pants say something to it"
A couple of infirmary hands laughed, Jeremy shushed Bradley and quieted those who dared laugh with a glare.
"Quiet! I am trying to establish communication here" Jav said, annoyed with them for the noise they were making.
"Sorry" Haskier said for the whole.
"But really, won't you give it a try, Prissy?" Bradley continued after less than half a minute of silence, "English is not the only human language and Martian boy here is having no luck, Spanish could be the key or what other languages do you speak?"
"I doubt it would understand any earth language if it cannot even understand the alien languages of its star system that Jav has been speaking to it" Aurora reasoned.
"Hush, you guys" Jeremy said to them both
"Sorry, Captain" Aurora said, keeping quiet.
"But still, it won't hurt to try" Bradley continued.
Jav had had it with their noise, coupled with the frustration of not going through to the alien despite all their efforts. "Quiet!" he yelled as he turned back to face them.
"Don't tell me to keep quiet, Martian boy, you are not my superior!" Bradley threw back, not one to take orders from Jav.
"Apologies, Jav, quiet down Bradley damn it" Jeremy intervened not wanting the brawl between these two to go any further.
"Yes Brady boy, quiet down" Jav said sounding rather smug.
"Oh no, you didn't!" Bradley rushed out at Jav
"I did" Jav was being his sassy bitchy self.
Jeremy was restraining Bradley while telling Jav to quiet at the same time. Jav in a safe condition, away from Bradley, was still rolling his sassy mouth, the alien he was trying to communicate with now forgotten. Aurora saw Jav's sassiness was the issue here and tried to tell him to quiet, but of course Jav would not listen to her. Haskier and the other two infirmary hands didn't know what to do as the room was getting noisier and rowdy.
Then in the midst of the chaos and noise, a strange voice spoke permeating the atmosphere shutting everyone up.