Now it's on to my drabble for the letter N! N-joy! Get it? It's "enjoy" except spelled . . . Oh nevermind. I find it increasingly difficult to defend my bad jokes.
Newcomer
Newcomers are treated with a mixture of curiosity and
suspicion. I know this from my childhood. Being an army brat, I was
always the new kid in school.
Now, as a diplomat, I get to experience it again on a whole
new level. First contact with an alien
species. I’ve been living on a starship
for the last three years just in case we encountered anyone. I’d almost given up on the possibility of it
happening.
It’s even more intimidating that we’re meeting on their home
world. I stroll into the room, the lone
human. I am the alien here.
I love how you don't just stick to the norm when you think of a topic - these twists are cool!
ReplyDeleteLove the way it ends :) -- a human is an alien in other worlds!
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New kid in class rather pales to new species on the planet. And btw, I enjoyed your bad joke. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that is definitely a big newcomer. How does one go about being diplomatic with an alien species? The pun was funny too :)
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At least he's in familiar territory.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was a military brat, so I know the feeling.
Loved the last line, nice sense of separateness.
ReplyDeleteBad jokes don't need defending, they just need a good groan ;P
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Never defend or explain a joke or pun. It's just too bad if someone doesn't get it!
ReplyDeleteStrange feeling being the Newcomer in a group of aliens. Hope they are friendly. Love your little scenarios.
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I bet anyone would feel like a newcomer in that situation.
ReplyDeleteI love how you turn it around in the end: "I am the alien here." Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteShort and packs a punch!
ReplyDeleteInteresting vignette. Well done. Those five sentence pack a power of story. I should wander over there and take a look.
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Love the idea of a human being the alien amidst other "foreigners".
ReplyDeleteLove that last line!
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