Being an alien isn't fun. But eventually Marshall got used to it as did they. Few looked at him when he joined the corps for meals, none turned their eyes when he walked by.
Maybe it was because of Snork or just a human-like reaction that time solves many problems.
He had been on the planet for almost a earth year by the time Snork seemed to be friendly. Since they haven't orafices equal to humans, it was hard to tell. There wasn't a smile to reveal the intentions.
"They" was the word used by the corps of earthly astronauts since attempts at language translation hadn't revealed a name for their kind.
Being discovered by them was traumatic to say the least, but that happened ten years ago. They easily gave away the minerals that earthlings found valuable. And they seemed to survive on water and air like the newly arrived alien earthlings.
Marshall had come in the fourth group. His bright red hair seemed to dazzle them. Assuming he was an oddity it took some time to spread the word that there were many earth creatures with similar color hair.
They too were different from each other. Some had several appendages while others had few. Their bodies were one shape with sensors that sprouted from several places. Like the earthlings they had appendages that moved them to and fro with ease.
The earthlings weren't sure that was because of the less gravity and thin air or because of their body structure. One didn't touch them let alone come close to them to learn about their anatomy.
Breathing had become easier for the earth visitors over the decade. Now they used masks instead of the bulky helmets predecessors used. And in the confines of dwellings, many had gotten used to the air that existed without masks.
Nobody was sure if "they" had adapted the dwellings airflow for the earth visitors or not. But "They" seemed to breathe just as easily indoors as outdoors without help. The gill like slits seemed to work steadily, neither harder or slower.
Language continued to be a challenge though now and then new sounds were discovered to encompass earth language words. The sounds seemed to encompass a range of moods and subjects depending on the situation.
The earth visitors called the language "context" because indeed sounds seemed to mean different things in different situations.
Marshall, stripped bare in the barracks waited for his turn in the shower. It was one of the exclusive to earthling uses of water. "They" didn't seem to wash or bathe the same way.
Snork entered and made a noise that was a greeting of sorts. His, Snork had been defined as a male type gender, seemed to want something.
"Hello Snork" Marshall smiled still not knowing if "they" had learned it as a sign of friendliness.
Snork's sensor moved forward and touched Marshall's penis. He jumped but relaxed trying not to get erect at the lightly tickling sensation.
Snork's sensor wrapped around it like a vine, gently moving over the length. Marshall coulnd't help it. His body reacted and Snork seemed to know what he was doing.
"Shit man he's queer for you" Conrad exiting the shower said.
Snork's other sensor moved to Conrad and slide beneath the towel around him.
"He's queer for me too" he laughed but then looked disappointed that the sensor moved away.
"I"ll let you two alone" he moved into his quarters.
Marshall didn't know what to do. His penis now hard tingled. The vine like sensor both moved and seemed to throb around his erection.
"Nice" he said to Snork who's eyes, there were two on both the front and back of his body, blinked.
It seemed to be a response and the earth visitors had come to interpret the blinking as affirmation.
The sensor that had touched Conrad moved over Marshall's chest stopping to finger the gold ring that hung from one of Marshall's nipples. He had gotten the piercing on earth with his graduating class from the Space Exploration Academy. He inserted the ring back into it once they had landed.
His cock seemed to expand more. Snork equated the reaction to the gold ring and continued to flick it.
Marshall sighed. He was about to have sex with one of "them". He wasn't sure if he was the first, if Snork was indeed male let alone queer or not. He was sure that other earth visitors had encountered something similar but if so, nobody recorded it.
He reached out and Snork stopped it's movements.
"Sorry, it's a natural thing to touch when you're being touched" he explained not sure if Snork understood.
Then for no reason at all, Marshall blinked. Snork's eyes widened and his body moved closer.
Marshall assumed that he had said something inviting by blinking.
The sensors resumed their movements and another one moved around Marshall's bare buttocks examining them.
"They" had seen humans naked before. That was recorded in logs. Since "they" didn't wear clothing like layers, their curiosity was understandable
Marshall hadn't had sex with anyone except for his hand and roommate. Several of the earthlings had ignored definitions of gay or straight, sharing sensual satisfaction now and then. Conrad had proposed to get together with Marshall sometime, but that hadn't occurred.
Sarah, Conrad and the Captain had been messing around. Everyone knew it. It wasn't a rumor just a fact.
Marshall had obliged his roommate now and then with both hand and mouth. He was gay on earth so it wasn't a big thing. Gary, his roommate, had returned the favor occasionally though he felt important that Marshall knew he was not gay on earth.
Snork got his name because he snorted. The earth visitors weren't sure if it was language or a earth like fart. None of "them" seemed to notice the sound nor did any of "them" do the same thing.
Snork began to snort repeatedly as his sensors explored Marshall's body. He was being examined and whenever his body quivered or reacted, Snork seemed to snort louder.
"God I hope you don't plan to fuck me" Marshall muttered not sure if Snork had a penis or not. Then as if Snork understood, his sensor moved between Marshall's buttocks and moved inside him.
"God" Marshall shivered and reached out to steady himself. Without thinking he put his hands on Snork which seemed to stimulate a new sound.
"Oh shit, sorry" Marshall pulled back but Snork moved closer and made the same whinning sound.
Hesitantly Marshall reached forward and touched the rough surface of Snork's skin. Not only did Snork whine steadily but Marshall noted that the sensor wrapped around his penis and the one inside him expanded.
The tightness on his erection made him gasp or perhaps the growing thickness of the one inside him did. He wasn't sure. Marshall only knew it all felt good.
The third sensor moved all over Marshall's body now. He wasn't sure if Snork was examining him or if it knew the sensation excited him more.
Each sensor were vine like but had little hairs all over them. Snork had several and those not on Marshall just moved in the air slowly as they usually did.
It had been recorded that "they" probably absorbed air through them or whatever nutrients "they" got from their planet's air.
Marshall exploded, he couldn't hold back having given up control of his bodily functions to Snork's sensors.
His sperm splashed against Snork's surface. He didn't know whether to wipe it off or not. IF he were with a human, he often knelt and licked it. But that was back on earth.
Snork snorted several times as his sensors seemed to relax. Before Marshall could decide if he needed to be polite and wipe his jism off Snork, he saw it had totally disappeared.
Snork stood nearby as Marshall showered. He wasn't sure if he specifically was being watched or if Snork like others of his kind were just learning more about their Earth visitors.
He returned to his room to towel dry and dress still in the presence of Snork. But as soon as he was fully clothed, Snork moved away silently without a snort or whine.
The days following were normal. Conrad kidded Marshall about his special friend. The Captain told Marshall to record the encounter and the feeling of Snork's surface. Marshall realized he may be the first human allowed to touch one of their hosts, let alone have a sort of sexual experience.
Snork, like always, was around the humans doing whatever he was doing.
"They've asked for you" The Captain said "Not sure what's up".
Marshall moved into the large room surrounded by "Them". The Captain stood by him at first.
"They want me to leave" he said after some clicks and grunts. The Captain had been with several groups of earth visitors and was seen as an expert in communicating.
"I don't think you're in trouble, they just like that red hair" he laughed. Marshall was used to the kidding. He had been all his life.
Snork moved from a group in the corner. Marshall hadn't noticed him before. He snorted a few times and added a whine.
Marshall somehow realized what was expected of him. He had never been an exhibitionist though there had been a few group encounters during his sexual exporatoration years.
Snork's sensors moved over the buttons on his uniform. Marshall knew what he was supposed to do and began to take this earthly skin, his uniform, off.
He was naked now. The grunts and sounds around him were obviously comments by the planet's residents. He knew there had been similar examinations of earth visitors before. The Captain had told them about it.
Myra, the Lt. had been in one during her first visit. But as soon as "they" saw each earth visitor naked, there was no further action. They had learned what they wanted to learn.
Marshall turned and lifted his arms though not sure if that was what he was supposed to do.
Then he felt the familiar feeling of Snork's sensor. The loud grunting and snorting seemed to be it's telling the others about him. He was being not only examined but shown off.
The sensors moved him now with more strength then he had felt before. They moved to lift a LED, turn him, hold his nipple ring and then part his buttocks with another sensor making him bend over.
Snork was doing a complete presentation. Marshall felt like what he suspected an animal might feel like in similar circumstances.
He smiled and obliged them. Then Snorks sensor lifted his penis and moved around it as it had done weeks before. Marshall didn't know if his body's reaction would appear to be an insult or rude or what.
He tried to hold back. Snork grunted several times. Another sensor moved to the nipple ring that seemed to arouse him then.
Marshall realized what he was supposed to do now. He relaxed and closed his eyes. The vine wrapped penis swelled and both memories of his first encounter with Snork and the sensations that the being had memorized quickly transported him to a level of arousal he hadn't felt in a long time.
Perhaps it was the willingness to admit he thoroughly enjoyed the first encounter, the fact he was being watched by so many of "them".
But it was also because Snork used more sensors this time seemingly communicating though touch with Marshall's body. His deep layers of muscles quivered, his legs trembled, his anal cavity moved based on the lovingly intrusive sensor.
When Marshall felt like he was going to collapse, another sensor seemed to support him. It was as if he telepathically was speaking to Snork.
He trembled, the vine around his ball sack alternated with the throbbing one around his erection. His legs too were surrouned.
Marshall didn't know Snork had so many sensors. His eye flickered open and saw a second one of them had moved close and moved it's sensors in concert with Snork.
Feeling as if he were floating now Marshall looked down to see indeed he had been lifted from the floor. The lack of comparable gravity always gave the human visitors that feeling. He hadn't felt himself lifted but he was indeed supported by the vine like sensors.
Snork snorted loudly now just as Marshall felt his body yelling at him to explode and explode he did. Several streams flew in the air. He didn't care where they landed this time. Marshall knew whatever his body was doing and wherever his fluids flew was ok.
He felt as if being cradled as he gasped to recover from one of the most exhausting orgasms he had ever had.
Snork stood alone with him now. The other one had left them. The group around them were snorting and then all grew quiet.
Marshall suddenly felt naked. He didn't know what to do next. Should he dress or remain in place.
Snork whinned.
Marshall reached to him and pet his surface making it whine in a high pitch as he had done that first time.
The group began to grunt in short rapid sequences.
Snork's sensors moved around him and moved close.
Marshall wasn't sure if his sexual experience had been enjoyed as it was watched or if he were getting married to Snork.
He laughed and Snork seemed to immitate the sound surprising Marshall.
They had communicated at last, perhaps they had done so all along.