New Felicity: The Azulians
Life in Felicity had settled down and all were at ease with the presence of alien residents. It seemed those aliens knew everyone in town and had made love with a third of them. The aliens were preferred people.
Felicity had seen hundreds of aliens come and go and all had been treated as new best friends. The decision to place the spaceport there had been an inspired one.
Still alien races not in the Federation sometimes found themselves in the town. There was a customs office of sorts in the Space Port and a small scrutiny check was conducted on non-federation aliens.
Of course full scrutinies were made of non-federation aliens before they got on a ship so all Felicity Spaceport did was confirm they were passengers.
Two very tall females with blue skin and an upward extension to the front of their skull arrived at the spaceport and waited for someone else to arrive. They were dressed in diaphanous layers, they were gorgeous.
The problem surfaced when after the last ship had landed and the being they were waiting for had not arrived. No one knew their language and the Spaceport personnel were not able to convey to them that they needed to find a place to spend the night.
They seemed to sing to each other to communicate and seemed to find spoken languages harsh. They were not upset or worried however, they were prepared to wait for someone for however long it took.
Their plight made news on the visualizers and eBs, the Mur chef of the bay restaurant in Felicity, was heard to say,"Oh, Azulians. I will need to see their show."
The police chief Jana heard her and asked if she could understand their language.
"Yes, some. They sing their conversations and when they perform they sing in the language of the people they are performing for. I went to a concert they performed in Mur when I was a child."
"Did you understand what they just said?"
"Yes, they said not to worry about them, their master is coming. They sang that in Mur. They may think this is a Mur planet, we do look somewhat alike."
Jana talked to Jing Li and she allowed her to take eBs with her to the Spaceport.
eBs bowed to the women and sang that their master would not be in for at least fifty centons and invited them to come and eat.
The women bowed to eBs and confessed they did not have funds. She sang to them that she was a friend and no currency was needed.
They followed her to the restaurant. The kindred there bowed to them as they walked in. The humans saw that and bowed to them too. Soon they were enjoying a seaweed dinner and sipping tequila. That was the closest to the beverage that eBs felt they would enjoy.
The women were mesmerizing singers and they paid for their food and drink with songs.
Jana had called Lord Jim and he was suddenly there. The women understood immediately that he was the lord of the land. They bowed to him.
He asked eBs to tell them to follow him and he led them to the train and his compound. He brought eBs with them.
Once there he had her explain that their master would not be joining them. Their reaction puzzled him, they seemed confused and perhaps...happy?
eBs explained, "Azulians females are something like slaves, they have a master that controls their lives. If they don't have one they are sold to the highest bidder.
Their musical talents last only twenty years then they stop singing and they breed. They are abandoned as soon as their daughters can sing.
They are still in their prime so they are confused about being sold, they hope their next master loves them better."