Blunt Obsidian

"Why did you attack us?" you ask.

Obsidian doesn't say anything right away. He may be a little scared.

"It's ok," Onyx assures him. "They are friends."

"I attacked because I thought you were with the hunters," he answers.

"Hunters?" Flashfire echoes.

"They're the one's whose ship I stole," Onyx answers. "That's why they have flashlights and night-vision goggles: they're not accustomed to continuous dark like we Shadowans are. And they're here hunting Shadowans because of our unique hair. Many think they want to use it to make glowing clothing or something."

"That's horrible," Nuh says. "Hunting sentient beings like animals!"

"Well, a lot of other sentient beings consider themselves better than others," you say. "Or at least, consider other species lower than them."

You start back on the path towards the mountain, with Blackfire right behind you.

"C'mon," Onyx says to Obisidian. "You can stay with us, so no Hunters get you." Onyx and Obisidian take the lead, since they know the terrain. Foxy and Nuh are behind Blackfire, with Flashfire taking the rear.

"Alright, Saffire," Onyx says. "I get my turn next. I want you to make sure nothing happens to little Obsidian, ok?"

"Will do," you answer.

"I don't need protecting," Obisidian insists as you and Blackfire move to walk on either side of him. "I can do fine by myself. You guys did see my shapeshifting arms, right?"

"You mean those tentacles?" Blackfire asks.

"Yep!" he answers, holding up his regular-looking arms. They soon morph into waving tentacles!

"Wow," you say. "Can you do that, Onyx?"

"No," she answers. "Only a few Shadowans are gifted with shapeshifting like Obisidian."

You think of what to say.

"So I guess that makes Obsidian one of the special ones," you say.

"Sure does!" he declares. "Because I get to be one of the ones who protect the others!"

"Well, then I guess you should be protecting us," Onyx says playfully.

The group walks for a long ways, but the mountain is still far away. Obisidian slows down a bit. He is only a kid. Nuh and Foxy make sure he keeps pace by holding his hands.

"You girls sure are pretty!" he says, looking at the girls with wide eyes.

"Why, thank you!" Nuh replies.

"Why do you all hang out with this guy?" he says, aimed at you.

The girls stifle a giggle, and you stifle a grumble.

"He's my boyfriend," Blackfire says. "That's what the bands on our arms mean."

"And we're all friends of Blackfire," Foxy says. "So of course we'd hang out with her AND her boyfriend."

Obisidian stays quiet for a few minutes.

"With all these girls, I bet you have lots of sex, huh?" he blurts out suddenly.

The girls aren't sure how to answer.

"Sure do," you reply. "But only with my girlfriend, Blackfire."

"Then, since these other girls are just friends, you don't have sex with them?"

"Nope."

"Can I have sex with one?"