An Amicable Meeting

[Liz Krest]

His honest, perhaps childish, questions about the vision-enhancing technology on her face amused her.

Not wanting to 'tease' the Xeno on the matter, and not wanting to prolong his 'suffering' any further, she raised her right arm, which was resting on her hips, and felt around the right side of the device with her fingers, trying to feel for a small button. When she found it, a gentle push released the device from her eye socket, allowing it to be removed easily and safely.

After finally removing it and placing it in a pocket of her trousers, Damien would get a full view of her face. Surprisingly, it would immediately become apparent that she suffered from heterochromia, as her brown right eye was not the same colour as her green left eye.

"Are you happy with what you see, Damien?" Liz spoke in a strangely human way, not entirely devoid of emotion. This sudden change in tone would suggest that she herself was rather unhappy with what was hidden beneath the gear. Perhaps the optics were just an excuse for her to hide this imperfection in her face; it wouldn't have been the first time she'd tried to hide parts of herself she didn't like.

She sat in silence as the waitress carefully placed their respective drinks in front of them. When she was gone, Liz reached for her own glass and brought it to mouth-level before gesturing to Cobra, having noticed the delay in his own first sip. "Cheers," she thought to herself, not saying a word, relying on the Xeno to understand the gesture before taking a sip.