Mei's eyes went even wider. "You can't?" she asked. Was it a Serenian thing she was missing and hadn't read about somehow? Fidgeting with her wet hair, she glanced from his finger to his face, and got a better look at it this time around, instead of just a cursory glance.
He was handsome. Strong jaw, nice lips, interesting eyes and a smooth face. Good body, too, if a bit underweight, but there was muscle there if no fat. Amazing, really, considering his living conditions! He should have looked sallow and horribly unhealthy, but he looked like he could blend in well among normal people.
"A-ah. I mean. It's not like I haven't considered it before!" she said, heart racing. "A no strings attached experience, that is, for research purposes and exciting life experiences. And it's not that I don't find you an attractive specimen! There are matters to consider, however! Inima hates waste and all sex should be with the intent to create a child, but I don't want a child yet--but perhaps it's different since I'm in a different country, so the rules might not apply? When in Arca, as the saying goes. Ah! And your sexual history! I don't know you and there are many diseases that can be passed down through such activities, warts and infections and all manner of nastiness that I want nothing to do with. Granted, some healers can deal with that, but I'd rather not hurt when I pee. I've no doubt it's fun, considering humankind's obsession with the act, and I've no doubts you're a good teacher, but there are matters to be considered before we enter into such a liaison."
