I head out of Orro’s room and back out into the main area.

... I really hope he’s going to be okay by himself.

>Take a moment to catch your breath and clear your head.
Right. I can give myself a minute or two. Probably.

>Maybe some water and splash your face.
... There’s some appeal to that, but ... I’m not sure if I want to go back through all the doors to get to the bathroom in my quarters. Or the kitchen, I guess.

I should figure out if there’s a way to hold the doors here open, actually. When I use the badge readers they usually close behind me automatically.

... Anyway.

>I suggest 002 as being the next subject unless you are pretty sure you can deal with even larger aliens who are also possibly annoyed or combative.
>002 seem like the easiest to deal with, it's the only one marked as cooperative.
>you need a break from depressed aliens! Talk to a happy, cooperative alien instead.
Yeah, I don’t need a lot of convincing. Now that I know to expect something, uh, huge, I can probably keep myself together, and an alien with a “highly satisfactory mental state” seems like a good way for me to, um, recover. I’m pretty apprehensive about the rest ...

...

Waiting isn’t going to make this any less scary. I just need to get it over with. Big alien, apparently friendly, I hope, let’s go.

I badge the door open and walk in ...

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