Somewhere Along The Line
Chapter 3
They had been a the town fair for over 3 hours, during which time the only activities Tucker and T'Pol had participated in were; Who can sit the longest without moving they legs, and a staring contest. Both of which T'Pol won and Trip failed miserably at. Trip, after his defeat, had long since retired to a bench in the corner of the park leaving T'Pol to mingle with the natives solo.
T'Pol decided to join him after being asked to dance by possibly the drunkest, least clean, most ill-mannered man at the festival. "I no longer find humans unpleasant smelling" she stated as she sat down on the bench.
Trip laughed quietly knowing this opinion would pass soon enough.
Trip and T'Pol were engaged in a conversation discussing crew moral when the Mayor of Heeniquato proposed a toast.
A waiter came around passing out drinks served on a golden platter with shining silver engravings. Trip took one and as the waiter started off snatched one for T'Pol, who had refused a drink. "It may insult our guests, and who knows how long we'll be here for" he pointed out.
As T'Pol finally, and reluctantly, took the drink the mayor seemed to be finishing his speech.. "Forever, So raise your glass with me in cheer!" with that the man rose his glass and gave a hearty shout and let the liquid slowly seep out of the glass and pour onto his head. Upon contact with his skin the liquid evaporated into an almost iridescent smoke that quickly disappeared into the air. Trip raised a surprised, yet impressed eyebrow that challenged T'Pol's own similar response.
After the Mayor's odd spectacle, T'Pol looked around her as the other villagers erupted into cheer and proceeded to pour their own drinks on their heads. The children seemed to enjoy throwing the substance at each other as in a water fight, only no one got wet.
T'Pol couldn't stop being curious, she immediately pulled out her scanner and pulled it up to her glass examining the contents. "Anything in'eresting?" Trip asked leaning over her shoulder to get a good look at the scanner.
"It would appear that the base elements that make up this.. Drink.. Are toxic to the Tarlikians due to an abundance of oxygen in their blood." Trip gave her a look that said 'keep going', so she did. "This substance appears to be man made and designed to work in sync with their immune system. Our, friends, are allergic to the mineral iron, it causes a non deadly allergic reaction when in contact with their flesh causing it to overheat and evaporate. "
Trip nodded his understanding. "So, I'm gonna assume that if I was to pour this stuff onto me I would get wet. And nothing more."
"I would surmise as much, yes."
"Hey, what's that there?" Trip asked pointing to a strand of molecules shown on the scanner in her hand.
T'Pol looked at them puzzled "I am not certain. I believe it is one of the allergens in the substance" she said with finality shutting off the scanner. A/N okay.. I know that was WAY too short. but I'm sorry... I also know it has been more than a week sense I got 8 reveiws on this story. but I have been on vacation and away from the written version on my story for quite some time. So I figured I should update with what I got so people don't get too mad at me. I would write more but I have to go look for my lost cat. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated! Please Reveiw it lets me know you want more chapters!
