Like the space they’d just left it had no windows, but a number of sliding doors indicated that other rooms led off it. The décor was an unimaginatively clinical white, but the lighting was good and it was well furnished with a quantity of comfortable couches. At one end there were some openings about a foot square, like small dark alcoves. A large flat screen, like a giant television filled the opposite wall. The aliens chose couches to settle on. The Trrivv, Fritti and Mmerr, seemed more catlike than ever. They took the longest time selecting a place to arrange themselves. When a suitable space was found, each turned around a few times, before settling into a supple ball and then gazing expectantly about them. Their tails, which stretched out their full length, undulated from time to time, the tufts at the end twitched, seemingly of their own accord. The Gortsoitrevnians, Mort and Zhorta, took seats next to each other. Jenna thought they moved with surprising grace for such massive creatures.
