The hatch had hardly closed behind Dimtak when Blue detected a communications problem she had to report to the captain.
The Aips had a report ready on the new noisy white and grey planet. The species was Redonoid in composition, a lot like them. The Apis had acquired over 150 languages and following the acquisition of the languages had learned that the Redonoids had divided themselves by language. They even divided themselves when the language was the same, only the dialect differed.
It seemed that every division had it's own council of elders, it's own leader, it's own security force. The Aips reported on many divisions across the planet who were apparently at war with each other. They failed to find any kind of spacecraft which could be dangerous to the ship. Only inter-divisional craft flew within the gasses surrounding the planet.
The chattering was aided by tiny bits of what looked like to the Aips a crude reproduction of themselves. Blue doubted they were dangerous, perhaps only to themselves. But if one was brought onto the ship for inspection, the redonoid could be dangerous to them. In any case it seemed the redonoids were planet bound.
She needed to take the report to the captain in the ready room, immediately.
She entered the ready room and found Dimtak standing in front of the viewing window.
"My Lord" she said
"Dimtak." She stood in front of him and pressed her lips against his, then her ears against his. He turned back with his mouth covering hers and kissed her deeply and passionately.
"Do you want to go to the dead zone?" He asked, his ears fluttering and bright green.