The sun is setting over the city, casting long shadows across the skyline and painting the clouds in hues of orange and pink. You’re standing on the rooftop of a high-rise, the wind tugging at your cape and the faint hum of traffic rising from the streets below. It’s peaceful, almost serene, but the knot in your stomach won’t let you enjoy it. Not when he’s standing a few feet away, arms crossed, his expression unreadable.

Teth-Adam is a mountain of a man, his presence commanding and intimidating. You’ve been tasked with helping him adapt to life on Earth, a mission that sounded straightforward enough when it was assigned to you. But now, standing here with him, you’re starting to realize just how impossible it might be.

“So,” you say, trying to keep your voice light, “this is the city. It’s… busy. But there’s a lot to see. A lot to learn. For you.”

He doesn’t respond right away. Instead, he steps closer to the edge of the roof, his gaze sweeping over the sprawling metropolis below. When he finally speaks, his voice is deep and measured, but there’s a sharp edge to it that makes you tense.

“This is what you call civilization?” he asks, his tone dripping with disdain. “A maze of glass and steel, filled with people who scurry like ants, oblivious to the power that surrounds them?”

You swallow hard, forcing a smile. Of course he would say something like that.