"Hello, friend!

welcome to the AlphaMidTown. what can I help you?"

hearing his own language being spoken inside his own mind by someone other than himself has managed to make Jonathan jump on his place and fall on his back. he becomes the center of attention and all the other alien races begin to shake on their own. Jonathan thinks that this is some kind of "become a joke" situation for him.

"you okay, friend?

is this your first time having mental communication?"

the same voice talks again in his mind. Jonathan didn't know what to do. should he answer it in his mind? or should he say something with his voice?

"you can just think about your answer and I will know, friend.

so do you need any help?"

Jonathan takes a few deep breaths to calm himself. he quickly stands up to avoid attracting any more attention. then he begins to think about his identity. how he didn't have any kind of method to make himself known as a normal citizen. Jonathan also thinks about safety, especially his spaceship Dream Scape.

"Okay, friend. I will answer all your doubts."

the alien that talks to Jonathan, while also talking to nine other aliens, is shaped like a soft stick. maybe Jonathan can say that this alien looks like sausage, but a creepy one. this sausage has a tentacle-like hand that is made of light particles. the tentacles didn't flail around randomly but focused on touching and grabbing many documents and stuff near it that were probably needed by the other nine aliens in front of Jonathan.

"I understand that you question my physical form. but I assure you that we Soft Skin are usually on good terms with each other." said the sausage alien.

"Now moving on about you, friend.

I can help you create Citizen IDs but it will be useless beyond this city. if that is okay with you, I will help you make an appointment to register yourself.

then about your spaceship. please be rest assured. your spaceship is safe as long as you are staying with us in this city. we may be no longer needed by the bigger society but at least we have a good moral standard."

Jonathan is so focused on listening to what the Sausage alien says that he doesn't realize that the Sausage alien suddenly gives him two pieces of the item. one of them appears to be a listening device that matches Jonathan's type of ear, while the second one is something like a watch.

"here is your Translation Device. to help you communicate around this city. I already input your language inside so you can be rest assured and talk as easily as you usually do." said the Sausage alien as it pointed to the listening device.

"and this one, Is your Data Gear. you can access information and also store your data inside it, including your new IDs later. but as I said before, your IDs will not be useful outside this city so be careful if you want to leave." the Sausage alien added.

"And then one last thing!

friend, my name is So'usek. not sausage. and I believe I am not an alien, just like you also not an alien yourself.

have a good day!"

Jonathan then pushed out of the line, forced to continue his activity as So'usek continued to talk with another ten aliens. no, Jonathan must stop saying that they are aliens. he, just like everybody else here, is from a different race and planet. Calling others as aliens will make him sound like he is a racist and inconsiderate. as if declaring that only Jonathan himself is the only one worthy to be called a person.

with that realization over and carved deep in his mind, Jonathan begins to walk into the actual city by going through an open that separates the landing dock and the city inside. As Jonathan walks into the city, he begins to look around in amazement and wonder. a very busy city is laid out in front of him where rides of different sizes and colors fly above the buildings, carrying people and items all across the city.

from where he stands, Jonathan can see the main tube that is said to house the business as well as its high-standard people. Jonathan then looks around and sees that, despite the wonderful sight above him being beyond breathtaking, what he sees around him more or less feels like home.

dirty roads with dirty people sitting randomly here and there. shops line up in inconsistent patterns with each selling something that looks a lot more like a problem than a solution. some people, of different shape and races, looks like intentionally hanging out near the exit just to see which one of them that can they pick as an easy target.

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Jonathan notices these people because as soon as he begins to look around, these people also start to prepare their stuff. they tried to look like a threatening group but Jonathan somehow felt that this group of random races was just putting up a strong front.

Jonathan quickly put on his Translation Device on his left ear as he wore the Data Gear on his left hand. the hooligan groups finally talk to him as soon as he wears all his new stuff.

"Are you new here, kid?

what races are you? soft skin, a few hairs, what are you? a joke?"

the group begins to laugh. the one speaking to Jonathan now is a person with a snake-like face. he has six pairs of little hands that each hold a knife. this person also stands tall almost three meters height, But Jonathan cannot tell if he is standing on his feet or tail as he wears a very long coat that reaches to the ground.

Jonathan keeps staring at this snake guy with vigilance, making the snake guy stop his laughter and become uncomfortable. unfortunately, he cannot just back away now. especially since he already trying to make this new person submit to him.

"hei, we are the good guy here! right guys?

we will help you to find your way. where do you want to go?

home? back to Mama's hug?" said the snake guy in a mocking tone.

Jonathan feels like he already sees enough. these people just know how to bully the weak. they didn't know how to deal with people who had real power. Jonathan is confident in his ability and power to handle such a physical problem, which is why he can only sigh before he leaves the group of fools to their own joy.

then Jonathan feels a hand reach out to his shoulder. a little hand with a knife in it.

"wait, boy!

we haven't finished with you. we are the ruler of this place and you have to pay when you enter our territory.

if you dare to refuse, we'll turn you into a scrap and sell you off." the snake guy threatens Jonathan.

"oh finally, a threat.

I think you guys are all just talking.

yes, I refuse to pay. What do you want to do now?" challenged Jonathan.

the snake guy suddenly felt like he was in trouble. his friends quickly come to help. they surround Jonathan and quickly show him their weapon.

six people in total surround Jonathan. the first one is the snake guy who has six arms and six knives. the second one is a rat-like person with three tails and holding a sharp pipe. the third, fourth, and fifth are some kind of bug race with each holding a handgun. the last person is also a snake but she only has a pair of hands and a pair of legs. this last person is the only one who looks like a human in shape, just with a longer body since she is a snake.

Jonathan's vigilance level is raised to the max as his eyes quickly move around, ready to respond to any attack anytime.

the first attack comes from the bug guy, who aimed his gun and pointed it at Jonathan. the moment the gun is directed at him, he quickly moves aside as fast as he can while approaching the guy. Jonathan didn't know what kind of gun the guy was using, but he didn't want to take his chances. better safe than sorry.

with a quick step, Jonathan manages to disarm the guy by slapping the weapon away. after the weapon is disarmed, Jonathan then proceeds to slap the person. Jonathan just slapped his face lightly and didn't even try to inflict any serious wound. but Jonathan's strength is something that he rarely trains. the light slap that he delivered turned out to be harder than he expected. the guy is throwned back head first right after Jonathan's hand touches his face.

as if Jonathan's hand has explosive power, the bug guy is thrown back until he reaches the road across. everyone is startled by the slap. even Jonathan himself. slowly the other five people begin to step back. they begin to doubt their action.

the snake guy sees that his friend becomes afraid and decides to encourage them more, just to make himself look like a bigger stronger person than the others.

"cmon! don't step back like a baby!

hit him hard and we sell his body off somewhere dirty!"