:36:08
They lay upon one another...
:36:10
their bodies tense
and moistened.
:36:14
Unable to stand it any longer...
:36:17
the male reaches for a thin,
red square of tree bark.
:36:22
He bites into it
and produces its true fruit...
:36:25
a tubular form
of vulcanized vegetation.
:36:28
The male places the tubular vegetation
upon his seed shooter.
:36:36
Okay.
:36:38
He mounts the female.
:36:54
He uses friction
to release his seed.
:37:03
The mating ritual of the humans
Of Nocturis Five would end here.
:37:07
But the earthbound human...
:37:09
Like only six other creatures
in the known universe...
:37:12
uses artificial means
to delay procreation.
:37:15
For the vulcanized vegetation that
the male placed on his seed shooter...
:37:19
will prevent his seed from ever
reaching the female's egg.
:37:23
Like so...
:37:38
Wow.
Oh, I guess it's true.
:37:42
Nice guys really do
finish last.
:37:46
The male arrives
at his playground, contented.
:37:51
A sense of well-being
surrounds him.