ET- Advanced Vision Types

“This is where our water comes from,” said Elliott, turning the faucets. “See, hot. Cold. How about that. Do you have running water where you come from?”

  The old being took a handful of water and raised it to his face. His eyes shifted into microfocus and he tracked for a moment out of habit, into the world of tiny aquatic forms.

  “You like water, huh? Look at this, this is great.”
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Elliott left the room and the creature submerged himself in the tub of water, calmed by its flow, comforted by the dance of its microorganisms. He closed down his breathing apparatus to the standby system and stretched out, completely underwater. He entered atomic focus and began reviewing the water molecule, watching its latent heat force. Could he use it somehow to aid himself?

- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth, chapter 4