That's quite the introduction...

After a few minutes of gawking in disbelief at the unfamiliar world around her, MJ looked back at the strange shard she was carrying. What the hell...? She thought. She wasn't in LA anymore, that was for sure. Hell, she probably wasn't even on Earth anymore.

Everything's cool. No need to panic, MJ thought to herself. This crystal... rock... whatever the hell this thing is got me here, I'm sure it can get me back. It all sounded simple enough in her mind, but deep down, while she figured that she had the means to get back home, she had no idea how. Maybe I need to do a Wizard of Oz here? Click my shoes together while repeating "there's no place like home?"

Really, unless this magic shard suddenly decided to take her home, MJ realized that figuring things out wasn't going to be easy. Hell, she had no food, nor a place to stay -- she needed to find something or someone that might be able to help her out, and she needed it soon.

It was then that a woman flying across the sky caught MJ's attention. It all seemed like a lucky coincidence, MJ thought to herself... assuming, of course, that the woman was friendly. The woman landed directly in front of MJ, a curious look on her face as she lowered to the ground.

"Uhhh... your hair's on fire," MJ pointed out, noting that the supposed fire went out as soon as the woman landed. Gesturing to herself, she hoped to introduce herself to the alien woman -- an alien woman that MJ had to admit to herself was stunningly beautiful. "Mary Jane. My name is--"

A wide grin on her face, the woman pulled MJ in and kissed her deeply. MJ was shocked, and didn't think to pull back -- although, if she had to tell the truth, she kind of didn't want to, either. The kiss felt... really, really nice. Actually, it was better than that -- it was the best kiss she'd ever had.

The alien woman broke the kiss, leaving MJ dumbfounded. "I, uh... is... is that how you introduce yourselves here?" She asked, confused, yet intrigued. "Because where I'm from, that's a really intimate gesture..."

"My apologies if I caught you off guard," The woman the spoke in fluent English. "We Tamaraneans can assimilate other languages through touch. By kissing you, I was simply learning your language."

MJ's jaw dropped again, surprised at how quickly the alien picked up her language. "Oh! Uh, that's... pretty amazing, actually. Still, you might wanna be a little more careful about who you kiss -- others like me might not be so cool about you just glomping them like that."

"...But you enjoyed it, did you not?" The woman asked, a hopeful look on her face.

MJ blushed at the question. She had no idea how to answer, but she knew that truthfully, she did enjoy it... even if at the moment, she was too embarrassed to admit it. Thinking quickly, she decided to change the subject. "I just remembered, I haven't fully introduced myself. My name's Mary Jane Watson. And you are...?"

"Princess Koriand'r of Tamaran. But you may call me Kori. It is a pleasure to meet you, Mary Jane Watson."

"I like to go by MJ," Mary Jane answered, a smile crossing her face as she began to feel more at ease. "So, where am I exactly? I get the feeling this isn't my home planet..."