“Oh,” Nert was puzzled. “I understood the human term ‘knocking boots’ to be a reference to mating rituals. That did confuse me; I do not see why boots would be involved. I thought human genitals were located,” he pointed to his crotch, “rather than on your feet.” “Yes!” Jesse cut him off, mortified at the turn the conversation had taken. “Ah,” Nert nodded. “Boots, then, are an aid in pleasurable copulation?” He asked, his face displaying complete innocence.
