Thanks for reading! When I do one of these writing prompts from a piece of art or a photo, I like to pick out one or two key, unique features of the image, and then write a story based around that. In the case of our alien lady, it was the stone in her forehead and the complete loneliness of her position. So, those two bits became the central focus of the story.

The 'Aramathea' name is actually biblical, but I took a slight liberty with the spelling. It's a Greek name for the city from where Joseph came from (the Joseph who handled the body of Jesus after his death and buried him in his own family's tomb). I've always liked the sound of the word, and our alien lady felt like she might have some Greek blood in her.

Thank you for the comments!