I felt even more confident once I was told that they would make an attempt to rehabilitate me.
Like the human psychologists I had faced, the alien asked me a lot of questions. Many were the same questions I had been asked by human mind doctors. In some ways, it was more relaxing. #lookinmybriefs

I was wary that an alien who studied the psychology of humans might have a different take. Still, I was a great communicator, and people tended to trust me right up until the moment I choked the life out of them. Would an alien be any different? I didn’t think so. #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

Three actually, although the third killing had come after I broke out of prison. Thank you, prison psychologists and medical personnel. Though, I really should have let them perform the Lasik surgery first.
Of course it is one thing to face a human psychologist. #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

I didn’t even take much note when it was announced that the Earth’s women were being forced into slavery. If I had owned a woman, it would have only been a short time before she annoyed me, and I killed her. That’s why I was doing a life term. Three actually. #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alien

Perhaps if I had been one of the prisoners on Death Row, I might have become uneasy when rumors spread that the Ragoon were eating Death Row inmates, but I was serving a life term, so I did not give the pseudo-lizards a second thought. #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alieninvasion #shortstory

Rehabilitation and Punishment

The arrival of the Ragoon did not affect me. I heard about the spaceships, and I saw the destruction of the South Georgia Islands on the television in the common room. #lookinmybriefs

“The girl is the property of the Ragoon. You will transfer funds to his parents’ bank account to cover her costs. Then you will notify Nicholas Thompson that he was never the girl’s owner.”
“Very well. What will happen to her?”
“I will consider her situation.”
#lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

It explained the situation.
“I see,” Jane Laurence said after she read the forms and had accessed the personal data of the parties. “Marty’s parents are lower middle class. They may not be happy to have acquired a houseguest.”
#lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alieninvasion #shortstory #alien

"Go to the entrance to this building. You will be escorted to a vehicle, and you will be returned to Marty’s home.”
“Okay. Bye.”
“Good-bye.”
The children left, and the alien turned its attention to the woman. #lookinmybriefs

“If I have to move here, will I get my own room?”
A woman entered the room as Cecilia was speaking.
“I will consider your situation. For now, you will live with Marty. I must return to my work. Go to the entrance to this building. You will be escorted to a vehicle." #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

"If the engagement is broken and another engagement commences, the time drops to one year, and then three months for a subsequent engagement. If the third engagement is dissolved, it is considered an attempt to avoid the law, and the female become the property of the Ragoon.” #lookinmybriefs #alien

“I don’t mean, we would ever get married,” he said, his tone cross due to embarrassment. “Then you don’t have to worry about being property.”
“Oh.”
“This happened when we first arrived. Cheating by engagement was common. When we discovered this, we set a time limit. Two years." #lookinmybriefs

"What does 'betrothed' mean?" Cecilia asked, licking at the sugar covering her upper and lower lips.
The lizard searched its database.
“I should have said ‘engaged.’ That is the current word.”
“Couldn’t a girl cheat?” Marty asked. “Cecilia could get engaged to me.”
“Eewww.”
#lookinmybriefs #alien

The kids followed the alien down the hall and entered the room with the refrigerators. Their eyes lit when they saw the full box of Krispy Kreme donuts on the table.
“Can I have one?” Marty asked, pointing to the donuts.
“You must meet the nourishing requirements first." #lookinmybriefs #shortstory

“So, if a girl has a guy who is a relative, he owns her?”
“Yes. If she becomes betrothed or get married, then ownership is transferred to her husband or to her betrothed.” It looked at its Rolex. “It is the standard time for lunch. We have sandwiches in our break room.”
#lookinmybriefs #shortstory

"Your souls, if you have them, are incomplete due to your multi-gender nature. Therefore, it is fitting for the Ragoon to require the weaker gender to be the property of the stronger gender.”
The explanation did not make sense to either child, but they didn’t argue.
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"Of course, the women remain the property of their owners, so females who achieve high office on other planets are normally the property of the Ragoon.”
“Why are girls property and not boys?”
An awkwardness seemed to descend on the alien. #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alieninvasion #shortstory

“What about girls?” Cecilia asked. “Can we be District Supervisors?”
“Yes. It is a common human misperception that females may not achieve high office because they are females. I do not understand how this misperception persists, since the President of the United States is a woman." #lookinmybriefs

“You mean humans? Not on this planet, but humans can achieve high positions on other planets. The man, formerly the King of Saudi Arabia, is an Assistant District Supervisor on a planet far from here. His work is highly regarded.” #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alienivasion #shortstory #alien

“For now, you must stay at Marty’s home. I will consider your situation.”
“You’re a lot nicer than people say,” Marty said.
“Am I?”
“Yes. When I grow up, I want to be a District Supervisor. Then I can help people.”
“Can people be District Supervisors?” Cecilia asked.
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