“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.
#lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

"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.
#lookinmybriefs #alieninvasion

"He didn’t even drink liquor before my mom died.”
“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.”
#lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

“I will consider your situation. In the meantime, you may dwell at the home of Marty.”
“Really?” Hope entered her eyes and voice.
“Yes.”
“Thank you. But I wish I could stay with Nick.”
“You wish to stay with a man who ignores you?”
“He’s not always that way."
#lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alien

“There are no Ragoon girls. We are hermaphrodites.”
“Oh, yeah.”
Cecilia wiped her eyes and asked, “What about God? Do you think he likes you owning people?”
“As far as I know, the Supreme Spirit has taken no position on the issue.”
She looked around. “Do I have to live here, now?”
#lookinmybriefs

"I went to see Nick. He was getting drunk, but I think he was out of whiskey, cause he was searching through all the cabinets. I told him I wanted to buy Cecilia, so she would have a good home. He laughed and asked me how much I had, so I gave him my money, and he signed the form.” #lookinmybriefs

"She said she thought Nick was going to surprise her. But when I got back, she told me that Nick left her at his house, alone for the weekend, while he and his kids went fishing. They didn’t even know it was her birthday. She was crying. I got so mad." #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #shortstory

Cecilia folded her arms again and looked away. In an awkward, halting manner, Marty explained.
“I gave my gifts to her the day before her birthday, because me and my parents were going to visit my grandma. We were talking about it, and I asked her about her party." #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

Marty blushed and muttered, “My mom said I should give her something a girl would like.”
“The cost of these gifts left you with ten dollars? And you gave this amount to Nicholas Thompson? Why did you purchase Cecilia? Why did Thompson accept so little compensation?” #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon

“I had my birthday last Saturday,” she explained. “He gave me a video game. Mackenzie’s Rock. It’s his favorite game. And he gave me a metal vase with a metal rose. The petals are painted red, and it so nice. It’s the best gift, ever.”
Marty blushed. #lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alieninvasion

“What?” Marty’s explosion expressed more surprised than anger. “I gave Nick ten dollars.”
“You paid ten dollars for Cecilia?”
“Yes.”
“That is a meager amount, even for someone as small as her.”
“That’s all I had left, after I bought her presents.”
“Presents?”
#lookinmybriefs #talesoftheragoon #alien