Costuming

It is back to that fun time of year again when a good old alien can be an alien once again. This time, I get to share it with April, who has become obsessed with finding the perfect couples costumes for us. I think she also wants to participate a little more in my “alien heritage,” whatever that means.

I suppose I have spent a lot of time with my alien refugees, trying to integrate them into human society. This Halloween holiday, with the dressing up and fake monsters, is the perfect time to do that, and I am glad April sees that as well. Her interest does concern me to a certain degree because of the danger it presents. I am perfectly comfortable with what see knows, and I no longer fear what she might see or thing of me. However, I am still not sure what the others of my kind would think about April. She is not only just another strange human to them. She is someone special to me, and I don’t think they are ready to accept that.

Still, this Halloween will be fun. I am also hoping my sister will participate in celebrating with some of our people. She loves Halloween, but she has not been as willing to be around our kind much lately.

Magic

April surprised me with the more wonderful gift this weekend, the gift of magic!

In my mission to study all there is to learn about human culture, I somehow overlooked its extensive paranormal sub-culture. There is a castle in Hollywood dedicated entirely to the art of Magic. They call it, coincidentally enough, The Magic Castle.

I witnessed the most amazing illusions right in front of my eyes. Card tricks, crystal balls disappearing, one magician even guessed a number I thought of (and I think of some tricky numbers). Also, there is something magical about the castle itself. I know much of human legend is made up of mere stories and imagination, but there is definitely some power being harnessed in this place. I think some of my alien refugee friends would fit in well here.

Deals

If there is one thing that humans like to do, it is renegotiate deals. As it seems, the government is not convinced that those Swiss scientists’ results on breaking the speed of light were entirely accurate. Of course, they still want my knowledge on alien technology, including faster than light travel, but it is apparently not worth as much to them as they originally stated. Therefore, this restaurant I have been trying to get out of them is “going on the back burner” as they call it.

I would say I am disappointed, but I am getting used to this. My sister seems to be more disappointed, though I think that means I will have to continue working at her school. She is getting a bit more touchy about me being around, which is surprising considering how happy she was to have me back. I think this must be another one of those female emotions I am still getting used to.