Oirat, Week 4Hardly any time went by before Lukas was summoned to report to the Oirat commander again. "So?" she said. "What's new?"
"Well, Tianna and I have been invited to a few parties," said Lukas. "First there was a dance party on the Bluffs.
It's quite a lovely spot, with a view of boats on the water in one direction...
...and ruins in the other.
"Next we were invited to the Von Haunt estate. I couldn't go, but Tianna went. She wants to go back sometime for a regular tour of the house.
From a distance, it's quite impressive.
And the gardens are lovely, even at night.
Tianna hated to leave, but it was getting late.
"And one day we took Lipitor to Hare Square, where he met some simling children."
"You seem to have been enjoying yourself," the commander said drily. "Have you made any progress on your goals?"
"Yes, of course," said Lukas. "I'm a level 7 scientist now, and let me tell you, it hasn't been easy. One day I tried out the ghost goo serum and was chastised by the Grim Reaper himself.
And I finally decided to push the big red button in the interests of research, of course and gave myself quite a shock.
And I learned that I could see episodes of 'Klatu Knows Best' on our television if I set up the satellite dish outside. But that made me homesick."
The Oirat commander yawned. "Is that really all you have to say for yourself?" she said.
Lukas thought hastily. "Lipitor is a teenager now," he told her.
"I showed him how we identify ourselves to other Oirats.
"He took the Freelance Botanist aspiration. That means he'll have gardening as one of his skills, and also have plants for his collection.
He went fishing one night, but I think that his other skill will be mixology. He's already fulfilled his requirement to become a level 3 barista."
"Anything else?"
"Yes," said Lukas. "We built a museum, and Tianna has already painted my two portraits. One of them was a masterpiece," he said proudly.
"Well, I have some bad news for you," said the commander. "Thanks to your profound carelessness in leaving the wormhole generator out, the Zargon has mated and spawned an offspring. Must I remind you that our goal is to defeat the Zargon? I do hope there will be no repetition of this."
"Indeed there won't," said Lukas. "In fact, I have figured out how to arrange things so that only I and my heirs will have access to the wormhole generator. Once it's been fully upgraded, I will place it in the Museum. I have already acquired a door which will open only for me and future Oirats."
"Very good, but it would have been better if you'd thought of that before the Zargon called up a mate. Dismissed."
Lukas was glad to leave.
