Convinced the old mirror above the fireplace was a portal to an alternative universe, he was concerned about the number of undocumented aliens passing from their world to his. It was his duty to keep a record of these incursions.
His order from CSI: Aliens R Us arrived: motion activated camera; finger print kit; exto-plasma and voice recorder; and night vision googles. The space language translation droid was on back order.
He installed the surveillance equipment syncing its output to his phone. Tonight, he would feign sleep in the living room. The alien immigration invasion would stop here!
feature image by © Roger Bultot
for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Lorraine's frilly freudian slip 
July 31, 2021 at 9:54 am
He sounds determined if not just a little demented
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August 1, 2021 at 6:42 am
Definitely both! The pandemic has brought out the crazy in some people, including me, lol.
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July 30, 2021 at 10:09 am
I just hope the translator arrives before the aliens… to avoid potential confusion. They may be friendly, after all.
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July 31, 2021 at 4:27 am
Yes — there are lots of tales of misunderstanding which leads to bad conclusions. I wonder if they have been learning to speak in Earth languages so they can fit in?
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July 31, 2021 at 10:35 am
Hmmm… I wonder…
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July 30, 2021 at 9:30 am
What a responsible job he has. Hopefully, they’ll speak English!
Here’s mine!
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July 31, 2021 at 4:26 am
Yes, until that translator droid arrives. Maybe they had been studying up!
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July 30, 2021 at 7:08 am
I hope all his hard work pays off and he can be the one to stop the alien invasion. A clever and entertaining piece, Lorraine.
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July 30, 2021 at 9:04 am
Yes, maybe his paranoia is well founded! Thanks.
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July 30, 2021 at 3:59 am
I wonder what he will do when he meets a creature from another dimension? He’ll get the fright of his life or maybe he won’t notice.
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July 30, 2021 at 5:39 am
He might meet his doppelganger?
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July 28, 2021 at 4:24 pm
Tin hats and fruitloopery – always good for a giggle! Poor chap – he’s going to lose a lot of sleep…
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July 29, 2021 at 3:29 am
I suspect so. If there’s one illegal alien sneaking in through a portal, . . . .
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July 28, 2021 at 2:28 pm
Really fun story. The only scary thing is that I could easily identify with your MC :)
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August 1, 2021 at 6:43 am
I could identify with him, too! Pandemic has allowed for the craziness to emerge . .
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July 28, 2021 at 1:23 pm
I’m glad they are vigilant! It has to be a portal…
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August 1, 2021 at 6:45 am
Vigilance might lead to a viral video if he installed the right equipment the proper way.
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July 28, 2021 at 11:32 am
Thank goodness his hobby keeps him at home. Fun story, Lorraine.
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August 1, 2021 at 6:44 am
Yes, I’d hate to think what he would do if he were a social butterfly!
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August 1, 2021 at 11:25 am
:)
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July 28, 2021 at 10:39 am
This raised a chuckle…well-written, and portrays a few these days..
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July 28, 2021 at 12:31 pm
Thank you!. Yes, I think the pandemic has brought out the crazy in all of us — just some a bit more.
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July 28, 2021 at 9:42 am
Great story Lorainne 💜
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July 28, 2021 at 12:33 pm
Thanks. Pandemic craziness writ larger than [alien] life.
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July 28, 2021 at 1:05 pm
💜💜💜
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July 28, 2021 at 9:27 am
Not including, of course, high net worth aliens. We want them, don’t we?
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July 28, 2021 at 12:32 pm
Of course! He will have to get a bit coin scanner — I always thought bit coin might be from another universe.
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July 28, 2021 at 9:22 am
Dear Lorraine,
He certainly has his job cut out for him, doesn’t he? Imaginative piece. I enjoyed this.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS I think you mean night vision goggles rather than googles. ;)
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July 28, 2021 at 12:32 pm
Ooops, I’ve been night googling too much later in my night goggles, lol.
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