"My goodness, why am I here?"0

Ramin looked at Ion with content as Ion gazed around the main building of the Imperial Aeronautics and Space Agency with wide eyes. Since Ramin had already explained sufficiently, Ion Iolkaf's questions were merely exclamations.0

Ramin's idea was simple. If the secularist group the Power of Reality was indeed interested in Ion's post, they would be worried of Ion’s research becoming widely known. Therefore, Ramin planned to visit research institutions like the Imperial Aeronautics and Space Agency and the Central Observatory College of Orazen to get Ion's research some exposure.4

Even though secularism was spreading and Ion's ideas had no practical value, considering the cause of the Empire and the Intelligence Agency, they would take it seriously and provide some support. Moreover, Ramin had enough connections to put such a plan into action. Having survived for a long time had its advantages.1

Ramin arranged a meeting for Ion with the real Lide Oboren. Lide was a Yeti, similar to her cousin species, the Sasquatch. Both were tall and covered in thick fur. Like other species, civilized Yetis paid attention to fashion, so Lide’s fur was well-groomed without any tangles or dirt, and she wore traditional accessories. Ion also had a Sasquatch school junior who visited a hair salon weekly.2

Ion, who was a Kobold with no fur and was...0