I love the juxtaposition here. One page, the main character is being philosophical about passing a death penalty, the next, he's in hippie wear being stoned and playing the part perfectly. Yak(ovlev)'s basic character is still showing through the hippie clothes though. Considering how Yak(ovlev) goes to Earth during the early 2020s (according to Moore's law) and steals experimental directed-energy weapons, computational, and artificial intelligence technology, I'd say these guys are going to have a rather close relationship with our world.
Haha! awesome. Thanks for going through with that part of the story, Tape.
Made my day :)