▁as ▁" T unt " ▁was ▁the ▁children ' s ▁name ▁for ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁" M im " ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁used ▁between ▁Ad ne ▁and ▁the ▁children . ▁T ip ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁she ▁and ▁another ▁close ▁friend ▁used , ▁so ▁For r ester ▁could ▁not ▁use ▁it . ▁The ▁friend ▁wanting ▁For r ester ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁Club ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁offering ▁him ▁a ▁pay ing ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁organization , ▁though ▁For r ester ▁is ▁not ▁sure ▁he ▁lik es ▁what ▁the ▁Club ▁stands ▁for . ▁ ▁However , ▁For r ester ' s ▁wo es ▁are ▁not ▁over . ▁He ▁first ▁takes ▁a ▁high - pay ing ▁job ▁for ▁what ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁al ien ▁life ▁form . ▁The ▁al ien ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁all ▁as ▁a ▁Si rian , ▁but ▁only ▁because ▁that ' s ▁the ▁star ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁( S iri us ). ▁Earth ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁Si rian ▁attack ▁it ▁is ▁expecting . ▁When ▁the ▁al ien ▁ship ▁was ▁first ▁encountered , ▁the ▁Earth ▁ship ▁shot ▁first ▁and ▁asked ▁questions ▁later . ▁The ▁only ▁thing ▁stopping ▁an ▁attack , ▁it ▁is ▁believed , ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁Si rian ' s ▁home ▁world ▁population ▁has ▁no ▁idea ▁where ▁Earth ▁is . ▁The ▁captured ▁Si ri ans ▁live ▁on ▁Earth ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁virtual ▁house ▁arrest , ▁with ▁their ▁movements ▁restricted ▁and ▁monitor ed . ▁ ▁For r ester ' s ▁job ▁is