Foreigners in Germany still have no right to vote. Now just imagine how Germany's election officials would react if an alien, a real extraterrestrial would demand his civil rights... Frank Bubenzer alias Prof. Hefinger (a nonalien) does just that. That is to say he doesn't just imagine what it is like to be an alien. Through a set of unfortunate circumstances, he actually BECOMES one and makes the test into a very uncomfortable example. Then comes the anguish of making a choice and Germany's elections officials don't lose face no matter what or who happens to come along.