"Come on in! Welcome, stranger!" Linda Davis said.

... Oh, my God! She is so naked! Richard Roe thought.

—All over. A small circle.

"Why don't you take your clothes off?" Linda Davis said. "Is it because you're famous? – People will take your picture."

—All over. A small circle.

"I'm making a welcome sign for our first visit to the Planet Soon. Which sign do you like better?"

SOON

... I can't even think what to say to her, Richard Roe thought.

SOON

"Just say all the things you couldn't say to your own mother and father," she said, "and then you'll really loosen up. A lot of people have a lot of prohibitions about saying certain things ... or even thinking them."

... Did you ever steal food or steal things when you were little? she thought.

... I can read your mind! he thought.

—All over. A small circle.

"I can read your mind, too," she said, smiling up at him, thinking ... You're not even my husband.

... It's ridiculous! he thought. It smells so good! Don't give me that shit! Just wrap me in that pussy, Rrrgh-arf!

... I think you're right, Linda Davis thought, leaning back with a wry smile. Don't take shit from anyone.

—All over!