Joe has asked her what she is reading. The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart, she says. He is pleased with himself, how smart to have lured her with book tal.... Now she speaks with increasing animation as he nods his encouragement, occasionally asking a question himself, one he thinks will make him seem intelligent.He appears genuinely interested as she talks about "Dice Living", and how our egos shouldn't get in the way of the things we want to do, and that we should put aside what is expected of us. “It was that day. I was going to tell you everything that very day, come clean and apologize. Because the damage had not been completely done. But I think he saw you come home and immediately landed up for a supposed “social visit”. The three of us had tea, snacks and talked about things. Well that time, when you went to the bathroom, he quietly handed me a note and whispered – read this as soon as you can. I put the note in my pocket and went to the bathroom after you. And read it in the. .. "Hey, Austin!" I heard Janie exclaim. "What in the fuck are you doing?!" She scolded. I didn't even flinch. I simply opened my eyes and continued as if she were a part of my mind's play. I refused to let my greatest personal moment be ruined by anything or anyone. "You need to stop," Janie politely pointed out. "Kerry is at the palapa. She figured you would take a walk down the beach but we didn't see you. So I came looking." I nodded in acceptance of her comment and then looked directly in. They weren’t an integral part of the upgrade,” he added brusquely.“I’m sorry,” Kim answered sincerely. “I’m just worried about you, and so is Mom. Both of us were worried that what we did had hurt you. And now you’re acting kind of strange.”“It didn’t hurt me,” Caleb assured her. “It did change me, and I think, maybe, for the better. You’ll have to decide that for yourselves, and then decide if you want to follow me. I know how to help you make the change, now.”He chuckled before adding, “It’s.