“So have you ever kissed a girl ?” asked Veena.“No” said Sanjay a bit bashfully, “Now you”“Truth” said Veena“Have you ever kissed a ...man ?” asked Sanjay“Surprisingly no. Lots have tried to kiss me but I never quite found the right guy” answered Veena with a sigh. “Now you”.“Dare” said Sanjay.“Kiss me on the lips!” said Veena with a wide grin.“What ?” asked Sanjay. “You heard me. Kiss me full on the lips !”said Veena laughingSomewhat sheepishly Sanjay rose and approached Veena’s chair and she. I was very afraid of what the consequences might be for that. The primary goal was to remove the cause of my being upset. They'd stop pushing if I let them have what they wanted. Who could say they were wrong? I felt like they all loved me. If they were mistaken, it wouldn't be because they wanted me hurt.Given all of these conflicting fears and hopes, I decided I'd embrace their idea. In the back of my mind, I started hoping that Brenda would think about what she was being offered, then decide. Adding to Johnny's discomfort, Ben's bed had been specially built forhis powerful and rough body, so Johnny had to switch bedrooms for theduration.At least it kept his mind off his looks. His girlfriend wasn't going tolike it when she learned of his new 'skin condition'.There was also the unspoken fear that Reed would be unable to swap themall back into their proper bodies, and he would be forever trapped as"The Thing" for the rest of his life. Talk about a never-endingnightmare...No wonder. .. individual. I nodded to him, up and down, and smiled when I did to give him the best idea I could that I understood, and I made a big point out of speaking into my hand when I asked Carlos to have Janet come out."There were several nods."It got a little confusing for a moment when Janet and the other native showed up. I went through the hand-touching and bowing and 'we come in peace' with the new native, and pointed to myself and said my name and pointed to Janet and said hers and then.