After meeting Byers, and agreeing he could room with them, Frohike and Langly discover, that because Byers has a rare condition, they must legally adopt him as well. Byers suffers from Human Unbelievable Gulliblity Syndrome (HUGS.) As part of becoming his legal guardians, Frohike and Langly must attend classes to learn the "do's and don'ts" of dealing with his condition. For instance, they learn they must never let him climb on the back of a turnip truck (just falls off.) They learn he cannot wear any wool garment that can be pulled over his eyes. They send him to Skepticism Training classes. He is making remarkable progress.

Byers is dawdling on the way home from S.T. classes one day and he realizes that the street lights have come on. He knows that he was supposed to be home by now. He shortcuts through the Big Park. A misting rain now is becoming a cold drizzle.

As he hurries along, a noise like someone whistling and humming at the same time, goes down about seven or eight notes. A car-like conveyance pulls up. From seamless sides of grey metal, two doors are delineated. Windows spread out from pinpoints of glass-like material. One slides down. The Being in the passenger side hails Byers. The Being smiles, baring a mouth filled with dark yellow teeth like stalactites and stalagmites. Thick saliva stretches in strings between the upper and lower jaws when he speaks.

Passenger Being: "Hi! Gee, it sure is cold and rainy! Would you like a ride home?" He opens the door.

Byers doesn't answer. He continues to walk. The Passenger Being closes the door and the vehicle moves along next to Byers at the same speed.

The Passenger Being leans out through the window and says: "Your mom sent us to pick you up."

Byers: "Nuh-UH!"

Passenger Being: "YES-huh!"

The vehicle stops and the Passenger Being opens the door again. The Driver Being leans across and smiles, also revealing a mouth like Carlsbad Caverns. He picks up a paper sack which is on the seat next to him. "Hey, I've got a bag of candy! Let's go eat it!"

Byers screams, "NO!" He starts to run through the Arboretum part of the park. "NO! NO! NO! NO!"

Because he was the first one home, Byers started supper. He chose one of three nutritious meals planned by Frohike on their last shopping trip. He started boiling water in the spaghetti pot for Sour Cream Macaroni and Cheese, and is chopping veggies for a salad when Langly arrives home. Frohike is out with his new e-friend, Lois Lane, a widow he met in an on-line political chat room. Frohike took off from work a little early today. Lois told Langly they wanted to catch the Impressionist Exhibit before it left town. They took the VW van.

Frohike and Lois arrive at the apartment a little later than planned, but the macaroni cassarole is still baking. They bring in a large bottle of White Zin. They are in high spirits, describing in detail several of the wonderful paintings included in the show. This stuff actually works until Lois takes off her heavy sweater.

Langly, standing in back of her, first notices the tags on the outside of her blouse collar. Yep. Seams are outside, too. He smiles a big ol' smile at Frohike, who scowls in return. Langly taps Lois on the shoulder and points to a seam.

"Oh, Lois," he says "Look! When you got dressed this morning, you put your blouse on inside-out!"

"Land Sakes!" exclaims Lois, "Imagine! Inside-out all day!" She pushes past Frohike, gives him a little shrug and a smile, and heads for the bathroom. His scowl softens a bit.

Byers seems a little bewildered by this whole exchange. The timer on the stove dings, though, so everyone, eventually including Lois, who soon emerges from the bathroom with the blouse rightside-out, gets busy setting up for supper, and the incident passes.