At a posh restaurant overlooking the sea, Al muses about his friends Pat and Julie Allen. He's about to call them, to see if they can meet him here, when he's interrupted by a rather unsavory fellow, and the talk turns to tea and sex.
A Laura Story While at the local coffee shop, she tells her guy about a somewhat disturbing dream she had of a boxing match between a black guy and a white guy. I'm probably putting in more story codes than needed or proper, just to be safe. Illustrated.