<em>"The Kid" - Dean Logan - A little after noon - New Harrisville Falls Barnes &amp; Noble</em><br/><br/>Wow. When the Internet was right, the Internet was right. The book was fascinating, containing all kinds of information about how to please members of either sex. It was thorough, going through physical differences even amongst members of the same gender, sensitive areas aside from the genitals, how to best make use of it all... Dean was definitely sold on it.<br/><br/>As he prepared to get up, a young blonde woman sat across from him, burying her own nose in a piece of literature. He didn't get a good look at her, and from what he could tell she didn't really seem to notice him, yet he blushed nonetheless. He felt a slight twinge of embarrassment with the book in his hands.<br/><br/>Bah, it didn't matter. What did he have to hide? Besides, most men know nothing more than how to thrust and grunt. Here he was, educating himself. That certainly made him better than most men. Besides, maybe he shouldn't let this woman just slip on by? He should talk to her. He needed to learn how to talk to people if he was going to write this book, discover its darker secrets.<br/><br/>He planned it all out in his head. He put the book down, smiling. "What's this? A young maiden skipping Church on Sunday? Blasphemy!" He'd grin, flashing his white teeth as he leaned back into the chair. She'd lower her own book and...and...<br/><br/>No. Stupid. She'd find him creepy. Besides, his teeth weren't perfectly white. No one's were, not unless you used a bunch of that expensive crap that actually did more harm to your teeth over time.<br/><br/>Instead, Dean closed the book, got up and walked toward the registers. He wouldn't see the blonde again anyway. It didn't matter. He placed the book on the counter, sneered right back at the girl scanning the bar code, a slight hint of disgust in her face, and slipped her his credit card. Moments later he was stepping out of the store, unlocking his bike, and riding down through the parking lot. He had to go to the New Harrisville Mall next, but he needed to avoid traffic. Lots of cars leaving Church this morning, and they'd all be hitting up the local restaurants. He needed to avoid all of that.