| BILL: | HAVE YOU READ THIS CYBERPOEM THING? |
| LIAO: | (RAISING AN EYEBROW) SHOULD I? |
| BILL: | WELL, I DIG IT! |
| GUS: | IT MIGHT BE A FUN WAY TO PASS THE TIME. NOT MANY CUSTOMERS ARE COMING HERE. |
| NADYA: | HMM. IF WE START TALKING ABOUT POEtrY, IT MIGHT FREAK OUT POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. |
| LIAO: | WHEN NO CUSTOMERS ARE AROUND, LET'S TALK ABOUT ANYTHING WE WANT. HOWEVER, IF CUSTOMERS ARE WITHIN EARSHOT, WE SHOULD DISCUSS COMPANY PRODUCTS. |
| BILL: | (NODDING) SEEMS FAIR ENOUGH TO ME. |
| NADYA: | YEAH, I'D RATHER TALK ABOUT POEtrY THAN MERELY PRETEND TO BE BUSY. LOOK AT THIS trADE SHOW – IT IS AN AWESOME JOKE?! SO MANY PEOPLE ARE PRETENDING! |
| LIAO: | RELAX. WHAT SEEMS LIKE PRETENCE OR JEST IS MOST OFTEN UNSURE PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO DO THEIR BEST. |