Once seated on the bench, Theresa bent and began to rummage around in the large tote she was carrying. It was made of a canvas-like synthetic material. Large hibiscus flowers in day-glo orange and pink were printed on a chartreus background. "Ah, here it is," she said as she straightened up, pulling a large scrapbook out of the bag. Used tissues with red blots of lipstick tumbled out onto the ground. "I thought you might want to see my 'credentials.'

"M'am, I think there has been a grave misunderstanding here." Janie jumped up from the bench and began speaking rapidly. "I ain't no streaker, leastways not until today and that wasn't really streaking and I never woulda done it if I hadn't wanted someone to sing with so bad and if MMario hadn't slipped me them funny tasting brownies." She began backing away from the woman as she spoke. "They be waitin' fer me to git back to the song circle--Dani and me's gonna sing a duet...."

Theresa looked at her calmly for a moment, stood up and removed her clothes (all but her nikes), and without another word took off streaking down the boardwalk, back toward the main crowds.

Janie shook her head, no longer sure she wanted to be here. Thoughts of them ol' Appalachian hill's was lookin' mighty comforting to her right then. She wished she was like Dorothy and could just close her eyes, click her ruby slippers, and be home.

"Well, that ain't a gonna happen," she thought. "That's a different fairy tale." She turned to walk back to the song circle, not realizing she had backed right up to the edge of the canal that led into the tunnel. Shrieking in surprise, she fell backward into the shallow channel. Immediately she sat up, trying to scramble out of the canal before anyone saw her. She'd made enough of a fool of herself on this trip. Once out she sat on the ground, quickly removed her boots and emptied them of water. She heard a sound, and looking up, saw two men--one of them that Devilrot feller--emerging from the tunnel in one of the swan boats. They looked to be as startled at finding her there, as she was to see them glide out of the tunnel.