Karen was finding it a little hard not to start seeing everything as amusing, especially when Mayko seemed so uncomfortable in Nick's body — and she didn't really blame her.

"We're on the west beach," she answered, and turned almost a full circle as she looked for Nick's baseball cap. His hair was a mess. "We're between both paths, but if you hang a left on the beach you'll get to the one that goes by the Hamlet faster."