I told him that Sal, Bill, Al, and I had maintained a high consciousness earlier that day, before he arrived. "We talked about what we hoped to gain from the power drug, Rama. It was as if we were spiritual warriors."
Rama looked at me resolutely. "You are spiritual warriors," he said. Then he lay back down and fell asleep. I felt happy and self-confident.
When Rama awoke, he turned to me and said, "You are okay. You are on the net."
"On the what?"
"The net. The network. The psychic energy network."
"Really?" ("Yeah! Yeah! Right! Right! Right!")
"Yes."
Rama, who wanted to see who else was on the net, hobbled out to the living room where Sal and Al quietly sat.
"Are you on the net?" Rama asked them.
"Yes," replied Sal, who had always been adept at learning rules to new games.