James arrived at Sarah's apartment, scanned in, and asked her, "Are you ready for our first date?"

  Sarah looked at him suspiciously. "Where are your V-glasses?"

  "Oh, in my shirt pocket, why?"

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  "I'm just surprised you didn't wear them on your way here."

  "I find it useful to have a reality check. Let's get going."

  Sarah put on her V-glasses, and they strolled toward a restaurant.

  "You should try it, Sarah."

  "Try what?"

  "The Reality Check Challenge ..."

  "Hmmm, I don't know."

  "Just try once."

  "Okay." Sarah removed her glasses, looked around, gasped, and wiped tears from her eyes. "Horrific!"