Oscar gave a few final Method-acting tips to his good-natured body double, and wedged himself into his disguise. He became a creature from an alien civilization. He couldn’t resist the temptation to stroll around downtown Buna in his nomad drag. The result astonished him. Oscar was very well known in Buna; his scandalous personal life was common knowledge and the hotel he had built was locally famous. In the flight suit, goggles, and helmet, however, he was entirely ignored. People’s eyes simply slid over him without the friction of a moment’s care. He radiated otherness.