her mother was wearing the hat with the huge turquoise feather in it . she was joking with me , but she was right . nothing that he would kill me for . he reached inside and pulled out a half-melon . `` 'melt into sperm , and spend at every pore . can we do that from here ? '' jared tried to open the door but it wouldnt budge . finally , she leaned forward and poked him in the arm to get his attention again . i mean my whole trilogy takes place in the 35th century , for gosh sake . 