Out of This World: Page 10 the opening gambit of a chess match. But, she sighs to herself, it seems so impossible with such a cramped yet cozy ceiling above them while the rain runs riot outside. Similarities: One can read Gun Duk as the path in life Paul never took, or vice-versa. Both need-ing to be awakened, both unsuspecting and walking towards crisis. Cheng and Halley, on the other hand, regard the world with clear-eyed curiosity. They are ready for adventure, and even to depart this world if necessary - or more accurately, to cross from one world to the next. Neither doppelganger will meet the other, but they will become dimly aware of the other's existence. The moment: Halley has made herself up for this occasion, but plainly she is no expert - this Miho sees when they meet at the Italian cafe for din- ner. With that eye shadow and ruby lip-stick, she might as well have been a circus clown. But Miho discreetly ushers her to the bathroom for a quick makeover. First Halley wipes off all the makeup as best she can, and now she looks like a doll left in the rain, but it doesn't matter because Miho is saying in that charming Japanese accent, I saw your short film. I think … very good. Hal-ley gasps: Really? Yes, Miho answers, ever pre-cise as she applies some subtle mascara - the Japanese know how to hide their imperfections with the minimum amount of application, she had explained earlier. You should come to Hong Kong, she continues. I know some people. You can make a film there. Halley hems and haws and Miho mistakes it for reluctance: Oh, I am sorry. Maybe you have boyfriend here? No, no, of course not, Halley assures her, No way, men are like kids. Miho nods once, emphatically, like a schoolgirl satisfied with the adulation she is