Bless Elijah Baley. Admittedly, there is some appeal in Daneel's protectiveness, a certain pleasure in allowing someone else to take care of her, when normally, she's the caretaker for so many others, but there's only so far that she can let that go before it would cause discomfort or even resentment. And that is the last thing she would want.

She turns back around again to allow him to continue his ministrations. "I'm afraid it is not a very exciting story. I simply went swimming with Jennifer and forgot to put on sunscreen before I went in the water."

As before, it's not images of the sunburn itself that he's getting, just cheerful thoughts of playing in the waves and relaxing on the sand with her friend.