Consultation

(Some of you may remember the meeting that I mentioned a few days ago between K, the tourism board representative from the Earth, and the three-eye alien. Shortly after the meeting, on the flight back to the blue planet, K meets Selene, his friend from the moon.)

"Hullo! Long time no see! What brings you to this part of the universe?" The glamorous woman smiles.

"Why! The strategic plan consultation of course. What else could it be? You come here for the same reason, don't you?"

"Unfortunately, yes." The Goddess of the Moon twists her lips, "I must say I can't make heads or tails of this business. Why on earth does that alien want to consult our opinion on the development ten or twenty years down the road?"

"You know, in general, the real purpose of a consultation exercise is not to ask for your view, but to express theirs. After the meeting, do you have some idea what's their plan of development?"

"Not too much, really. My god, am I too thick to understand?"

"Don't be silly. There could be another reason for all these..."