“August 2002: A Night Meeting” is a story by Ray Bradbury The story begins with a character named Thomas stopping on his way to a party to refuel of gasoline. He talks to an attendant about life on Mars and explains how terrible living on Mars is. He stops again in a deserted Martian city. At that moment, a Martian ship approaches and its pilot Muhe Ca comes out. He states that he is going to a festival in a Martian city. Muhe Ca is able to speak to the Tomas through telepathic communication, making communication easier. Tomas offers the Martian a drink, but finds that they cannot touch each other or even anything belonging to each other. They are both convinced that the other is a ghost. Muhe Ca does not know if humans land on Mars and is sure that its way of life and its inhabitants are still alive. They stop arguing and realize that life is worth too much to enjoy the argument. They separate and resume their respective journeys. The characters are interesting because we see two people who seem to live in parallel universes separated from each other but very close in certain aspects....