Skin

–It’s getting to her.

–How can you tell, with her face behind the screen?

–The flush, there.

–Oh. Yes.

–And the goose-bumps.

–And that?

–Ah, yes. That.

–How long, do you think, until she can’t help herself?

–Up to us, isn’t it? I could make her in… shortly.

–Don’t, though.

–Wouldn’t dream of it.

–We’ve only just started.

–We’ve got all night.

–Try there, with… not so fast. You’ve got to be patient.

–Sorry.

–Try again… Better. See the skin there, how the hairs are…?

–Oh! Yes. So you think she’s…?

–She’s trying to hide it, trying to resist, but it’s useless. See there?

–You’re very good at this, aren’t you?

–I have a lot of practice.

–What about her?

–None whatsoever. That’s what makes it so charming, how she thinks she can -

–Is that significant? There.

–No. But this is.

–She’s going to -

–No, she isn’t. Not until we make her, deliberately.

–Do things ever happen that you don’t expect?

–I live for the unexpected.

–I’m starting to feel quite… my… see, it looks almost like hers, there.

–Lovely. Take this, don’t rush, and try it there.

–There?

–There.