She was also waiting for the phone guy to come and install her new phone. She hated moving, but it was something she had to do. She walked across the ...iving room in search of the towels. She heard the buzzer ring for the door. ‘Oh no! somebody is here’ she said to herself. ‘I’m buck naked and someone’s at the door’ ‘Who could it be at this time of the day’ she wondered. She had just moved in and didn’t even know anyone. She ran over to the window and looked down at the door. It was the phone. The gang was calling itself the 'Punishers' and Kat couldn't help but laugh. Originality was not at a premium among the low town gangs, it seemed. The leader's name, she had learned, was Dragon, though she had to go to the library to find out what a Dragon was, and it obviously referred to the highly stylized tattoo that was on his neck and face. She just thought of him as Leader.Leader, his gang of half-a-dozen lowlifes in tow, left the gang's headquarters in a rush. They were all toting. I lifted them up and he removed my heels. He picked up the tissue box and stared at it with a grim look on his face. He reluctantly looked up at me, and when I saw the pain behind his beautiful eyes, I knew. I just knew. I began to sob. He took a piece of tissue out and blotted my tears. He gently used the moisture to remove my makeup. I was truly stripped naked now. Figuratively and spiritually, totally bare. Feeling the last bits of humanity leave my body via my tear ducts. He started to. .suboptimal." She looked around. Only Sheena met her gaze. "Why didn'tyou pull me out?" she asked.Sheena laughed. "They had you on 32 speed. They didn't notice you werein trouble until a minute ago."Yara sighed. She still felt sore but sated, aftereffects of the game.The real world felt dull. Lifeless. Devoid of excitement and danger."I'm done," Yara said. "Put the avatar on autoplay. Or one of you stepin and play her."Sheena shook her head. "Not me, friends. I told you. I've had my fill.