I peel the rest of my Ellen mask off my face and lay it carefully onthe table before slathering my face in moisturizer. The mask is gone,the tightness...on my skin is loosened and I feel the air on my face. Idon't even need to try to change my voice, I know that it will justhappen."Do you mind giving a girl some privacy? I need to take the rest ofthis stuff off," I say, my voice an octave lower. I wanted some timealone, to think about today and what happened. I left the auditionfeeling raw and. And Doctor, do NOT, under any circumstances, remove those bandages. We want to give your eyes every chance to heal. We'll continue this discussion when you're feeling more cooperative."Unseen hands, five pairs I think, hauled me to my feet, lifted me up and placed me on what I supposed was a hospital type gurney. I was strapped down and rolled out of the room. The sound of a heavy metal door banging shut rang loudly in my ears, blending with the dull squeak from one of the gurney's wheels.I had. "Jake looked down at her, "You're not wearing any pants." he pointed out. She was wearing nothing but one of Jake's charcoal gray dress shirts, half unbuttoned, but fitting her like a short dress."Then, you'd better hope my husband doesn't find us." She grinned up at him wickedly.Jake rolled his eyes at her. He should never have admitted that he liked this game. It was clear that Svetlana liked it much more than he did."Sveta..." he said, a warning clear in his voice.The twinkle of mischief. Be sure to sign up for the Ascend Ambassador program, and you'll always have access to a body in any Hideki location around the world. Be everywhere."The commercial for the new Hideki invention flashed on a nearby screen. It began with a woman looking at flight tickets from New York to Berlin, seeing she missed her flight. The commercial cut to a second woman who placed a mask on her face, which for a moment remained a glossy black before the first woman's face appeared on it. The commercial.