"Your shoulders are especially tense. Try to release some of it when you inhale. That’s it."
Despite my
quiet
nerves after Victoria’s unwelcome introduction, Dahlia had been a true professional.
Soothing pressure
worked across my body with firm hands. Never hesitant to work where requested after our talk.
Whatever issues I now have with Crystalline Spa... at least the
actual services
were delivered with impressive
competence
.
Not everyone in this place was likely to be playing
social games
behind the scenes. Some were simply doing their jobs.
I should believe that, if I want to have even a
fraction
of optimism toward Kyrie Voss.
The
warm oil
she used was ’designed’ before she began, based on my preference and mood. Delivered from the spa’s resident ’aromatherapist’.
It smelled of black pepper,
patchouli
, and
peppermint
.
> She looked at me strangely at the time, but this combination reminds me of home, sort of. Not quite... but close. As I thought, the plan was surely to addict me to luxury. I guess they do have some nice silk. A shame it is undyed and cut in this awfully simple style. Vrika, I want to nap. Do you mind? Contrary to popular belief, vain people know exactly when they are being looked at for their beauty. Only a self-obsessed moron can stroll through a room of whispers and think it is appreciative murmurs. Look like a force, like a goddess, like an icon... and people will begin to think of you as such. Or so the Queen Mother’s late mother taught me through her diary. <