Cary sat in a room surrounded by water.

Each wall wasn't really a wall. It was an artificial waterfall which hung down like a curtain. The falling water gave the whole room a glowy blue tint.

Kerry would have said it was a good place for a fight.

High above him, there were frosted skylights, but he couldn't see anything outside them. He had no idea where they were. Or if this was even the real world; maybe he was trapped deep in David's mind.

Oliver had lived in a giant ice cube in the astral plane. Maybe this was David's version of that.

Vague dark shapes moved behind the curtains of water, but the rippling surface distorted everything. Maybe the shadows were real, or maybe he was imagining them because he had been separated from Kerry for so long.

Suddenly, the waterfall on the wall in front of Cary parted in an inverted V. The water kept flowing down, but off to either side.

In the center of the V stood Lenny, smirking at the cool doorway and waltzing into the room without getting wet. The 'door' closed behind her, and she turned her attention to him.

"Don't get up," she said with a grin.

Cary shifted uncomfortably against the chains which held him to the chair.

"So, I keep wondering. Have you ever, you know," Lenny mimed a tugging gesture with her fist, "spanked the monkey wrench, while she was inside you? Did she feel what you felt?"

Cary just looked away, trying to ignore her.

"Or, do you and your lady half, you know, ever do it?" Lenny thrust her hips suggestively.

Cary tried to ignore her, but that just made her come closer. He pointed out, "No, it's not like that. We're the same person."

Lenny stepped forward until she was standing right in front of him. Her breasts were spilling out of her tight green tank top. "But if you did, would it be masturbation? Or incest. Or...self...cest? I don't know what to call it."

Cary knew he needed an ally here, and David wasn't very stable at the moment. He decided to satisfy her curiosity. "When we feel the … urge … we separate and go to different rooms. That's one of the only things we don't do together."

"What about with other people?" Lenny asked eagerly. She draped her arm across his shoulder. "Because, usually guys like girls and girls like guys. So which way do you swing?"

"I like girls," Cary explained tersely.

Lenny tilted her head, desperate for details.

"In college. Kerry was too young, so we would separate. Uh, I tried kissing, with a girl I met in class." He shifted uncomfortably, as much as he could in his restraints. "But it always felt wrong, being so close to someone without combining with her and having her disappear into me."

Cary had never told anyone this. He was usually very private, but he needed to escape and get back to Kerry, and he needed help if he was going to escape.

"What about you?" Cary asked. Trying to lure her away from this subject.

But Lenny didn't bite. She began to rub his chest, slipping her hand underneath his waistcoat. "Wait, so you've never done anything beyond kissing with another person?"

Cary tried another distraction. "Did you experiment with anything when you were a teenager? It's a good time to explore things, like sex, drugs, rock'n'roll. Or, interpretive dance … uh, abstract algebra?"

Lenny's hand slipped down his chest and rested on his belt buckle. "So, you're a virgin? I've never banged a virg before!"

Cary tried to pull his legs together, but his ankles were chained to the chair legs. He wished desperately that David was there.

And suddenly, David was there. Cary wasn't sure if he teleported, or if he had just been too distracted by this unwanted physical contact.

"Lenny," David said in a warning voice.

"Come on, there's nothing fun to do here!" Lenny pouted.

She spun around and sat on Cary's lap. Her ass was pressed against his thighs.

Lenny continued, "No board games, no alcohol. You said you'd get me Vapor if I was good. And he's having fun, too, just ask him." She patted Cary on the cheek to encourage him.

Cary nodded reluctantly. "I'm having fun," he lied.

David looked at him, knowing it was a lie. Then he looked back at Lenny wearily. He pointed his finger at her, "No pain, and don't touch him under his clothes. I'll know if you break the rules."

"Aye, aye, Captain!" Lenny saluted jauntily. "You can join in if you want."

David just looked at her sadly. "You have her eyes," he said. Then he was gone.

Lenny spun around in delight and wrapped her legs around Cary's midsection. She reached behind him to wrap her hands around his chained wrists and began to stroke up his arms and down his body with tantalizing slowness.

"So, do you have any hobbies?" Cary asked.

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Later, David came back and took the chains off, after making him promise not to run. Cary kept sitting in the chair and put his hands on his knees, keeping them in plain view.

"You see!" David spoke like he was addressing a class of precocious but rambunctious preschoolers. "When you behave, you get rewarded. Now we just have to get your other half on board, and we'll be riding smooth."

"Kerry?" Cary gasped desperately. "This is about Kerry?"

"Kerry and Cary. I needed one of you with me and the other back at Division 3. To keep an eye on the rest of the team. I don't want them interfering with my plan."

David began to pace like a monologuing supervillain, but his endearing nervous tics were still there. He kept flicking his fingers randomly.

"You and Kerry are connected. I knew I needed one of you, but Kerry is a bit of a wildcat. Hard to control. But I knew you would be on your best behavior. Good job, on that, so far, by the way." David stroked Carys hair gently.

Kerry stroked his hair like that when they were alone. It was always very affectionate and comforting, but it felt creepy coming from David right now.

"Sorry, I thought you would like that," David explained. "You always seemed to like it when Kerry did it to you."

Cary touched the back of his head self-consciously. He wondered, was David reading his mind?

"Yes, I'm reading your mind!" David said in exasperation. "Of course I'm reading your mind. I need to know if you're getting any feedback from Kerry."

Cary tried to push him out of his head, but David was suddenly looming over him. "Do you really think you can keep me out if I want in? If you try to resist, I'll break my way in. You'll be hurt and Kerry will be hurt too and I'll be inside your head no matter what."

David stroked his hair again. "So, don't fight it, okay?"

Cary nodded mutely.

"I'm making waffles for dinner. It'll be fun!" David swaggered off jauntily. The waterfall wall parted to let him pass, then it closed behind him, leaving Cary alone in the blue room.

He shivered.