Fulfilling promises.

Trevor was distracted when Casey returned wearing only a towel. She sat on the couch and grabbed her margarita, and only after taking another long pull noticed how preoccupied he was.

"Did you figure out what it does?" she asked, leaning over to look over it. Trevor barely noticed the amazing view she gave him, giving the towel just enough space to entice him .

"It's like a temporary tattoo maker," he said, not taking his eyes off of it. "But I guess it uses a microphone or something?"

She noticed several small plastic discs on the coffee table, all bearing single words or simple phrases. She picked one up to examine it.

"Stupid?" she asked. "Kind of a boring temporary tattoo."

"Careful," Trevor said, nodding to indicate the disc. "They like to stick to you. Not like a sticker, though. More like a magnet."

Casey was watching the edges of the tiny disc warp to contour itself to her thumb. "Huh," she said. She went to put it on but Trevor stopped her.

"Be careful!" he repeated. "I'm noticing some weird... side effects."

"From a temporary tattoo? Did your aunt do a lot of ****?"

He shook his head. "Not that I know of. She was really weird and reclusive, and I only met her a couple of times."

"Then I'm sure it's safe," Casey said, and pressed the disc against her forearm. She watched curiously as it quickly melted into her flesh.

"Whoa, that's really cool..." she said, before looking up at Trevor. "Why I no think good no more?"

He stared at her in disbelief before she burst into laughter. Trevor's face reddened.

"You really thought I was like a caveman!" she laughed gleefully. "I fooled you!"

"You did," he said. He was studying her intently but she didn't notice, still laughing about her victory.

"Oh my God, dude, that was funny," she said as she wiped tears from her eyes.

"You feeling ok?" he asked.

"Of course!" She really was. "I feel great. Why? Am I acting-"

She was cut off when Trevor slapped her arm. She grinned at him, thinking it was a fun game. Her arm started tingling, and she glanced down just as the tattoo took effect.

"Oh, shit."