Faces of Desire — A Secret Encounter

May I have the honour of this dance? I was hoping you would ask. Do you always speak this way to women you've only just met? Only to those who look as though they've met you before.

Perhaps some faces have a way of feeling strangely familiar. Faces are particularly good at creating illusions. People here are fascinated by other people's faces. Then, are you the same?

No. I don't watch what they possess. I watch what they have lost. You speak like a man who has lost many things. Perhaps. Perhaps I simply understand the price better than most.

What is it that you are truly looking for? Someone who can see beyond the mask.