<i>How our worlds differ?</i>Alice was not sure how they would differ in this sort of situation and it caused her to suddenly feel a bit more insecure about what was going on.  Her eyes were cast to the floor as he moved to leave, but they lived when he spoke again.  She did not have to do this, she had a choice, just as she had before.  She offered him a soft nod and a smile and was left alone with her thoughts.  It was not easy, but she slowly pushed her concerns about things out of her mind and tried to focus on what she wanted out of this situation.  There was almost no chance that she would ever return home, it would take time to build a social structure here, friends, co-workers, all of that.  Emlyn, for all intents and purposes, had been kind and generous with her and perhaps there was some hidden motive in that...but she didn't really seem to care about that at this point.  Clearly, if she had enough power to be used to mess with his alchemical plants, she had value.<br/><br/>And it was not as if the tension of her day had all disappeared the night before.  She was still a stranger in a strange land and he was really the only person how had helped her, and he had gone out of his way and put his business aside to do it.  With a soft sigh, Alice moved from where she sat over to where her clothes were.  The thoughts continued to dance in her head as she thumbed through pieces of clothing.  It caused a slight tightness in her chest.  A sudden humming noise pulled her from her thoughts, her gaze lifting around the room to look for the source before looking back to the bracelet on her arm.  It vibrated with a soft energy, and whatever she was doing to the thing, that vibration emitted a quiet hum.  Almost as soon as she realized she was the source of the sound, it stopped.  It gave her a focal point, it pulled her from her concerns and worries immediately.<br/><br/>"Strong emotions..."  Alice said to herself, her voice barely a whisper.<br/><br/>She sucked in a deep breath and it was then easy to make the choice.  Alice needed a bit of "relief," as Emlyn had called it.  Though, perhaps she could first show him a bit of the gratitude she felt before they both were able to find some satisfaction.  Her fingers settled upon a pair of matching, deep red under things.  Both were made of delicate looking, but actually rather sturdy, lace.  Slowly, she undressed and pulled the undergarments on, turning back to her clothing only to retrieve a short, black and red floral robe.  She had read study once, that most men liked a woman who was slightly covered, that it lent an air of mystery to things.  She hoped Emlyn was that sort, he seemed the kind of a man who enjoyed a puzzle, who liked seeing how things worked.  Or perhaps she was just assuming that, due to his own clockwork heart.<br/><br/>When he entered the room, he found her laying on one side on the bed, a smile upon her lips.  "You know, when you left, I found myself curious about what kind of differences between our worlds you might want to explore..."  She leaned up, almost seductively, and the robe shifted open just slightly.  "From what I gathered last night, that sort of thing is fairly similar on both worlds."  Some of her confidence had returned to her, though she wasn't sure if it was because she was comfortable with her decision or because Emlyn allowed her to free a side of herself that was often so reserved.  "I think until we have more answers, I might actually need a bit of<i>relief</i>, myself.  Not constant...but I assume we can both benefit from that need either way, yes?"