The gag is terribly unpleasant to say the least. Audrey shakes her head, strains her neck, and tries to open and bite down as if she could work the stuffings out. None of it works, however, although the tape seems to slowly peel away from her cheeks and lips. It is a terribly unpleasant feeling as the tape caresses, peels, flaps and tickles against her face. Ugh, besides, the tape is overkill, and she is sure he did it just to irritate her--as if she could make much of a sound with her mouth completely stuffed, and lips stretched.<br/><br/>There is no time, however, for her to fight the gag--its not like she has anything to say at the moment anyway. She would worry about it later. First, she needed to get out of the handcuffs, and that she knew she could do. Grunting, she pushes aside her panic and fears. She ignores the burning ache in her elbows, and the strain in her shoulders. Closing her eyes, she opens her palms, and slowly works the pin into her fingertips.<br/><br/>With a deep breath, she bends her wrist as far as she can make it go, fighting for just enough reach to get the pin into the lock on the cuffs--it is anything but easy.<i>Don't rush, Audrey, come on... just a touch of pressure and you're free. </i>The more she reaches for that itty-bitty lock, the more her arms ache. More than once she considers giving up, but if she does that, then she's done for, and she is not about to let a man like James Thackery get the best of her!<br/><br/>Not like this. It is embarrassing enough that Thackery is clearly the worst thief ever--thinking he needs a gun, kidnapping her, and worse thinking she would enjoy his treatment of her. These ropes were anything but sexy! They hurt. And they were uncomfortable. And that feeling she had low in her belly? That was the most frustrating sensation of all... and it took all her efforts to think straight as she worked herself free.<br/><br/>Click. There! Her right arm tingles slightly as the clasp releases. With one wrist free, the other cuff is that much easier to work, and it snaps free only a few seconds later. Holy hell, Audrey starts to feel better already, and she can't help but laugh out loud, gag or no gag. There isn't much time, however, as she quickly stashes her pin back into the hem of her pants--hopefully somewhere that Thackery won't find.<br/><br/>The bad news of her situation, is she's not getting out of her ropes. Even as she stretches out her legs--the rope keeping her legs pinned now loose and dragging at her ankles without the handcuffs--she has no way of reaching any other knots. Audrey decides not to try, and instead rolls onto her back and uses her core strength to sit herself up. She decides that if she can't get herself out of the ropes in a timely manner, then her next best plan is to reach a phone. If she can manage to get a call or text to her father....