Kasey looked at Marion, surprised that she was interested, although he supposed that being kept in the dark wasn't really a gentlemanly thing to do. Before he could give her an answer, though, he noticed his own hand, gently resting on Marion's behind. It took him a moment to realize that she didn't seem upset or disturbed by his hand's location, and he ventured to give her a squeeze with his hand before removing it.<br/><br/>He looked around the orbital stages, and after a minute, pointed at the female who was unchained, as nude as possible, and standing in an unfocused parade-rest stance while she waited. "That one, I think," he said. "She is..." he faltered in the explanation, not sure just how much Marion would understand the concepts of "nano-mites" or "thamagenically crafted." He settled on a simple description that even a child should be able to understand. "She's a magically created humanoid creature that can be used in all sorts of testing. And if I make a mistake in the testing that causes her to die, she resets, and comes alive again shortly afterward."<br/><br/>He looked at Marion curiously. "Was that clear enough?"<br/><br/>Off at the stage, Bengal shouted happily, "620 thousand, to the winning bidder. Thank you, Ma'am. Please report to the payment office by the end of the day to claim your new prize." He bowed as graciously as was possible for him, with a broad grin. "And now we'll return to the more mundane items for a while, before we offer the next gem today." He loped off the stage, leaving one of his lackeys to be the auctioneer in the meantime.<br/>