<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/N2fK3w9.jpg)</div>Name: Tessa Holland (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=269765.msg13298614#msg13298614)<br/>Time: Day 1 Afternoon<br/>Location: Sector 3 Social Zone<br/>Tagging: Open to All<br/>Notes/Warnings: Icebreaker - Moving Into Round 3<br/><hr/><br/>As the secret partners were beginning to get to know each other better in so many ways, Tessa's voice broke the silence yet again. "All right. Now bring your arms around your partner's back. Come closer. Closer. Closer still. When your bodies touch, hold each other. Tightly. Take in how he or she feels against you. Take in the pressure, the sense of connectedness, the very scent. Hugging - it seems so normal, and yet in a way, it brings a kind of intimacy that even sex itself cannot. Hugging, true hugging, is a gesture of caring. When we hug someone, we take that person in from our circle of acquaintances and friends and place him or her in a much more tightly knit class of people. In a true hug, we allow others to feel who we really are, and invite them to take a moment to know the real us. Perhaps there is desire, perhaps not - but there is love. And love is stronger than simple desire and much more precious."<br/><br/>The voice paused for a moment, and continued. "Now bring your hands upwards. First run your hands through the hair. Then move slowly forwards. Feel the ears, the warmth of the cheeks, the bridge of the nose. Move up and remove the blindfolds. It should be obvious you don't need them any more. Take stock of the whole face. Brows, eyes, chin. See if you can figure out what he or she looks like without even seeing. Of course they say the eyes are the key to the soul, but in this case, the whole face can serve as an effective substitute."<br/><br/>Tessa's voice, definitely a recording as it was clear she wasn't aware how far along some of the couples had gone, once again trailed out, leaving each person in the room only with each other.