Thorn took another sip of her coffee before turning her attention away from Shadow and following her gaze to the young man.  He was deliciously fit and probably just barely an adult.  "Looks like he would give us a nice fight," she said with a small nod of approval.  After watching him for a few more moments the sound of a new email arriving took her attention away.  "What a lucky day for us Shadow, we have an email," she said in delight, her normally cool demeanor was broken by the sudden windfall of opportunities.<br/><br/>"Interesting.  Shadow, seems some writer is interested in watching us play," Thorn commented as she contemplated how she would respond.  The thought of someone watching them was quite intriguing, but it would be doubtful that they would ever trust anyone to do so.  She knew Shadow would be having the same exact thought so she decided to think out loud, "We could force him to watch for awhile, then make him participate and if he seemed willing..."  A glance back up searching for the young man revealed that he was still running in and out of businesses, leading Thorn to believe that those were applications he was holding.  "Fresh out of high school?" she asked absently, uncrossing her legs and leaning forward to begin typing her response to the email.<br/><br/><em>Hello Stine,<br/><br/>Thank you for responding to our ad.  We have a few questions to ask you before going any further.  What exactly intrigues you about the S&amp;M lifestyle?  Have you ever experienced pleasure from pain?  How are you around blood, as many times S&amp;M activities will produce some.  How old are you if I may ask?  To be fair, I (Thorn) am 33 and Shadow is 23.<br/><br/>We look forward to your response.<br/><br/>Thorn and Shadow</em>