When Kathy reached the stage, Miko and Mi Jong helped her to stand, then led her back behind the screen. A string quartet, which she had not noticed at the far end of the darkened room, began to play classical music. Over it she heard the chatter of the guests as they were served drinks and pastries. Kathy sat on the stool next to the small table. Miko touched her bleeding lip with a stringent antiseptic before applying a fresh coat of lipstick and gloss. “Must not get infected,” she said. Mi Jong slid the gown off Kathy’s shoulders and tugged at it until Kathy’s breasts were exposed. She rubbed Kathy’s long n*****s with a stimulant, which caused them to stiffen. Then, with Kathy’s help, she pulled the gown up and smoothed it over the protruding n*****s. “They stay like that rest of nigh

