A few of the creations merged. Two imposing women of comparable height merged, keeping the facial features that Sparr was most attracted to. A striking, green-eyed woman merged with a dark-skinned beauty, creating a combination which might not exist in nature, but was deliciously compelling nonetheless. He pivoted, mesmerized, as an increasingly selective, and increasingly beautiful, circle of women closed in.
"Am I near you, Alain?" Calista's voice cut through the sound of wind whispering through the pine boughs. "Have you chosen me yet?"
"There's still so many of you," he replied. One of the phantoms passed by, trailing her hand across his side, a brief spark of warmth. Sparr realized that, just as in real life, he was naked in the simulation.
"Find one you like," her voice echoed. "B
