Rei and the bands, part 2

In the original, long-form version of Rome's Revolution, Rei and Rome used the espansor bands but the experience was quite different. It was not nearly as intimate and it did not cause Rome to fall in love with Rei. The scene is fairly long so I will break it up into multiple entries. Here is part 2:

     Rei shuddered as a wave of sensation flooded over him, over her. He looked down and saw that they were holding hands. He couldn’t really tell which was his hand and which was hers because the perspective was so blurred but it didn’t matter. It was what they both wanted, the contact. He had to close his eyes because he was becoming dizzy and that made her dizzy. She knew how to handle this, it was second nature to her so he let her lead and he became an observer.
     Breathing was no longer a natural action. Each breath became a conscious effort although he wasn’t sure who was directing it. They were now past the level of intellect and purely within the realm of emotion. He could feel Rome, he was looking at her soul. She was gentle, kind, not at all like the reserved woman he had first met. With a start, he realized that she was physically attracted to him. He knew that he was attracted to her and even as he thought it, he knew that she knew. He forced his eyes open and looked at himself then forced the perspective to be him looking at her. Without conscious thought, they leaned forward and put their arms around each other. He luxuriated in the feelings as their personalities were laid open. This was no collaboration. This was a merging of the minds. What had been two people was now one entity, holding on the body of the other, breathing in synchrony. Thoughts, images, sounds, memories, all swirled around in a maelstrom of history.
     There was a tiny beep and suddenly, it was all gone. It was just Rei, holding Rome in his arms, silent but for the heavy breaths. He lowered his head to her shoulder and with a start, realized she was wearing perfume. He wanted to know why but the connection was gone.
     They just held on to each other for the longest time. Rome did not appear to have any desire to let go either. Finally, she whispered in his ear, “what did you think?”
     “Unbelievable,” was the only word that came to mind and so he said so. Without even realizing it, he kissed her gently on the cheek then used all his strength to sit up straight and let go of her.

Seriously: Rome wearing perfume? More tomorrow.