Her voice, and again I turned the knob, this time unthinkingly right-handed; it gave with a blow, almost toppling me. “Bad move,” said the mask, a petulant sound as the cold hall air slipped over me and I gazed up, my first look outside, and saw instead of my own the video face, and its eyes opened very wide and it showed fat impossible teeth: “Boo!” and I cried out, fell back, Vanese stepping quick and scared inside.

