Skinny

It’s late, after 2 a.m., and the train is all but deserted. Sitting across from me, Alondra shifts restlessly in her seat, her eyes wide and motionless. She looks at me like she’s daring me to do something, like all it would take is one little gesture to make this night interesting.

A sassy sex shop clerk from Montréal, she's out and loud about her love for sex culture. She loves porn, dildos, and getting attention, and isn't afraid to say so. The black eyeliner isn't covering anything up, it just makes her look good.

So here I am. I have an appointment with Doctor Dalmoro, the famous sexologist who is changing the concept of sex. She is 42 years old, Italian but born in New York. Self-assured, beautiful and always wearing red, she is a woman used to smiling but always a little distant.

A Chinese foreign language student has bleached her hair blonde and put on green contact lenses. She has an interest in foreign cultures and likes to make small changes in her life to make this happen.