"How's the feeling... not too bad, huh? Everyone says it's inconvenient to wear this stuff, but I don't feel that at all."
"Nonsense, this is a normal dress, not a tight one!"
A remote prosthetic looks almost indistinguishable from a real person after artificial skin is grafted. Moreover, large-scale implant surgeries are common now, so cracks on the skin are considered normal.
Feeling helpless, Lille said, "You... Sigh, why doesn't it feel as immersive when I'm cooperating with you?"
"Dar-ling!"
"Have you forgotten that you can't pinch me right now?" Lille disabled his pain receptors in an instant, his face expressionless, pretending nothing had happened.
"Hehe, have you forgotten that I can catch up on that later?"
The banquet was straightforward, just familiar faces, old entrepreneurs and politicians taking turns to speak with Lille. They were curious about the unfamiliar woman behind him, asked questions, but it wasn't their main focus.