"Do you fuck?"

Andrew said, "Yes."

Goldtrapp looked at Autumn.

She said, "Yes."

"How often?"

Andrew: "It varies."

Autumn: "Not really."

Andrew: "Maybe not that much variation."

"What do you do?"

"We stick to the classics."

"So far that’s all we need."

"Ever try anything else?"

Autumn: "The exotic?"

"Right."

Andrew: "Over five years, we’ve sampled a little of everything."

Autumn: "Liked some things, didn’t others, but nothing ever actually improved on what we have already."

"Then what do you need me for?"

Andrew looked at Autumn. Autumn looked at Andrew. This was the essay question.

Andrew said, "Everybody has a designer. So we want one too."

"That’s it?"

"That’s it," Autumn said. "We are essentially shallow people."

"We are exploring the Zen of shallowness."

"We believe there is a depth to shallowness."

"Plus there’s the curiosity factor."

"We decided we wanted to know what sex design is like. And if we ever had the chance to find out, we would."