The Greatest Lie Part 13

On the other hand, I felt pressed for time. Important dates were drawing near: a vital follow-up operation to my sex change , and the start of the summer session at Chiang Mai University, where I would continue my research on the behaviors of transsexual Thai sex workers.

I managed to finally get through to Allenina because my research mentor, Professor Finch, had given me an AOL account to use in Thailand, and Allenina's Website listed an AOL address. While I was getting familiar with my new account, I came across the "Locate Member Online," button, clicked it, and found her instantly.

Before I had my AOL account, I had not been the type to waste my days on Instant Messaging. In hindsight, it really is an amazing and seductive technology: one can have the equivalent of a whispered conversation with a stranger sitting at a keyboard across the world. Although I didn't have much experience with the medium when I typed my first message to Allenina, I learned the lingo quickly as I went along.

Virtual_xx: you never answered my email

AlleninaW: who the f k r u?

Virtual_xx: Pavel Rutkov's Tgirl friend.

AlleninaW: Porno Pavel? Does he o u money 2?

Virtual_xx: No. u o me email.

AlleninaW: o yeah, u r the Minnesota Tgirl. Pavel told me to look for u.

Virtual_xx: I want to make another movie. I sent u some ideas.

AlleninaW: Boring! documentary.

Virtual_xx: don't my stories have a verite feel?

AlleninaW: cinema verite, literati verite, blah blah.

Virtual_xx: What's the problem?

AlleninaW: it's got slew amount of dossier. Has to be simple, cheesy, 2 b porno

Virtual_xx: 2 much plot?

AlleninaW: 2 much explanation. u must keep doing what feels instinctive.

Virtual_xx: do I need to make it edgier?

AlleninaW: i love edgy thingy

Virtual_xx: like?

AlleninaW: put in a gang bang. I direct a great gang bang.

Virtual_xx: u 4get, I m the

AlleninaW: that's the point, more gangbang, more talents, bigger budget, more money