She continues to be cooperative with this.

Then Carol will continue with generally basic kissing and transition them to mostly-naked snuggling when Overcoat gets closer to zero.  "Everything okay?  Not too much?"

She manages a small smile "You're doing this very well."

"Guiding is only hard if I'm backlashed.  This is easy mode."  All I have to do is rub down and kiss a pretty brunette and tell her what to do.  Can't get easier than this.  "And you've been very good at following the plan."

"I've had a lot of practice following plans."

"And instructions!"  It's definitely weird telling her what to do like this, but it's not bad.  Just weird.  "Did the, uh.  Phrasing help any?  Or is there anything that does help?"  Please don't just tough out feeling miserable and awful.

"The phrasing was good. Beyond that...it's very context dependent I'm afraid."

"You're doing great.  No matter what your backlash is telling you."  It'd be weird to kiss her forehead.  Do NOT mess around with a married woman, Carol.  Who isn't even into girls.  "Do you need a minute before we do the next batch?"

"A minute would be good." They can stretch a bit.

And put their shirts on.  Or at least Carol will.  It's a little embarrassing to be wandering around half-naked when she's not actively making out with an older woman she just met.  And she, unlike Pinion, is not so used to public semi-nudity that she's about to snuggle mostly-naked while a parade of DRT operatives troop through.

(They could put up a curtain or something, but the thought seems even more obscene than mere half-naked snuggling.)

She'll slip her shirt back on yeah. It's loose enough to be easy to do.

"Maybe we should have got towels."

She blinks owlishly at the older esper.  “We still can?  Why?”

"Easier to cover up with for a minute and then drop on the floor."

"Oh.  I mean."  She thinks for a second. "We could get a blanket, there's probably some in here already...it'd mean you rack up less backlash, right?  More skin contact?"

"Yes, that's true. If there isn't a blanket in this cubicle there'll be one nearby."

Well then.  Carol's going to finish her water, dig up a blanket, and strip down.  Again.

It'd be almost cozy if it wasn't so awkward.

Yup.  Little of both, really.  "S'it okay if I stay under the blanket for the buffing?"

"Yes, that's fine."

DRT personnel can almost always be trusted to keep any thoughts they might have on two espers snuggling under a blanket to themselves.

Then Carol awkwardly hang around for a few moments, waiting for Overcoat to lay down first?  So she can pick the way to lay this time?

She's not putting it off, you're putting it off.

They can do it that way sure.

Then Sinkhole will curl up on top of Overcoat like a cat and hide under the blankets while the DRT low-fives Overcoat.

And another dozen odd people can be protected against airborne dungeon drugs.

The added skin contact does help.

She's going to hesitate less, this time.  But if Overcoat doesn't object, she's about to be kissed.  Quite a bit.

No objections, and full cooperation.