scintillation fascination

"Have you got hologram earrings, then?"

Masha's question is, of course, curious, dancing through the air with the same lightness as her finely-painted fingertips, but she's at once casual about such a thing.

Yes, of course, this Neilnail's jewellry, containing coded instructions only for those who know the exact mechanism by which the data is transferred, is the primary thing serving to distinguish her from her past incarnations. But to know that, just at a glance, Neil has to give a double take to Masha's intricate hairstyle, wondering if perhaps she too conceals pointy, furry, many-pierced ears.

A discovery indeed!