every morning alis sits in front of her mirror and applies makeup.
alis through the looking glass looks back.
alis' makeup is precisely applied.
alis applies foundation. alis' foundation is pale with a hint of silver. tanned skin is out of fashion.
alis applies eyeliner. alis' eyeliner is process black. the brush makes several self-correcting movements each second. mascara.
each eyelash perfectly curved.
alis applies greyscale eyeshadow. eyeshadow/mascara/eyeliner emphasises alis' eye colour [givenchytm luminous blue-green grade 9 lensimplant].
alis paid a lot of money to get her eyes that colour.
the brushes change with speed and precision.
alis applies lipliner/lipcolour/lipgloss, process red.
brushes/sprays/tools are used/exchanged. alis' movements resemble the machine on the memorychip assembly line. alis' arm runs through its daily program/routine. alis watches her face and watches back and thinks: 00011001101010101001110010101001010101010101010101010.
alis runs a razor over her head.
alis is now ready to go to work.