Possibility...

I did some running around, today, to catch up and then fell asleep for a few hours, in the middle of the day. Wednesday's move and drive caught up to me, bigtime. Didn't want to get up but I was hungry. Got no writing done because an online friend was having a rough time of it. Now I'm almost human, again, and think I know the best way to get into Carli's Kills.

Carli's got a ratings system for men. It's only fair, since they have one for women. But hers is a bit more intense...more demanding.

1. Eyes. They have to be nice, and while she has a preference for men with sloe eyes, the main deal is...they have to look at her, not through her or up and down her. Glancing at her boobs is a demerit.

2. Lips. Have to be kissable, like Chris Evans. And with a smile, not a smirk or grin. Either of those is another demerit...unless he's really gorgeous. Then maybe she'll use him to scratch an itch. But nothing more.

3. Hands. Lean and strong, not beefy, and with fingernails that are clean but not manicured; that's too indicative of high-maintenance. She even likes to see a nail or two nibbled at, because that suggests he's the feeling sort, with a hint of nervousness. Much easier to have fun with.

4. Flexible. He's not one who always has to set the evening's agenda. If they meet at a bar, he's willing to go to a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show or a new screening of Singin' in the Rain, just for the hell of it. She's open to some give and take on that, but if he's one who has to run the show, forget it.

5. He better smell good. Not perfumed, but at least a bath, deodorant and maybe a hint of cologne.  Something to show he cares not only about appearance but his effect on other people. Of course, too much of that falls back into the high-maintenance type, and she ain't got time for that.

The rest -- nice body, solid legs, round ass, good dick...those are secondary.

The book's going to start out with her ticking off the whole list as she's hiding in a closet and watching a man named Mikey have sex with a woman named Stasi. Him having those attributes on the positive side, despite him fucking around on his wife, are what keep him alive. Might make use of him, later.

She also has a ratings system for women, and those are what lead to Stasi's death.