Alice #1

"Do please give Mr Tovey his face back Mr Bastion. He'll need it to go upstairs."

Frank stared at the woman.

"Frank? May I call you Frank?" She reached for the mask in his hand. "Let's give Mr Tovey his face back. He's a very important ambassador for his species, and we need to have a very detailed discussion about the situation we find ourselves in."

The polite, clipped, English accent was weird. Then Frank realised what it was. The voice was coming from two locations. The woman's mouth, and the kid's tablet computer. He let go of the mask.