--and she makes a gesture in front of her face, almost as if she's pulling another mask on top of the one that's already her face and suddenly there's a lovely human-looking woman with a silent filmstar's glamor, with black curls framing her face. Her skin is flesh now, not silk, and it's the same pale grey as before. Kohl lines her her eyes and the bow of her mouth is painted black.

"Much better for kissing," she says, in smug satisfaction, and she wraps her arms around Riddick's neck.