Olivia

Not knowing the shape of an hour is a nerve of its own, and she handles it by describing the order of things rather than the content. Twenty-six, brunette, working out of Oud-Zuid, she takes bookings in English and is patient with questions people feel foolish asking. Where the towels go, when you undress, what she does first, how long the quiet part lasts: all of that can be said in advance and none of it commits you to anything. She decides what a session includes and tells you her limits before it starts. Changing your mind about a format mid-message is no inconvenience.

Olivia decides which bookings she takes and may decline any of them; she sets the limits for what a session includes, says what they are, and may end a visit at any point, as the terms set out.