((Sorry Tray, I meant Nohensen's male character. Cody, isn't it? My memory tends to be a chaotic mess at the best of times . . . ))
"You will talk," the Visser said. "I think I have the trinket to loosen your tongue."
The monster turned from view and returned quickly with a silver disc that had a red, blue and yellow circle on it. Hu had a notion that it was some kind of torture device. The Visser adhered it to Hu's chest, then pressed a red button. All the pain receivers in Hu's body were on fire, but he would not allow a sound of pain escape his mouth.
"Don't bother pretending you're not in pain," the Visser said sadistically. "I know you are. Every cell of your being feels like it's being ripped apart."
((Blue button is pleasure, and yellow button -- well, I'm not sure.))