LADA Decensored — AI mosaic removal version. Do you all remember the excitement of renting an adult video for the first time in your life? —The heart rate when you first stepped into the R18 section— Dissatisfied with my girlfriend's bland sex life, I was trying to rent my first-ever AV at a video store, making sure my rental history wouldn't be leaked. Because I wanted to secretly enjoy acts that I couldn't do with her. The R-18 section, where male customers much older than me hung around. I was nervous. I was embarrassed. I picked up movies I had no intention of watching, and sandwiched an adult video between them. The checkout approached. The clerk at the register I was guided to was a lovely beauty. (Are you serious, it's a girl...) While holding onto an unbearable sense of shame, just as I placed the DVDs on the counter, she looked into my eyes and smiled—