Simone – How did you enjoy the shoot today?

Saltt – I really enjoyed. It. Yeah
Simone – That’s good!

Saltt – Yeah, I had a lot of fun. I wasn’t as nervous as I thought because I know we talked about me like – having no music and no sound. So I was like oh god, it will be awkward.

Simone – But I didn’t even think about that. Yea, I didn’t consider that, but I was, I was nervous. I was super nervous.
Saltt – Okay, yeah

Simone – I think, I think it’s going to turn out good though.

Saltt- Yeah. Me too. I think your nervousness is very charming though.

Simone – Okay. That’s good.

Saltt- Yeah.

Saltt – Did you find anything challenging about the shoot today?

Simone – Yes.
Saltt – What did you find challenging?

Simone – It being my first shoot.
Saltt – Okay

Simone – I was, uh, I was super nervous. I was super nervous.
Saltt – Yeah. Yeah.

Simone – There were definitely times where it was easy to forget

Saltt – Yeah.

Simone – That it wasn’t just me and you.
Saltt – Yeah.

Simone – But um, yeah, I was in my head for sure.
Saltt – That’s fair. Yeah. I feel like this is, like, in and of itself, a bit of a challenge for anybody. Whether or not you’re nervous. So, that’s fair. You did a good job.

Simone – I had the performance jitters. And I kind of loved that feeling. Even though it hurts my stomach.
Saltt – It’s kind of a high. Yeah. It’s like an endorphin rush.

Simone – Yeah. Like my stomach was hurting a lot. I thought it was the Jack-in-the-Box.
Saltt – The Jack-in-the-Box!

Saltt – I, I think the main thing that I found challenging, was sometimes when I was, like, upside down and really, in the moment, I was opening my eyes, and look directly into the camera. So I was like, oh, okay. So it was less of just like, not telling myself not to look into the camera, but like all of a sudden, like opening my eyes being like, oh shit, the camera’s there. Don’t look at it! But other than that, I didn’t find it too challenging today. Which was good. I didn’t expect that. Not surprisingly. Yeah. Yeah.

Simone – It just makes me think of background acting, because that’s so much of the job. Is not looking to the camera. Yeah, but sometimes you’re just looking around and then you’re like, what is that? And you realize, oh, shit, it’s the camera

Saltt – Real

Simone – What are your safer sex practices and why?

Saltt – My safer sex practices and why? So as far as, like, how I practice safe sex, aside from getting regularly tested, I feel like my biggest thing is just really, really open communication. Just because I’m not someone who likes gray area in anything in my life. So just being very honest and communicative with whoever I’m with at the time, it’s like, very important to me. And also, I just like to, I don’t know, I think it’s just important because a lot of people view safe sex so differently. Like, I don’t know, everyone’s precautions are so different. But that, and I think a big part of safe sex that might not always be something that’s talked about is also like, I’ve been, I guess, like over the years, over the time I’ve been having sex, is trying to make sure that I’m more well-versed in you know, like stigma and whatnot when it comes to STIs and a STDs. Because I feel like that’s just something people kind of bypass, like the whole “clean” versus “unclean” kind of thing. And really unpacking what that means to me. And, I was just kind of worried because I’m like, I don’t really, I think I haven’t had any STDs or STD, so I don’t really know that much about them. And that kind of bothered me. So I was like, I should, you know, you know, my own ignorance and really tapping into that was important. Yeah. And that helps me be safer. And, you know, just deconstructing a lot of stigma around STDs and cities that are treatable are really more esthetically things. And, you know, just unpacking that shame.

Simone – I definitely get tested a lot. It’s super easy to do, and free.
Saltt – Health insurance. I’m going to use it while I have it.

Simone – Yeah, but I don’t even think I need insurance for it where I go.
Saltt – Yeah.

Simone – AHF.
Saltt – Yeah.

Simone – Doesn’t matter.
Saltt – Yeah.

Simone – Super easy and free. So yeah, getting tested all the time. And always having supplies. Resources. And, yeah, I like what you said about stigma because, Yeah, it definitely is sometimes, you know, I get a herpes scare and then I’m like, should I really be that scared of it when, like, every other person has it, right?

Saltt – Why am I scared of it? Like, what exactly about it scares me.

Simone – Yeah. That’s super important. But yeah as you said, communication like, cause I’m pretty quiet. You kind of have to over communicate, hyper communicate. And if you think you’re communicating too much, like you’re not.

Saltt – Yeah. Do more. Yeah. Make it uncomfortable. Yeah. Uncomfortable conversations are always worth having.

Simone – Yeah. Yeah. Because they can be. It doesn’t have to be awkward.
Saltt – Yeah, exactly. Because we’re awkward as fuck! So I know this is your first time doing porn. So why did you choose to come and do porn today?

Simone – Um… I mean, I think it’s CrashPad that really made me feel more comfortable because, you know, I like their content. I mean, I like porn, I like, like, I like sex, and I like fucking and, like, I think, I …it’s a personal… I don’t know, it’s – it’s… The idea that people tell you not to do something. It just makes me…want to do it.

Saltt – That’s the gemini in you.

Simone – And I mean we were talking about stigma. And yeah, there’s so much stigma around sex work and like but I find, having known sex workers is like oh they are… I don’t want to say doing it for everybody. Everybody has their own reasons. But a lot of sex workers are they think about everybody.

Saltt – As a sex worker, I think of myself as doing community work.

Simone – Building a roster is like building a community.

Saltt – But no. Yeah. So for me, I guess it was definitely a challenge. Something that I was scared of and that, like, something I wanted to try. And I still feel like in the moment I was scared. But I think I’ve got this one out of the way. So kind of, the next one will be even less stress.

Simone – I think I’m young and hot. I want that to be captured now. Although I gotta remind myself that I’ll be old.

Saltt – You’re still going to be old and hot!

Simone – You’re going to be so hot when you’re old. But as somebody who has done porn before,

Saltt – Yeah.

Simone – Why do porn?

Saltt – Yeah, I love porn. I too, think the biggest thing was CrashPad specifically. Being, like, the biggest contributor for why I did porn today. But, yeah, I really love porn. Like, I started kind of dabbling in it, like, by myself, you know, kind of like doing, like, food porn and stuff – I know you hate food porn. But, Yeah, I really, I don’t know, like, I feel like it’s just been a big part – and sex work also has been, like, such a big part of, like, learning to not only respect and love, but kind of really SEE my body and BE in my body. And yeah, I was just like, yeah, I really think that porn is something I want to do more consistently. And so when I came to that conclusion, it was a couple years ago, and I came across CrashPad and saw so many familiar faces on it, I was like, oh, hell yeah, I’m definitely gonna check this out. As soon as I move to California and that’s the first thing I did when I got here, was fill out an application. So, yeah, I think it’s just something that I’ve wanted to do. For me when it came to sex work, especially, like, porn stars and for me, influences, were seeing, black and brown, like hoochie mamas in cinema in general. And I’ve just always associated that with a very specific type of power of oneself and like, I don’t know, just being able to own your body and own your schedule. And it’s not something I ever thought like, “oh, that looks like an easy job.” I was like, that looks like a hard job for a hard bitch. And I want to be that bitch one day. And so, yeah, it’s kind of like, I think I would definitely give myself a high-five. I feel like, Yeah, dope! Fuck, yeah. Good for you. Yeah, yeah.

Saltt – If you could be any sex toy, what would you be?

Simone – I mean, the function that comes to mind is vibrating. I feel like I would want…I would want a vibrating function.

Saltt – Okay. Yeah.

Simone – So I guess I’m sort of like…cock ring or like. Yeah, I guess a vibrating cock ring.

Simone – That sounds pretty good actually
Saltt – I can see that for you!

Saltt – It’s actually…That’s it!
– Yeah.

Simone – I just hard to work it out. Yeah. No. But no, yeah, yeah. That’s it. Well, if you were a sex toy, what sex toy would you be?

Saltt – God, I feel like I have a three-way tie because I can’t pick one. I feel like I would be a Sybian, fuck machine and a vacuum bed, even though it’s technically not like a sex toy. It’s more like a kink toy. But I feel like those are the three things I would like to be. If there was a way to mesh them all into one, that’d be great.

Simone – I mean, definitely.

Saltt – Thank you for doing this with me.
Simone – Oh thank you. Yeah.
Saltt – This is all…It’s like the second I was like are you down? You’re like, yeah! I was like, fun! Great. Yeah. Yeah, I think we have great sex. I’m like yeah, why not capture it on camera.

Simone – Absolutely. Yeah. Thank you. I would not have… I would have thought about it. Yeah. No. Yeah. But not actually sent in an application, so I’m glad I did.

Saltt – Yeah I’m proud of you! You like, overcame an actual like fear of your’s today. That’s cool. That’s always fun to do.
Simone – Yeah. I don’t know if I overcame it, but…
Saltt – Okay. You did – you faced it head-on and that’s… Yeah. That’s more than most people could say for a lot of their fear. So good for you!
Simone – Thank you!