<span style="color: DarkOrange">''There is wealth indeed on this forsaken planet, sir Zach. Nice to meet an engineer of Malcir breed. I might have some use of you as well, we can discuss this in my office later, after I've escorted miss Syntropy to her shiny new home. You are welcome to come along sir Jericho.''</span><br/><br/>Alice turned her attention back to the little bee again, stroking the woman's hair as she kept the drugdose stable inside of the creatures blood.<br/><span style="color: DarkOrange"><br/>
''They certainly have done their job well. You look absolutely divine, my dear. Your new job will kind of be the same, instead you will get paid this time for drawing the breath out of every man that will visit you. For making them pay to be with your gorgeous body, making them long and ache for your touch. Would you like that, Syntropy?''</span><br/><br/>Suddenly a voice was heard clearly over the sound of entertaining music in the bar. It spread a smile on Alice's lips when she recognised the voice of the lamia, and the movements of the hissing snake directed towards her. Apparently it had been a lot easier than she had expected to engage the woman in her little show. Not that she was complaining. She watched the woman spit out her venomous words, each laced with a poisonous insult that was directed at her.<br/><br/>And all she did was smile even brighter...<br/><br/><span style="color: DarkOrange">''Why thank you, <i>little snake</i>. I'm glad you asked, I've been waiting to show you ever since I've seen you lay eyes on the patrons in this bar. But are you sure you want to follow me down to the bowels where I reign my power with an iron whip, or would you rather avoid all the dogs and bees I've since seen flock by my side? Either way, you're free to follow me as I lead this beautiful young and new acquisition to my company down to her quarters.''</span><br/><br/>Alice stopped stroking Syntropy's hair and smiled at the young girl before she looked the lamia in the eye. Without changing her expression or losing eyecontact with siren she asked Cowry to open the door, which the old man did with shaking hands as he was expecting the worst from the two hotheaded women in his bar.<br/><br/>''Miss Alaigna, be careful not to make a scene here. There are peacekeepers around, and you don't want them coming in here when.. you know.''<br/><span style="color: DarkOrange"><br/>
''Don't worry old friend, close the door after we've gone through.''</span><br/><br/>With those words Cowry pressed a small obscure square within a hideous painting on the wall. What happened next was short from breathtaking, as tiny little squares behind the bar lid up in neon lights, scattered over the entire wall, and block by block rolled away to the sides. The nanotechnology behind it would have been disgustingly expensive on a planet like this, but it was an excellent way to hide a door when needed.<br/><br/>Through the now revealed opening of the 'door' there was a staircase visible, cast from shiny aluminium with a red velvet carpet lain on top of it. On each side there were glass panes that held girls captured, some collared and some freely moving inside of their boxes. Each girl seemed to be of a different race, but they were all wearing brightly coloured lingerie that lid up like lights underneath the<a class="externalLink" href="http://cdn.superbwallpapers.com/wallpapers/artistic/colorful-neon-doors-16413-1920x1200.jpg" target="_blank">multicoloured neon</a>that shone upon them from inside of their box. At last there were also two huge mean-looking<a class="externalLink" href="http://payload8.cargocollective.com/1/5/176285/2460248/SR_alien_sketch_2_1200.jpg" target="_blank">Egnar</a>with hides as black as the night, and countless piercings through their tendrils standing guard. One even dared to wink at Alice as she walked over to the door.<br/><br/><span style="color: DarkOrange">''Well, what are you guys waiting for? Make sure our young recruit doesn't fall down the steps and gets safely to her new home Jericho.''</span><br/><br/>Alice straightened her dress, and whipped her liquidly rainbowcoloured hair back over her shoulder, as she watched the next move of the lamia with her violet eyes.<br/><span style="color: DarkOrange"><br/>
''Are you coming?''</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>