<strong>Character:</strong>Virgil<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Partner<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Lunch, August 21st<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Barn<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Matthew. Devi, Raina, and Alison<br/><strong>Content Warning:</strong>Business as usual<br/><br/>As Matthew walked up another ranch hand was already talking to him, leaning low and whispering quietly in his ear. He nodded, “I’ll be out in a minute.”<br/><br/>As Matthew spoke, he gave it a little thought, “I have no problems with her riding. Avoid the roan, she’s starting to come into heat and I don’t want her getting the stallions worked up. And take her towards the south pasture. But for the moment, keep her in the barn. We have some… uninvited guests that need to be dealt with and I’d rather she be kept out of line of sight for the moment.”<br/><br/>Turning to Devi, he continued, “Take over while I handle this, love.”<br/><br/>Turning his attention back to Matthew he said, “As I said to the guests, this is to be a consensual experience for everyone. If you feel that a request made of you would make you uncomfortable then you are free to refuse it. However, I should hope it would be something extreme or disgusting for most guys to say no to just about anything one of these lovely women would want to do. Keep her here at the barbeque for a little while longer, then you guys can go do some horse back riding.”<br/><br/>With that Virgil leaned in and kissed his wife before getting up. Placing a reassuring hand on Raina’s shoulder, he said, “I’ll be back soon enough.”<br/><br/>With that he walked towards the Primary Gate which was the last turn before the guests departed from the bus. However, by the time they had made it there, they were almost two miles into Ranch property. That wasn’t by accident either. Once they had decided to really get into the fertility thing as a public business, he had bought up the property surrounding the ranch to add layers of privacy for his guests.<br/><br/>Stepping into the security house, he grabbed the shotgun and a pistol. He came out through the door that led past the gate in time to see a camera drone start to launch. Without even hesitating, he brought the loaded shotgun to his shoulder and blew it out of the air before it got much height.<br/><br/>“What the fuck!? That was a three thousand dollar piece of machinery!” exclaimed the owner.<br/><br/>“Looks like a piece of scrap to me.” Said Virgil as he pumped the empty casing free and rechambered a new round. “Ya’ll are trespassing. I suggest ya’ll vacate the premises before I feel that the safety of my family and guests are threatened.”<br/><br/>“We’re on public property and we’re not harming anyone.” Exclaimed a woman who had a camera hanging from her neck with a fairly large telephoto lens in her right hand.<br/><br/>“You’re two miles into private property missy.” Said Virgil as he brought his shotgun to his shoulder and fired three rounds into a portable satellite dish that started to be raised from the back of a van. “If ya’ll would have paid attention, there was a rather large wooden sign to the right side of the road made of rather heavy logs that says, ‘Welcome to Matthews Royal Ranch, access by invitation only, trespassers beware, violators will be shot. No cameras allowed.’”<br/><br/>“This is a free country mister and if we want to bring cameras with us we can. Sources indicate….” Started one of the men until Virgil leveled the shotgun at his head.<br/><br/>“I’m gonna give you all to the count of ten to load up and get off my property. Be warned, any drones sighted over my property will be shot down without warning. Anyone else caught trespassing will be shot without warning, survivors will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Now the only reason I’m not shooting the lot of you is because it’s obvious you’re not from around here. Because if you were you’d know I’m not one to make empty threats. The safety and privacy of my family, employees, and guests is paramount to me.”<br/><br/>“Will you answer one question before we leave?”<br/><br/>Virgil turned his shotgun towards a laptop and ventilated it. “One….. Two…..”<br/><br/>No one seemed to doubt that he’d turn that shotgun on any one of them. And judging from the fact that he was still armed with a holstered pistol said that these were only warning shots. So they scrambled into their respective vehicles, grabbing what they could, and peeled off.<br/><br/>Virgil had no doubt that they would try to find some way to get creative. But thankfully any digital records were not on a computer with an internet connection and he kept most of his records in a paper format with a digital backup off site just in case something happened to the primary and secondary records.<br/><br/>As he arrived back at the guard house, a sheriff’s cruiser pulled up. It was standard procedure for whenever they had uninvited guests that law enforcement be called first. Nothing that Virgil and Devi was doing here was illegal. Ethically questionable maybe, but not illegal. The cruiser came to a halt and two officers got out.<br/><br/>The senior officer, a sergeant came over and said, “That time of the year again, Virgil?”<br/><br/>“Dennis.” Said Virgil with a nod. “Sorry for dragging you gentlemen all the way out here.”<br/><br/>Dennis smiled and shook his head. “Virgil, it’s no secret around the department that the Sheriff’s wife took advantage of your services and now has twin boys. Both of which make her happier than punch, which in turn makes the Sheriff happy, which means he puts up with more shit from us. Besides you’ve always been keen on giving warning shots before actually shooting anybody. Which makes our job easier. Some of the boys are down the road detaining the trespassers. One of them has already indicated that they want you arrested for pointing a loaded firearm at his head.”<br/><br/>“They are trespassing. Let ‘em go. However, warn them that if they’re caught on our property again….”<br/><br/>“I know, I know. So who is it this time, Virgil? The President’s daughter? An actress?” asked Dennis with a smile.<br/><br/>Virgil looked at him and shook his head. “I wouldn’t tell you, Dennis, even if I could. The privacy of my guests is paramount. It’s the only way I can manage to stay in business. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to return to my guests and tell them that everything is fine.”<br/><br/>Dennis shook his head with a wry smile. “Very well, keep your secrets. I’ll call you later to let you know what’s up.”<br/><br/>Virgil nodded and handed over the shotgun. The appropriate paperwork was done and if no charges were filed, then he’d be able to retrieve it from the sheriff’s office in a week.<br/><br/>He waited until the officers finished picking up the broken equipment as evidence and drove off before he went back into the main grounds. He went into the Barn to find Alison and Mathew. Approaching Alison, he said, “Ma’am, I want you to understand that no matter what, you are my guest here and will be afforded every protection I and mine can give you. It is nothing less than what I would give any other guest here. It is not an inconvenience nor a problem. So I don’t want you getting worked up over anything.”<br/><br/>Gently taking her hand in his, he gave it a comforting squeeze before raising it up so he could kiss the back of her hand. “I hope you enjoy your stay. Matthew here has been assigned as your guide for the day, but tomorrow it may be someone else.”<br/><br/>Releasing her hand, he gave her a respectful nod of his head. Then returned to where everyone else was chattering on about what they had heard.<br/><br/>“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!” said Virgil loudly once more. As things died down, he said, “I apologize for the disturbance, but we had some uninvited guests who sought to be intrusive. They have been sent packing, minus a few pieces of equipment. I want each and every one of you to feel at home here during your stay. Your safety and privacy will be of the utmost concern to anyone here on the Ranch. So if anyone sees anyone acting in a questionable manner, as if they don’t belong please notify one of the Ranch Hands. They will all be wearing bands like mine. The ones with a black band will be unavailable for anything sexual. That being said, please return to your meals and enjoy yourself.”<br/><br/>Sitting back down next to Raina and Devi, he said, “Dev, babe, I think we might need to break down and put in a main gate at the property entrance as soon as possible.”<br/>