<em>Joshua Harris - October 15, 2011 - 8:10 p.m.</em><br/><br/>Joshua pointed at the empty seat in front of his desk.<strong>“Why don’t ya take a seat for a bit, Ruby.”</strong>He waited for the girl to have found a place in front of him and then gave her the quick once-over. Harris knew her, but only vaguely. He rarely ventured into town and he was thankful for not needing the doc much in spite of his ever advancing years. She was pretty enough, but then he wouldn’t have hired her if she wasn’t.<strong>“I imagine I’ve been over this with you before, but I might as well go over it one last time. Within the Gulch you are known as miss Ruby and miss Ruby alone. You will not tell your real name to anyone, you will not use your real name in any situation and you will not allow any other member of staff or any client to use your real name.  There are no exceptions to this rule Ruby. If a client chooses to ignore this rule, you will tell me, Bert or Doc and we will deal with ‘em.”</strong><br/><br/>He paused for a moment to take a swig of his drink and then continued.<strong>“Conversely, you will never use any client’s real name. This is a tiny town, Ruby. And you’ll only realize just <em>how</em> tiny by working here. The majority of the girls here will know most of the men that patron our fine establishment by name. Yet you are never to use their real name. Same as you, the clients will provide you with an alias to address them with. If they fail to do so… again, tell Bert or Doc and they will deal with it.”</strong>He tapped his fingers onto the ledger with her name on it.<strong>“Bert keeps track of all transactions that happen in here. He’s the one who pairs the clients up with the girls, makes the schedules and sets the price depending on what the client demands. Every penny made in here by our girls is split 60-40 in their favor. There are no exceptions to this rule. Meeting a client outside of the Gulch means immediate termination.”</strong>He gave her a smile and then finished his drink.<strong>“But enough about the rules, why don’t you show me what you’re hiding underneath that coat?”</strong>He leaned back in his chair as he waited for her response.