(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/HaibaneR/Monaco/Characters/Avatars/RyuujiAvatar.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Ryuuji Adam</span></span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Monaco City - Italian/French Restraurant "Adagio"<br/><strong>With:</strong>Mizuki Adam, Phillipe Creaux and Ietje Van Leeuwen<br/><br/><br/>Ryuuji let out a small sigh as he thought to himself, he knew that the older man would immediately spot the dilemma of loving a slave, he had expected no less from him. The french might be old but he had a sharp mind that came from his extensive experience gained along his years. He had his answer ready for the old man though,<strong>"I can understand your skepticism, Phillipe but I sincerely doubt that I was being too soft or holding back on her."</strong>He paused for a breath before continuing,<strong>"One of the teaching in my birth country is that there are more than one way to show you're caring for someone in your care, being strict on discipline is one of them. Therefore, I do believe that punishment is to be given IF they misbehave but not more than they are deserved. On the other hand, I also find that using ONLY punishment to control slaves tend to make them even more rebellious toward orders."</strong><br/><br/>The half asian saw that his slave has finished eating her pasta and gave her the signal to made her way around the table to his side. Once the blonde was properly on his side, he casually pat her softly on the head and brushed his finger on her hair as if she is an over-sized house cat and closed his eyes as he continued,<strong>"Instead, there must be an existing reward scheme to encourage them to obey even with something simple like giving them a praise or even allowing them a degree of pleasure if they go for more than expected of them. Carrot and stick treatment as they call it, rewarding them if they behave or following order impeccably and punishing them if they misbehave or disobeying us."</strong>He took a glance to his watch and noted that they had been at the restaurant for a few hours and it was time for him to made his way back to his office to sort out some final task for the day before he could go home. Ryuuji looked at Phillipe and said,<strong>"Well, would you look at the time. I'm sorry to cut our conversation short Phillipe, but it is time for me to go back to work."</strong>He stood up from his seat and offered a hand shake to the older man,<strong>"Let us meet again sometime in the future. If you have a need for me in the future, you know how to find me, yes?"</strong>He added the last sentence as he remembered that he had given the french his name card during their last meeting. With that, Ryuuji walked away from the restaurant back to his store feeling much better than when he left the store. He took a glance to his slave following him and a small smile appeared on his lips as he thought to himself,<em>'Yeah, definitely better.'</em>.