@Vin - Thats pretty good post, Vin. But unfortunately, even if Chrystal didn't correct you, I would. From the last post I check, Veronica seem to be very much a wild and still very much retain her free mind, not exactly something that Ryuuji would want in his display (A potential slave on display who will growl or curse the potential customers is not good for business).<br/><br/>@ Chrystal - Hmm... I like your post. Ryuuji will eventually pass up on taking Veronica though, his dept store takes only slaves with high potential and sale-ready. The thing is that right now he is with Richelieu which means he can't be with the NPC, Linda and Veronica. But if I may suggest something, the NPC can inspect Veronica, take notes of her and forward it to Ryuuji who will give it a brief glance then decide against taking her, Richelieu may overheard him then ask about it and Ryuuji will pass the report to her (He wouldn't mind showing it to her because: 1. It won't harm his business and 2. He wouldn't take Veronica based on the report at any price anyway). Rayn may or may not overheard the two and express an interest about it, he might or might not approach Linda directly or ask Ryuuji or Richelieu about it (I'm assuming that since they are business acquaintance with each other, they have a degree of familiarity with each other)<br/><br/>@Haibane - The only problem I'm seeing about Ryuuji dealing with David's situation is that for it to work, there are a few condition to fulfill: 1. Tillie's sale have to be finished by the time Ryuuji got the report (I'm currently waiting for Reia to post, hopefully the sale of Tillie can be done in a few back and forward posts) 2. David must NOT see Tillie while he's at Emperium or at least not recognize her (Though unlikely if he has her photo) Unfortunately, that means David's story is pretty much frozen until Tillie is sold.