<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Paul Raike</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84632.msg3727041#msg3727041) - <strong>Penthouse Studio A</strong> - <em>Eating lunch, talking with Aline</em></div><br/>"No, no, the tea is fine," he said, disappearing with the mug. The kitchen was easy to find, and Paul loaded the tea with as much sugar the hot water could hold without gelatinizing, before taking another sip. "Better," he said, nodding approvingly, before heading back to the studio and sitting down again. Letting the next piece soak, he studied his boss' face carefully. He'd been wanting to ask about the explicit portion of the gallery since he'd first laid eyes on it, and this seemed like as good a time as any.<br/><br/>"So, how did you end up doing all of this?" he asked, waving a hand around him. "Not photography, I mean the back gallery downstairs... the focus," he clarified just before downing another piece of raw fish and rice. Again the wasabi almost left his eyes watering, and he dabbed lightly at his nose with one of the paper napkins. "It's not portraits and landscapes." He smiled slightly; he was actually quite relieved not to be doing portraits and landscapes. A summer at the mall department store photography studio almost made him want to take his own life. "How'd you decide on this subject matter?"