(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb440/Khadavla/Snapshot_619.png)<br/>Miss Johnson smiled as the troll joined them.  “Ah, the missing element has arrived, excellent.  I’ve taken the liberty of ordering you shiskebob with cubes of soy steak.  I hope they will meet with you approval.”<br/>She turned to Billy, “This place isn’t quite grand enough for real meat, but the grill they cook their various soy specialties on is entirely suited to it.”  She glanced at a waitress and nodded.  “As such, I’ve been able to get them to prepare some for me from time to time.”<br/><div class="floatright">(http://www.elfpack.com/stuff/blonde-girl.jpg?jpg=y)</div>A pretty, dark haired waitress in a short skirt strode over to their table with something sizzling under a covered tray.  “I like to prepare little treats for those I contract too.  In this case, peppered bacon.”<br/>The waitress revealed the still sizzling delicacy with a flourish and quickly tongued 3 of them onto everyone’s plate—twice that for the troll.  Miss Johnson smiled and waited easily ‘til they were just the right heat, then picked one up and tore off a bite.  She chewed daintily, swallowed, and licked her purple lips.  Lace found it mesmerizing.  She laid her hand over Billy’s and stroked his knuckles as she ate, purring at the greasy treat...  Or was that at the tingling shooting up her thighs?<br/>Between the appetizer and the arrival of their meals, Miss Johnson explained.  “Peppered bacon was popular in high society last year.  By the time they decided it was too low for their tastes, the treat had already spread down the economic ladder to where most of the middle class had tasted it a few times and wanted more.  Needless to say, the powers that be are currently in competition to supply that need in a fashion more affordable than the massive pork ranches of old.<br/>“A certain corporation known to me is on the verge of producing a flavor pack that will make soy replicas of this treat commonplace.  At least one other corporation--who has enlisted my services to assemble a team—would like that development delayed so that their product can enter the market first.  Hence, our opportunity for profit.  Are you interested in 3,000 new yen a piece up front, and 7,000 more upon completion?  Or shall I find a team less intimidated by having to hit multiple targets in one facility?”<br/>