[Sodium_noir] Killing Time at Harlequins

[eugene mcfadden]

>Titus, Rachel, Lenny, Karl, The Tongs
>Undead and loving it, Chinese as they wanna be
>
> > ' Tell me about your relationship with the Chaste Dragon.'
>
> >Rachel takes a slight step sideways, to let the tong have a nice line
> >of sight to Titus.  Her own question can wait a moment.
>
>"The Dragon Bordello .." Akabei's eyes narrow "has been a thorn in our side 
>for many years now. Since that snot nosed kid took it over and pushed the 
>family and the Tongs out. The whole of our trade took a dive when he 
>started interfering. The Kahn .... the Old Khan I mean (gulp) ... he was 
>planning to take that place down when he got the prize he was after. Kept 
>saying that as soon as we had taken the Temple, the Chaste Dragon would be 
>next."
>
> >"I count no more than thirty tricks a night at fifty bucks average,
> >which means you're either shorthanded or undercharging.  This isn't a
> >small city, there should be plenty of demand.  Remember, indoor girls
> >won't even give a handjob for less than a hundred, so your
> >streetwalkers don't need to be hustling for twenties.  So fix it.  You
> >should be doing at least twice that money, and since the Khan will want
> >a percentage as well, I think you have an incentive."
>
>"Its nothing like what we used to make, but just as I told the Khan, the 
>skin trade in Gotham suffers because of that kid. He is right on the edge 
>of our turf and it made a difference. By the time you've trained a girl and 
>kitted her out, she's spoken to one of the Dragon girls and is getting 
>ideas. It was a full time job keeping them controlled and all the time the 
>customers were looking to lowrentsville to get their trade. Take out the 
>Chaste Dragon and you'll see profits soar I swear my mistress."

Titus decided that he disliked this pimp, made eye contact, let the moment 
hang...
' The Chaste Dragon,' he rumbled, ' is owned and operated by an ally of 
mine.'
Now let us see how he jumps...

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