I, having just sent the crowd to the casino or bars, or some to their beds, was dressed in my usual Cruise Director duds. We went to our pied a terre ...in the passenger section of the ship. Hanspeter was waiting for us, dressed in the formal Captain's uniform that he wore on the bridge. He had the bar all laid out for us, though he restricted himself to soft drinks unless we were at home ashore. He could always hold his liquor but I was proud that he never tried to do so while he was in charge of. “These are from my New York opening in December. In a minute it will switch to my Seattle opening last spring.”“Oh crap! You sell these?” Marsha asked.“Yes. Both the original oils and the limited edition art prints. If you sit for me as a nude, there is a strong likelihood that you will show up in a painting I do. It’s not quite as private as you think.”“But if we just wanted you to do us?”“That’s a completely different question,” I laughed. Mary blushed.“I mean ... that, too, but I meant just. The hostess returned to the center of the floor and clapped her hands. “Alright, ladies and gents,” she announced, “I hope you've recharged and refocused. It's time for the second half of tonight's event! Still lots of people to meet, so I hope you haven't completely filled up your cards yet!” No worries about that, Mia thought. “Ladies take your seats,” the hostess directed, “Men, you're rotating to your left, counter-clockwise.” “And the carousel continues,” Mia muttered. “Okay, back to the. .. Kantsu City.Of the other major Cities in the region, there was only 2. One was Gau City, and the other was Felsine City. Gau City was as you’d expect ... the 2nd biggest after Kantsu.So, all in all, not only was James on the 2nd shittiest continent in the world, but he was also in the 2nd shittiest city, of the 2nd shittiest region, within one of the shittiest empires. If someone wanted to describe this situation, it would be with two words. Fucking Shit.James and Skay had long since learnt.