[Mercy Merchant]

The seductress has indeed been pleased and you are not wrong about the changes you feel in yourself.  There is a bit more confidence in how you view your magic skills and you feel as if you are more powerful tonight than you were last night.  The crowd in the club goes about its normal life and you get a couple of your regulars come by with friends in tow, looking for what you can provide them.  In the middle of a deal with a girl who looks too young to be allowed in here but rich enough to have bribed someone, you get a message back from Jill.  >>Hey, good lookin'.  You want big ones I can get you big ones, but not if you need 'em tonight.  Can you swing by in a couple of days?  And if you could get 'em legit, you would.  My price is 24K, due to high overhead.<<

[Ennui]

>>Thanks Sweets.  I need a health one mainly and illusion if you can find a second.  24K is fine you don't have to explain mark up to me.  See you in a few days then.  Buzz me if you get em early.<<

[Mercy Merchant]

Within a couple of hours, most of your regulars have been to see you.  If anything the crowd seems to be a bit more alive tonight than in the past.  Perhaps it is the music from a new band, but you are not sure.  What you ARE sure about is that your normal load for the evening is probably not going to enough.

[Ennui]

I sell until I get close to out of stock then I call up Glinda to see how she's doing so far.    >>Evening pet.  I seem to be selling out at pulse awefully fast.  I may be leaving early unless someone wants to keep me company for a while...you could maybe make a little money at my table the way things are going today.  So want to be my arm candy for a bit?<<

[Mercy Merchant]

The response is almost immediate.  >>Already done.  I can be there in a few. and would enjoy very much being your arm candy.<<

Indeed, within twenty minutes you see Glinda moving through the crowd as if it does not really exist.  Her eye catches yours and there is an almost electric surge through you as you see her eyes light up and her smile is both public and private at the same time.

[Ennui]

I greet Glinda with a lingering kiss.  Did I hear right?  You sold out already?  I was also successful.  I have two new clients myself.  I'm going to have to find someone to take over here soon too.

[Mercy Merchant]

The returned kiss is incredibly seductive and promising.  When you sit down, she takes a seat next to you and puts a hand on your knee under the table.  A waitress appears like magic and takes her drink order while asking if you need another.  When she is gone, Glinda turns to look at you.  "Yes.  I have distributed all of what you gave me.  It seems that we have both had very good success tonight."  She looks over at the sea of bodies on the dance floor.  "Do you dance?"

[Ennui]

All three hundred?  In a single night?  Maybe I should come watch you do it to give me pointers.  I've never slung that in singles.  I figured that would last you a few days at least.  And you were worried!  See?  Damn... I'm going to have to double my batch... you willing to help again?

Sure I'll dance with you, though I prefer it slow.

I take her hand and lead her out to the dance floor.  I grab her hips and press close, writhe back and forth a few times.  Then I place her hands on my hips and raise an arm and get me groove on.

As an after thought  I shout to be heard over the din.  Do you think Sian would mind if we dropped by to see the puppies?  I want to give them some treats.

[Mercy Merchant]

"Oh.  Was I supposed to make them last?  I found it easy to influence people to buy them.  A subtle touch here and there and voila, I had customers bringing customers.  I think I will need to slow down a bit, though, when I go out again.  I attracted some attention and had to deal with a couple of thugs that wanted to horn in.  One is now distributing for me, but the others.......well, they are not."

She smiles as you take her to the dance floor.  She seems perfectly content to ignore the percussion beat and dances slowly with you.  Her hands on your hips brings back memories of her touch on your skin and the change in her breathing lets you think she is remembering that, too.  She laughs when you mention Sian and her hounds.  "You do understand that those Hell Hounds are not quite like others of their kind, right?"

[Ennui]

I laugh.  Of course you weren't supposed to make them last.  I just didn't think it was possible to sling that much that fast.  Yeah you don't really want to draw too much attention to yourself especially before we've built up a war chest.

I figured they weren't based on what you showed me...I wasn't going to talk about that in public though.  Still, can we go see them?  I mean, if Sian isn't too busy of course.

[Mercy Merchant]

Glinda pulls you closer, that is if the milispace separating you could get any less.  "You want to go out there tonight?  We can if you want to.  When ?"

[Ennui]

When we are done dancing I suppose.

My face is inches from her.  I look for her eyes to her lips then back to her eyes.  My slightly parted lips dance close to hers as I groove slowyly against her body.

[Mercy Merchant]

Glinda's eyes are mesmerizing, perhaps a bit disturbingly so.  You are dancing in your own little universe as people seem to just give you some space.  The dancing is incredibly sensuous and it is easy to tell that she is very much aroused.  She smiles a bit and even the smile is sensuous.  "Then you may have to say when that is, because I could do this with you for hours."

[Ennui]

After about an hour we stop and head to see the dogs I ride with Glinda so that we can talk, we can pick up my bike afterwards.  In the car we talk for a bit and pick up dog treats on the way.

So does Sian know that you told me?  I don't wants to get you in any trouble so I'll keep it hush-hush if you haven't.  Are Darius and Vilna the same dogs in the vision you showed me?  Do they have any preferred treats? 

[Mercy Merchant]

Glinda and you walk to the parking lot to pick up her car.  It is an Americar in much better condition than the one you have seen earlier.  It is well apportioned on the inside and starts without any of the expected resistance some of this brand of car are known for.  As she pulls out into traffic, she looks over at you to answer your questions.  "Sian knows I have told you.  I am sure that she expected me to and is happy that you do not feel the need to carry some sort of ridiculous-looking stick with you.  That does not mean, of course, that you should run off and tell everyone what I am.  At some point we need to put our trust in others and right now that is you.  We have been betrayed in the past and have had to relocate many times, but I would prefer to remain here for a bit, if you please."

"Darius and Vilna?  Yes, they are the same from the vision I shared with you.  It is enough to say that they are not your normal Hell Hounds.  They prefer human flesh for treats, but can be bribed with some soy-bacon strips.  They can be bought in almost any 'Shack and will get you some friends if you bring some for them."