The Braided Whip

When the Red Doors closed, I decided to increase my investment in another establishment. Adjacent to the Teiban Sul Market is a tavern in the vein of the famous Chatka & Curla. The Braided Whip features three floors with seating lining the curved walls, the center open for a view of the dancing sands. In the early days of the Boarding House, I invested a small amount of the earnings in the Whip. That investment steadily increased over time. Having a reputation as a whoremonger is not without benefit. I have partners, of course, but the profits earned from a greater investment allow me to divert my attention from an old business to a new one. With the brothel closed, the girls will learn the trade of tavern slave. They will join the dancer Keri, a sinuous slut from the wharf taverns of Port Kar, the alluring Dahlia and a host of rent girls, rotated in from the municipal pens of Ar. Elise, once the first girl of the famed Curulean, will manage these women. Perhaps others, in time, will be conscripted on a more permanent basis. For the moment, aside Keri and Dahlia, it will be up to the reputation of the former Red Door Whores to draw customers. Portia and Six have already started working there. Others will follow.
While it seems irresponsible to begin a new business venture with the difficulties I am experiencing as People's Magistrate, the truth is it is a burden lifted. There are partners in the tavern, others responsible for keeping the cash flow liquid and the balance statement reconciled. During the day, the women will be able to maintain the Anbar residence and focus on the transition between street whore and tavern slave. I have no doubt the transition will go smoothly. I wear a belt. Elise, I think, will have the most difficulty. While she has experience managing women, she is long removed from it. Keri, in particular, may prove her greatest challenge. She danced on the sea-warped planks of wharf taverns in Port Kar for years, captivating Sailors, Pirates and other rough trade in the Jewel of Thassa. She is a long girl. Leaner that most prefer, but undeniable in her appeal. Removed from the place she first submitted, she has proven herself in the world's greatest metropolis. She is an arrogant slave and, to some extent, she is allowed her arrogance. Elise will bend more than one switch to the point of breaking on that sultry bitch's ass. It will not be anything she hasn't already seen (and dealt with) at the Curulean.