“So, you think there’s some way we can operate at a loss and make a profit in the long-term?”Big Jules shook his head. “No, I think the Jayane...ian government has a housing crunch. How long do you think this lockdown is going to last?”“That’s the billion-yen question, isn’t it? It could be three days. It could be a lot longer.” Royce held out his hands in a gesture of surrender.“So, if you knew it was going to be three days, you’d want to stay open and ride it out, right?”Royce nodded. “Yeah,. " I guess things worked out all right with you and Melinda last night," said Dawn as she watched Thule go over his checklist for the flight back to Hanish-Assab. When Thule looked up, a question clear on his face, she added, "I ran into her in the hall this morning when she was headed back to her room." Things worked out fine," said Thule. "I'm still not sure how I feel about you sending her to me last night, though."Dawn shrugged, "Marigold and I have done it among ourselves in the past.. I sat on my living room couch, my pants around my ankles. Kneeling before me was the lovely Fadheela-Anisah. She was completely nude, save for her hijab. I don't know why but I kind of liked the sight of her, naked but with the hijab on at the same time. Her body was kind of plump but I don't mind. Must be something genetic about Black men. We all seem to crave big women. I've fucked a lot of big Black women and chubby white chicks in the City of Montreal. It's not exactly hard to get a fat. .I was straight! Ipulled my hand away and slurred, "I'm sorry, I gotta get home." I made ahasty retreat towards the door. My friends made some jokes about me being alightweight, and I stumbled into the cool night air.I lived close enough to the bar that I could walk, maybe 6-7 blocks. Theair was cool and moist, and gave me goosebumps on my shaven and exposedlegs. It was late by now, maybe 3am, and most of the Halloween revelerswere passed out or in bed by now. My heels clicked on the pavement.