A man gave her a drink and told her to drink up. He looked her up and down and asked her name. She told him and he said to drink up and he'd be back... The man walked over to one of the band members and bent over and said something to him while pointing back at her. Both the men smiled and the man came and got Gina and introduced her to the bass player. He patted the space next to him and said, “Have a seat, Jeri, and someone bring her another drink.”“It's Gina.”“What?” the bass player. 'Oh dear, ' she thought and opened the top of her tunic further so that most of the top of her breasts could be seen by even the most casual passer-by.The next man to stop was about fifty and made no bones about what he wanted, "How much?" he asked."Fifty," she said and he held out his card.Putting it to her wristphone she quickly passed fifty credits into her empty account.Hooking her arm in his she walked along beside him to his aircar and as soon as they were airborne he said, "Where to?". Something that could have gotten him killed. Church Camp didn't strike me as the forgiving type. If he compromised them I have no idea what might have happened.I was pretty sure I could handle him the old fashioned way. A little blackmail might be in order, if he didn't go along with the program.My ability to compartmentalize kicked in at that point. I went into the shower and struggled with the water. I was in a great deal of pain and I walked leaning forward to take the stress off my ribs.. “I... we ... have shown you how to see and then exploit your advantages. We’ve taught you how to be where others want to be before they are, but also how to press forward into space you’ve created for yourself. We’ve taught you how to block, to defend, to preserve your person while you wait for opportunity. But now it’s time for a third and more difficult lesson: how to yield. How to submit. How to exploit your disadvantage. How to achieve victory by giving in.”As she spoke, she smoothly.