Aaron leaned against the wall, listening to Sally telling him about Lily. She was a prostitute who was newly joined. Because she was a young girl who seem to have attracted a lot of lecherous attention from the moment she came, much to Sally's annoyance. But that also meant she was a potential lead.
"If you want to know about it, it's best you talk to her", Sally repeated. She then reached for the drawer next to her and took a few cash, all roughly amounting to around 2 soli and 5 pence.
"Take this. She charges 10 pence. The extra would motivate her to talk", she said, extending the money.
Aaron glanced at her, then at the money in her hand. "Why are you giving me this?", he asked. Prostitute are never ones to compromise on money.
"Just take it...", he said, guilt still laced in her words.
Aaron hesitated for a moment before taking the money from her. He didnt turn to look at her again, as he stepped out. The door closed behind him, as did his chapter with her.
He let out a sigh, and followed the instruction Sally gave to make his way towards Lily's room. He didn't bother going through the proper "reception" of the place. He instead, just hid his presence and made his way.
Soon enough, he opened the door at the second floor of the Pleasure house. The entry itself seemed very regulated, making the area not too crowded. It made sense because this area was were the most valued prostitutes were stationed.
Lily in particular was at the furthest side.
Aaron didn't bother knocking and quickly got in. Before anyone outside noticed the sound of the door opening, he slipped in and closed the door behind him.
"Hello darling ~", a slutry voice entered his ears, drawing Aaron's attention to the bed.
Aaron's gaze fell on her, the first thing he noticed was her pretty face. Especially by the standards of East Borrough, she was beautiful, with a youthful radiance.her light tanned skin gave her an air of vigor, which matched well with her playful eyes.
"Lily?", Aaron asked, taking a deep breathe at her appearance. He forced his eyes from wandering over to the rest of her body, that was barely hidden by her attire.
"That's me~!", she lilted, her voice dropping an octave as he prowled toward the edge of the bed. The fabric wrapped around her chest was relentless, straining against her curves to accentuate the deep line of her cleavage. She tilted her chin down, watching his every move through the thick fringe of her lashes. Looking up from beneath her heavy, hooded lids, she purred, "You came looking for me, handsome?"
"Yes", he said, then paused, taking a second to clear his thought. He stepped towards her, walking over to the side of the bed.
"I… I needed to ask—" He choked on the words, a shudder racking his frame as her hand began a slow, deliberate climb up his thigh.
"You were saying~?" she hummed, her voice a low vibration. She looked up, her playful gaze a direct challenge, daring him to finish a coherent thought while she was touching him. As her fingers finally closed around him, her eyes widened, a flicker of genuine surprise breaking through her composure.
He swallowed hard, his voice barely a breath. "…Here's your payment."
...
At the alleyway, Nolan walked deeper into the darkness. The shadow around him grew thicker, as did the disgusting smell of liquor and piss.
But in the alley, he heard two men speaking. Both of them seem to be laughing and drinking, discussing about the prostitute the slept with.
"By the way, any news about the shipment?", one of them asked, his bland head was smooth enough to reflect the crimson moonlight.
"Its said to be in the next 3 days", the other man sighed, taking a puff of his cheap cigarette. "But I don't get why they are making us work to the bone just for some apple shipment".
Apple?
Nolan, who was hiding by thr trash cans listened to them intently. His spiritual intuition told him that they needed to investigate the alley. But what he could gather from them seemed nothing important at all.
[Quest completed]
"What the-?", to add to his confusion, the notifications appeared on thr holographic screen that only he could see. Following that, a cream colour egg with pale green patches appeared in his arm. Unlike normal egg, it's size was as big as that of an ostrich.
[Reward: Egg hatching]
Before he could react, the the egg began to glow with a silver-white light that was almost blinding.
...
Inside the pleasure house, an exhausted Lily laid on top of Aaron. Her head rested on his chest, letting her hear his raising heart beat.
Under the blanket that barely covered the two of them, Aaron laid there, panting. His experience just now felt nothing like he ever felt. The feeling of hee warm naked body was the only sense of reality he had.
"Damn, I really thought you'd last longer than that," she whispered, looking up at him with a lazy, playful grin. Her mascara was a bit of a mess from the tears, but she didn't seem to care. She gave him a slow, once-over, her eyes lingering for a second.
'Its not my fault. Its this stupid body', Aaron grumbled inwardly, his cheek heating up from the comment she made. He couldn't help but curse the dead for having such weak Constitution. Even though he didn't have much memory of his past world or identity, Aaron was sure he wasn't this bad.
I wasn't a Virgin was I? I think I had a girlfriend.
Aaron could feel her touch that remained on his chest slide lower, snapping him out of his daze. She was deliberately slow with her movements, making his him tense up. "I guess with a... situation like that", she paused, grabbing onto the "situation", making Aaron involuntarily quiver, "it's hard to keep your cool".
Hearing his heart race even more,Lily's smile bloomed. Her small hand began to slowly move under the blanket, as if she was enjoying the playfulness, "Was I really that good?"
"Enough", Aaron finally spoke up, grabbing onto her wrist. "I needed to ask you something else?"
"Oh~?", she hummed, slowly sitting up on his torso, not even in the slightest bit worried that she was completely exposed. "What is it, dear?"
"Has anyone come hear yesterday evening to celebra-?", he words choked half way when he felt her hips moving against him. He let out a low cough, not stopping her, but tried to remain composed, "like... did anyone say they made big money or anything like that?"
"Hmm~?", Lily hummed thoughtfully, before smiling down at him. "Maybe~"
"Is it the Red Hats?", Aaron asked, his voice broken in low grunts.
"I can't tell you that", she giggled, before slowly getting off. "You wouldn't want me exposing your secrets to others who ask, would you?"
She stood by the bed, picking up the attire from the floor. Even in that state, each of her movement held a sense of playful charm to it, making Aaron take a moment to admire.
"What if it's for the right price?", he asked, placing the 1 soli coin on the bed.
This drew her attention, as she picked up the silver coin from the bed, staring at it happily. "I can't tell you much but.."
"But?"
"But I can tell you what I heard from a client?", she said with a smile.
"What is it?", Aaron urged her to continue.
Just then, a notification appeared in front of him.
[Nolan: Run! There are people looking for you!!!]