Cheapest, safest place in the Down, yeah. With the right contract, you'll be able to go where you want and buy what you want. Until then, you're limited to the Down. I work at Crimson in the Down. They serve submissives. It's higher scale than Mendacity. I can get you a drink there, show you around, if you want.

[ Shadow also had to leave the dark clouds hanging over him. He didn't like feeling the emptiness consuming him. Someone new to focus his attention on was healthier, if she allowed it.

He wasn't sure what she was thinking or feeling but she was still talking. ]