It was a pleasant day at the city-planet Majestic, the holographic screens the formed the heavens projecting a clear summer's day, all mauve sky with a smattering of pale clouds. Not that it was visible through the hazy smog of the Citadel that was. Such an imposing name for such a seedy structure. Captain Aston 'Noble' Shakespeare had visited the shady planet many a time, and done deals with many a shadier person (or creature). His ship (originally the HMV 'Snow Leopard'); the Imperial Free Vessel 'Archangel ' was an empirical cruise ship which his brother had plundered on one of his rebel attacks against the Empire. His crew was a motley bunch of humanoid aliens, hybrids and exotic aliens, all with either a criminal record, or running from the Empire because of some deed or another. Aston himself was a humanoid alien, coming from the planet Zyrene; a small trading community that was known for their good looks and smooth tongues.
Setting one steel toed boot down on the gang plank from his ship to the main port, the Captain cast an imposing figure over the shady dealers and withered gamblers that littered the streets, begging for money one way or another. An impressively busted humanoid immediately sauntered to the end of the gang way, a piece of flimsy material barely covering her enormous bosoms, an nd straining to reach the bottom of her buttocks. She winked with familiarity at the captain, but he had no time for her as he winked back, pinching her bottom on the way past, his crew casting evil stares, jealous that he had diverted his attention for even a moment.
Aston himself was diverting attentions of others, especially those of the 'working' persuasion. He was almost painfully good looking, with slightly shimmering tanned skin, as those bronze was flowing through his veins and shining through. Taller than average, he was more than a couple of inches over six feet, tall enough to intimidate that smaller races but also tall enough to get grudging respect from the bigger ones. His hair was slightly curly and a dark mahogany colour, and only just long enough to cover some of his forehead. But it was his eyes that drew the most attention; they were a piercing green, with a dark forest colour around the iris, spiralling into a bright turquoise around the pupil with fleck of bright silver in between. They were truly spectacular, but also truly intimidating. His clothing was not really out of the ordinary, some dark tight fitting trousers tucked into steel toed pirate-esque boots, with a plain ivory long sleeved shirt and a rich indigo vest (also quite pirate looking). His gun was an antique that had been refitted to the modern needs, the same as his sword had. His rapier's blade was from reinforced obsidian, sharper even than surgical steel and five times as strong. Of course it had the usual outfitting; with a stun force shield and poison tubes. His gun was a pistol that had been made in the last century when it had been considered chic to own things that were of the millennia past, and was a near exact copy of a traditional British naval pistol of the 18th century.
A tap on his shoulder brought Aston out from his internal reverie and he realised that they had reached their destination, the Hotel Majestic itself -- reserved for the richest or most influential characters that visited that same named planet. A liveried butler (armed to the teeth, might I add) pulled open the door smoothly to let Aston and his three accompanying crew members through to the main gambling hall and straight to one of the private booths. As his crew were led away by some stunning hostesses to the gambling tables, Aston sat down and prepared to wait exactly 4 minutes until the Cardinal arrived (it was the same length of time, every time). Their nature of business was normal -- slave trading.
Four minutes later, the Cardinal thrust open the gold filigreed door to sit down at the opposite side of the table, one of his shadow priests bringing a heavily cloaked woman with him.
"Captain Shakespeare, I trust you're well." The clipped and snobbish tones never changed with the Cardinal.
"Cardinal Sin, your spies would have told you by now if something had befallen me. Let us get straight to business, shall we?" Aston replied, bored already by the meaningless small talk.
"Of course. Here is the merchandise that we discussed." The cardinal waved a hand at his shadow priest, who immediately removed the cloak covering the slave. Immediately, Aston's breath was taken away. She was a humanoid, tall and slim, with long glossy brown curls and big brown eyes. Her skin, whilst pale, was unblemished by scars or any such nonsense. She wore only a simple white tunic which left one shoulder bare and hardly covered her bottom. In today's modern world of violence, an untouched specimen such as herself was a rare commodity. Feeling his mouth go dry, Aston struggled to keep his composure as the slave turned her regal head to stare at him, her eyes hungry and lustful.
"She is quite beautiful, yes?" The Cardinal chuckled at Aston's reaction. "But be assured, this slave may seem untouched, but she is in fact quite a skilled bedslave." Clicking his fingers again, the shadow priest slapped the woman on the ass to make her move towards the captain.
"Cardinal, I'm not entirely sure if—" Aston's words were cut off as the semi-naked woman sat on his lap, her legs wrapping around his back and the chair with smooth grace. Her small breasts pressed into him as she started to nibble at his neck.
"Captain, I insist. She is here for your enjoyment. I shall be back in half an hour." Smiling, the Cardinal stood up and made his way out, bemused at the clear reaction Aston was having to his slave.
"You don't have to do this, I don't—" Once again, his words were cut off by the slave's lips as she kissed him, probing his mouth were her tongue. It took him only a moment, but Aston's reactions were quick. Grasping her wrists, he bent them behind her back as he continued to kiss him, getting heavily turned on by the subtle grinding upon his lap that she was making with her hips. Knowing full well that she could feel his hard on, Aston broke their kiss and used his grip on her wrists to push her backwards onto the table. Immediately she squeaked, a sound that only turned him on more.
"What is your name?" His growl was almost harsh, but his eyes were gentle.
"Meridien." She answered smoothly, her grip around his hips still as strong as ever, pressing their crotches together. She could feel his reaction to her beauty, and the thoughts of what they would do together in the next thirty minutes caused her to become quite wet. She wasn't wearing any panties, so she knew that Aston could also feel her hotness through his trousers.
"Well, Meridien.. I hear that you're very good at what you do. Why don't you show me?"