006 - Inara Serra

[notanambassador]

[She's propped up the communicator so she can talk while she packs her belongings.  Judging by her sharp movements, she's very annoyed about something.]

It appears that I need to clarify something.

Back home, I was a Companion.  I had clients that paid for me to join them for a night or more, including time of an intimate nature.  I'm a registered

Comments

[video]

[bucky_cap]

Seems like this announcement is just going to invite negative attention. [Bucky is completely unphased by your profession, madam, see how nonchalantly he sips his coffee at a little kitchen table? His girlfriend was trained to seduce men for state secrets and/or to get close enough to kill them, after all.]

If anyone hassles you, I'm apparently in 3208.

Re: [video]

[notanambassador]

It appears there's going to be negative attention either way and I'm not interested in moving every time my neighbor discovers that I might actually have overnight visitors.

[video]

[bucky_cap]

Your neighbor? Who did you get stuck beside? [He quirks an eyebrow slightly.]

Re: [video]

[notanambassador]

I believe her name is Emilia. I'm not well suited to a floor where men are restricted.

[white_beret]

[The coffee he was drinking? Is now all over the book he was in the middle of. He's a bit higher pitched than usual when he speaks]

Are you now?

[notanambassador]

If it's a problem, I can work on some different projects.

[white_beret]

No, no, not at all! I mean, it's a very traditional, I mean a reliable source of, ahhh...

You're welcome for coffee any time. Not that I'm trying to pay you in coffee! I mean, not that I'm trying to pay you at all.

[notanambassador]

Komui? Breathe.

[killer_kick]

[Sudden guilt]

You don't have to leave!

[notanambassador]

I don't think I'm well suited for an all women floor.

[killer_kick]

You were there first, so you shouldn't be the one moving. I don't want to throw you out of your home.

[notanambassador]

I've barely been here a week, I'll manage.

video;

[denyamenti]

[ baffled ]

Wait, there's been a time where that hasn't been legal?

Re: video;

[notanambassador]

You have to be registered to be legal. There are plenty of people that aren't registered.

Of course, I can't speak for other worlds.

Re: video;

[denyamenti]

I'd think one would have to be registered to be part of a guild, no more than that.

What time are you from, anyway?

Re: video;

[notanambassador]

The guild is recognized by the government. It's more of an issue on the core worlds, there are brothels on the outer planets.

2517.

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

Are your clients usually boys or girls?

[Yes, this is a child asking. Yes, she thinks the sex of your client makes a difference.]

Re: [Video]

[notanambassador]

[Inara hesitates for a second, but that answer shouldn't be a problem. It's just gender.]

Usually men, but I have female clients as well. It's more about the chemistry between us than gender.

[Video]

[hurtandscared]

...Huh. [If this were a year ago, she'd look down on you for making yourself subservient to men. Now? Whatevs, you're not part of her religion or her world, and it's not like you're forcing it down people's throats.] So you talk or something before they choose you?

Re: [Video]

[notanambassador]

Quite the opposite. I choose my clients. I'm never with someone if I don't want to be with them.