"...a waiter."
Jake left the otter to join his fellow waiters by the bar. Lago had saved him a
seat and he went over to the rabbit. Ozzy was busy talking to the dancers, so
the waiters had a little free time to talk. However, Bane noticed that Tanuki
wasn't talking or sitting with anyone. He was alone at the far end of the bar,
staring at the floor.
"Hey, Lago," Jake nudged him. Lago nodded as Jake pointed to Tanuki and the
two moved over to him.
"Tanuki?" Jake said. The boy looked up and recognized Jake.
"Oh, hey, Bane."
"What's the matter? Why are you sitting here all alone?"
"It's nothing."
"Come on," Lago said gently, "You can talk to us. We're all in the same boat
here."
Tanuki stared into the other boys' eyes for a long time, then he sighed. "Fine.
You see, my mom died in a car accident last month."
"Oh my God," Lago whispered.
"I'm sorry," Jake added.
"No, it's nothing anyone could prevent. But my stepdad, well, let's just say he
never cared for me. Him and my stepbrother have been cruel to me ever since;
I had to get away. I saw the ad for this job, but I didn't realize what it was until I
was already on the boat. By then, I didn't care what I had to do, as long as I
was far away from home as possible."
"Well, don't worry, you've got friends here," Jake told him.
"You guys really want to be friends with a depressing guy like me?"
"You're not depressing," Lago assured him, "Just hard lucked. Of course we
want to be friends with you."
"Gee, thanks! But, I have to ask, why are you guys here?" Tanuki asked.
"Well, I'm gay and this is the only place where a minor is allowed to have sex
with whoever they want."
"I needed money and didn't pay attention on the boat."
"Alright, boys," came Ozzy's voice from nearby. "Now I know most of you have
been waiters before, but I'm going to go over the rules again just to make sure.
But first, Brer, how about a round for the boys?"
The bear behind the bar brewed up a batch of brown drinks and passed them
out amongst the waiters. Ozzy took a different drink and downed it in a few
gulps. The boys were more hesitant; the drinks were strong and burned a bit on
the way down. They didn't know that their drinks were laced with more of the
aphrodisiac as well as a mildly addictive drug along with the alcohol. It was a
perfect concoction to turn hormone-addled teenage boys into sex junkies. By
the time they were done tonight, they would jump at any opportunity to have
sex with whoever asked.
Ozzy explained that their job was to deliver any food or drinks the patrons
wanted to their tables. Each waiter would be assigned to two tables and
another would be assigned as their relief if they needed a break or were asked
to provide "entertainment". Patrons could either pay for each item at a time, or
set up a tab which would be paid in full and checked off before they could
leave. As far as the other part of the job went, the waiters were required to
either accept or decline politely. If they accepted, they would check in with Brer
first. He would charge the patron for the service and alert the waiter's
replacement. The waiter would then take their client to the rooms in the hallway
next to the bar. A guard would be patrolling the hall in case of emergency.
Pleasure Island's magic negated STDs, so unprotected sex was perfectly safe.
If the patron wanted one of the dancers, they would tell the waiters and the
waiters would tell Ozzy.
"So, remeber," Ozzy finished, "Always be polite and the customer is (almost)
always right. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me or Brer.
Otherwise, your table assignments are on the bar. And feel free to drink up, just
don't get so drunk you can't work. Otherwise you'll be on janitorial duties."
Bane looked at the sheet and found that he was assigned to tables 6 and 12,
right next to Lago's 5 and 11, with Tanuki as his relief. The three boys got
another round in them, and talked about the job ahead until the doors of Club
Merah were opened for business. The tables in front filled up fast and the
second row filled up quickly as well. Within 15 minutes the whole club was full
with a line stretching out the door. Bane went to his tables to serve his first
customers.