Reno woke up in a cold sweat, the chill in his body no fault of his condo's thermostat. Today was the day, and he felt sick, but knew his superiors would tolerate no excuses but death for getting out his latest assignment.
"You want me to volunteer for what?" Reno said, going even paler if possible, positive he misunderstood what Rufus had said.
"You heard me, it will promote a positive image for the Turks." Rufus said .
"Why not use a SOLDIER?" he asked, sweating. "I mean the any of the golden three would bring in much higher cash then me."
"There are...reasons I can't use SOLDIERS. It will bring great publicity to us and it's not like you don't know what you're doing."
"Of course I do." he snapped.
"Then I suggest you follow orders or face court martial or worse, Turks do specialize in body disposal. Your choice." Rufus said with gravity in his voice and Reno just took a bracing breath and nodded.
A knock on his door got him reluctantly out of bed, and he opened it to see Barret, Rude, Sephiroth, and Tseng standing there. Tseng was holding a tuxedo. "Good, you're up. Now you can take a shower, because you're not going to show the women anything but you at your best." Tseng ordered him as the other men escorted him to the bathroom to make sure he didn't try and make a break for it.
After the shower, Reno put on the tuxedo with extreme distaste. He felt like he was being trussed up like a turkey. His 'entourage' got him down into a limo to drive to the convention center. Looking out the window, he felt another chill every time he saw a poster about today's event, and they were everywhere.
"See how Shin-Ra loves life!" "The Turks want to make love, not war!" "Support unwed mothers!" "Help the planet by repopulating it!"
By the time the limo pulled to a stop in front of the center, Reno was a nervous wreck. He had to be forced out, and there was already a line of women outside, who all started getting excited when they saw him being 'escorted' inside. Reno tried to ignore their voracious looks at him. He felt like a juicy steak in a starving wolf pack's den.
Cait Sith was there at the entrance calling out to the crowd and passerbys like a circus barker. "Come one, come all! Bid on your chance to experience Reno "Love Machine" Sinclair! $500 per seat, a small price to pay for the opportunity to have the Turks' second-in-command's offspring! All proceeds go to charity!"
Yuffie bypassed waiting in line, since she had bought the tickets for herself, Tifa, and Aerith in advance, thinking it would be a fun girl's day out to watch Reno squirm, since according to Elena, he was terrified over this auction.
"Why am I doing this?" Aerith questioned as they were escorted to their assigned table.
"To see a Turk on display like a common chocobo stud, knowing he's living in his own nightmare." Yuffie grinned.
"That's mean." Tifa chided her friend as they all sat down.
"It's called payback." Yuffie replied with an air of superiority, drawn from her childhood as a Wutaian princess.
Aerith and Tifa exchanged looks and shrugged, being used to her occasional snobbery. The lights suddenly dimmed except for a spotlight at the podium onstage.
"Welcome to the first ever Mother's Day Rebirth of Charity auction!" Reeve spoke into the microphone at the podium. "Before we get started, I'd like to explain the rules of this auction. You are bidding on a night with Reno, starting with dinner and ending with his pumping your body not only full of pleasure, but Turkish sperm when you're at your most fertile. And by bidding, you legally agree to not seek child support from him. That's one reason for the high cover charge, we wanted to make sure you can take care of your own child. Reno also legally agrees to not seek parental rights. All proceeds from this auction will go to a home for unwed mothers. Now, let's welcome the man of the night, Reno Sinclair!"
A second spotlight focused on a forcefield cage that looked like glass, and Reno was inside, looking very attractive with the black and white of his tuxedo complimenting his hair and eye color, but he was obviously not happy. Sephiroth was behind the cage, and Barret and Rude were one on each side of it.
"The bidding will start at $100 dollars, any takers?" Reeve asked as Cait Sith came in and got on his shoulder. The lights were turned back on, and they saw that every bidding number sign in the building was shoved up in the air.