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The Blue Silk

Trip's first impressions of "The Blue Silk" was all the blue silk everywhere but then she noticed all the women in the two rooms that she was walked through. Turtle had her arm and was talking to her the whole time.

"I met Monkey about seven years ago when this place was just a watering hole and the Blue was just a dream of mine. I have always wanted to have my own business and now I do. Cook guess who's here?" Turtle called to what Trip could now see was a kitchen and a pleasantly round woman stuck her head out.

"Monkey! I knew you were coming, I saw you in a dream of mine. I have fixed your favorite." Monkey looked a abashed at this; "What kind of dreams were you having about me Cook?" Cook grinned at him; "Nothing for you to worry about, I'm too old for all that. I just saw you traveling towards us and so I starting cooking your favorite shew. It's ready by the way."

As the four of them had walked through the building they had attracted all the looks and glanced from the women and some of the men in the rooms. Well just Trip had attracted the male's attention. They were looked her up and down like she was a piece of meat. Trip felt the blush on her cheeks and she turned her head to find Monkey. Monkey had a expression on his face that could kill, and he spoke to Turtle.

"You better warn you customers not to do anything to upset Trip. I'll hate to have to put another one through the wall." Turtle raised one delicate eyebrow, sighed at him. "Yes I remember the last time one of the gentlemen got friendly with a girl who wasn't one of my ladies of the night." She cleared her throat and clapped her hands together.

That got the attention of everyone in the room and the noise level in the other rooms went down. "Gentlemen, this girl is a guest here just like you. You see this rather big man behind us. If you do anything to make her uncomfortable in anyway he will put you through the nearest wall and you will be charged to fix it and you will have to apologize to the girl. Do you all understand me?" She said all this with the gentlest smile on her face. All the men nodded and a few of the women too. "Excellent. Please continue to have a wonderful time and do tell me is there is anything that you need extra."

She turned to Monkey, threading her long fingers in front of her and asked; "How is that dear? Did I warn my guests well enough?" Monkey still had a sour expression on his face but he nodded. "Come on Cook's stew is excellent and if she had of her 'visions' again she would enough for even him." The him was of course Pigsy, who still had the slack-jawed look in his face.

The kitchen smelled wonderful to Trip's nose and was packed with people, food and cooking utensils, more than Trip had ever seen before. She had though her village was thriving but now she was beginning to realize that she came from a small village that was struggling to survive. "How can you be so successful and not get the attention of every slaver in the area?"

Turtle turned to face Trip and smiled at her; "Dearest every slaver in the area knows where we are and they know what will happen to them if they decide to be stupid enough to try their thin luck here." She turned away to the woman called Cook; "I don't know long Monkey and his friends will be staying, just keep me up to date on how much they eat." She turned back to face the trio with that smile on her face again; "Of course you are welcome to stay as long as you like or need. What exactly do you need?"

Trip didn't realized how hungry she was until she smelled the kitchen and watched as Cook walked quickly around, when a bowl was placed in her hands full to the brim with a thick stew. Trip's eyes went wide; "For me?" Cook laughed at her disbelieve, "Yes child you look like you're going to blow away if the wind is too strong. Now Monkey what have you been feeding her?" Monkey looked up from his now half-empty bowl.

"Feeding her? Whatever we could find to eat on the way! And are you so worried about a girl never met before?" With that said Monkey went back to his food. Cook snorted, "I know you well enough to know that you'll be fine but this young woman is not used to the rough life you live. I can tell that." Cook turned back to the fire and continued what she was doing before.

Turtle laughed delicately into her hand and refused to meet Monkey's eyes. Trip looked from Monkey to Turtle as she continued to eat the think stew that Cook had given her. "How did you get the name Turtle? You did tell me that I could call you Amelia." Trip asked, Turtle smiled at her, "My given name is Amelia but I got the name Turtle because if this." She turned around and a shield popped out of her back; "It can deflect almost all mech shots and everything that the slavers use. So I have the name Turtle because I have shield on my back like a turtle."

"What work to you need from me now?" Monkey asked Turtle and she smiled that secret smile again. Monkey rolled his eyes; "Oh great you're going to try and get me killed. Into what hell hole are you going to send me this time?" Turtle laughed out loud at that statement. "Now now Monkey, my old friend, I have told you that I only ask to jobs that I know you can do in your sleep. But since you want to get right down to business, we'll need to talk about what you need from me, then I can decide what I need from you."

Monkey nodded, as if he had had this conversation before with her, Trip noticed. "We'll need food, whatever meds you can get and maybe an extra power cell just in case. We are going to where the slavers for Pyramid come from." Turtle's eyebrows raised; "You are unusually ambitious aren't you? May I ask why are you going to the world's end?" Monkey jerked his head to Trip. Trip put her empty bowl down; "For me. I want to the people behind them, behind the slaves and the mechs and the...death."

"Interesting. Well I don't know how far you'll have to go so I'll plan for a long flight. Mmm...That will take five jobs on your end Monkey. I will get everything that I can expect you'll need. Dear girl, what is your name?" Turtle faced Trip; "I'm Tripitaka. But everyone calls me Trip." "Well Trip what skills do you have?" Turtle asked. Trip blushed "I'm a hacker, not too bad of one either." Turtle asked Monkey; "Is she telling me the truth big guy?" He nodded; "Yeah she's good. Too good in my mind."

"Well my dear exchange for your room and board, I need to check through my system's for virus' or sleeper programs. Can you do that?" Trip nodded slowly and Turtle clapped her hands together; "Wonderful! Now that you have finished eating, you are going to get a bath. No doubt you feel every little thing. I'll come with you to help." Turtle once again put her arms through Trip's and pulled her up-right.

"What do you mean you'll help her?" Monkey had sat up straighter and gave Turtle a glare that turned lesser men into fearful puddles. Turtle just stared back at him; "Because she like you, if I may add, is covered in dirt and needs to bathe but to properly wash one's hair, one needs help. Especially when one has as much as Miss Trip has." Turtle turned to the stairs in the back and pulled Trip along with her. Trip waved to Monkey as she disappeared with Turtle.