1. Steampunk Harlots - Chapter 01


    Date: 10/23/2023, Categories: Steampunk, Author: RedFireBrand

    ... everyone had heard the whole thing. There were some genuinely disappointed looks from some of her previous conquests and more than a few disgusted looks amidst the shocked expressions.
    
    "Balls…" Hannah muttered.
    
    "As many as you could ever want. Now let's go." Mari quickly led Hannah out of the bar and towards the cable cars that would take them to the docks.
    
    Unimaginatively named Crater Peak, the city they lived in was on a mountain that was also in the middle of a crater. The surrounding mountain range provided a massive natural barrier against any force attempting to march on it. Initially founded by the few hardy travellers who braved the crater mountains, the invention of the airship led to the creation of a castle at the mountain's peak inside the crater. Airship docks were installed below the castle as a trade hub, and the rest of the city crawled down from the peak towards the valley. Farms in the valley fed the city and grew some of the most exotic crops the local environment allowed.
    
    When they reached the cable car station, Hannah flattened out her red skirt to ensure it didn't look messy while she smirked at Mari, who adjusted hers as if it mattered.
    
    The station this low in the city was rather run-down with mouldy concrete and rotten wood panels, but the carriage itself was finely decorated. It wasn't often that it ever came so low in the city.
    
    "Looks like someone is having a bad day if they had to come down from the castle," Mari ...
    ... mused.
    
    "Either that or someone is slumming it. How did you get up and down for that meeting?" Hannah responded.
    
    "Oh, there was a posting," She smiled. "I just made use of a wire and called ahead. She sent word, and I was able to hitch a ride on one of the cargo carriages."
    
    "Well, this will be a nicer ride for sure. Assuming we can get on, I'm not going to go look for a cargo carriage with this thing here."
    
    There were two obstacles to getting onto the gondola. One was a young man sitting in a control booth that doubled as a ticket counter at the door. The other was preening his moustache and trying not to let the local air touch his suit.
    
    "What one do you want?" Mari asked, adjusting her breasts.
    
    "You know the drill, whoever he looks at the most. The other gets the man in the booth."
    
    Mari held her hands behind her back as she trotted up to the gondola with a grin. Hannah walked gracefully beside her with a smile. Both men noticed the women approaching and were stunned when they reached the doorway the fop had been standing in.
    
    "What are..." his eyes moved between the girls until they settled on Mari, "...you two doing here?"
    
    Mari wanted to wink at Hannah but kept her eyes on her mark.
    
    "Well, we need to get up to the docks. I'm a bit afraid of heights, but I had hoped someone could keep my mind off things. Also, you look like a man who has better things to do than just standing around. Perhaps we can help each other out."
    
    "Indeed, I have better things to do... ...
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