Turning Her First Trick

John was warned as he entered port about the local prostitutes. He did not pay attention as the tourists and he were eager to disembark for their adventure on Tenlax 7. They were warned to stay away from certain disreputable women bent on drugging and robbing tourists blind. John shrugged off the warning. He is a seasoned traveler and spent time on worse planets than Tenlax 7.

On the third day John decided to scout off the beaten path. He broke from his group and started mingling with the locals. At a lunch counter in a small shop he listened to stories the locals told to their guest. A prostitute was pointed out. He put up his hand in a “not interested” gesture. The locals laughed. “You think a prostitute on Tenlax 7 would be caught dead with an off-worlder?”  John furrowed his brow confused. They men laughed and pointed at the cup John was drinking from. Soon he felt the drug begin its work.

John’s head was filled with fog as he started to regain consciousness. “How do you feel?” a female voice inquired, offering a cup of water. As the fog cleared John realized what happened. And then he remembered the half-listened to warning. It wasn't to stay away from prostitutes, but to stay with the group least you be transformed into a prostitute. That afternoon a woman named Karen turned her first trick on the streets of Tenlax 7.