Jade gives the chain a firmer tug. "Quiet," he reminds him, voice cool. Had his faith in Shinjirou been misplaced? He hadn't expected him to slip up this quickly.

"He's eager," his guest comments. "Poorly trained. Was he broken in at all?" When Jade shakes his head no, the man sighs. "Is this the quality of the stock they're putting on the market nowadays?"

"They did offer me a whip." Jade responds lightly, sitting down next to Shinjirou's head and beginning to toy with his hair. "I suppose the seller thought he'd appeal to the people who like to do the breaking in themselves."

Before, he wouldn't have understood the appeal. But when he remembers the electrifying feeling of Shinjirou bending to his will, he thinks he can sympathize.

His guest, however, is not impressed. "They still shouldn't have sold him to a first-time buyer. I could take him off your hands." Moving with an easy familiarity, he straddles Shinjirou's hips. Jade watches, eyes slightly narrowed, as he runs his hands along Shinjirou's neck and upper torso, toying with his nipples. "He's in good condition, at least. Virgin?"