Barmaids

”Well...”

Tanya bit her lip, then scratched her head for a while before she spoke.

”I guess we could drive mineral transports from the mines... or fly crop dusters at the plantations. Decent money, but I don't like those forests. Crawling with all sorts of nasty wildlife. Tentacles, brrr... And there are always mercenary contracts. But you and I aren't exactly soldiers, and we don't have any gear... Or we could just work at a bar. The pay is crap, but it's easy and it's our safest option.”

”Uhm... and do what exactly?” Lisa asked anxiously. The degrading poster from dockmaster's office still fresh in her memory.

”Wait tables of course. What were you thinking of?”

”Oh ok... uhm nothing really.” Lisa blushed and let out a sigh of relief. ”Good idea, captain”

”Welcome to Starlight Bar and Saloon, young ladies. I am Hosk, the owner of this fine establishment,” said the man and made a sweeping gesture around the room. Hosk was a dark-skinned man, perhaps in his fifties, with a shaved head, gray speckled beard, muscular arms and a protruding hairy beer gut that he made no effort to hide in his black leather vest. The place was just opening for the day and a few early patrons were scattered among the tables. At the far end was a stage where a scantily clad woman was performing a slow sensual dance around a pole. It was nothing fancy but not a complete shithole either, not by Oblivion standards anyway.

”It's about the sign outside, the ’waitresses wanted’. Are you still hiring?” said Tanya.

He shamelessly let his gaze wander down the bodies of the two sexy pilots. Lisa blushed again.

”Depends. Do you have any experience?”

”Damn right we have. Sir, you're looking at the best booze slingers of this side of the galaxy,” Tanya said with a face full of confidence.

”Damn right,” Lisa added.

He just shook his head. ”No, you're not. You're most likely just a pair of blithering bimbos,” he muttered, ”But it's not exactly rocket science, and I can't argue with tits and ass like that,” he added bluntly, purposely meeting Lisa's eyes as he said ’tits’.

”You're hired, provided you can start immediately. Wages are paid out at the end of your shifts. You can keep your tips if you get any. Basic meals are included and there's a small room vacant upstairs if you need somewhere to stay.”

”Okay, deal,” Tanya sighed.

”Deal,” Lisa added.

”Excellent... so what are you standing around here for? Now get your aprons and get to work!”

Hosk moved around and placed a quick and firm slap on Lisa's ass. She gasped in surprise. Hosk chuckled, then smacked Tanya in the same way, sending them off to their first day as barmaids.