"Oh shit, I forgot to check the time difference," Stacey cursed as she realised her mistake.
"Stacey? What the fuck are you doing, calling me at two in the morning for, girl?" Jessie asked before she gave a large yawn.
"Wasn't it three in the morning a moment ago?" Lorelie asked Rowena in a whisper, who smirked in response.
"Sorry, Jessie, I just wanted to check up on how things are on Trillion after what happened. Also, I have someone who wants to talk business with you."
"Things are shit, what did you expect? Becky's is still running on the emergency generators while we wait for a new planetary reactor to be built and for them to replace all the power conduits that got fried.
Because we're one of the few places that has emergency generators, we've been turned into a relief centre with the TISF and auditors working out of the back rooms. I mean, seriously, who has ever heard of a brothel becoming a relief centre and military HQ? A school or gym, maybe, but a fucking brothel?" Jessie replied without hesitation before adding, "As for the person who wants to talk business, tell them to call me during business hours. I may run a brothel, but unlike the other girls, I don't stay up all night riding cock."
"HAHAHAHAHA," Rowena burst into laughter before saying," I like this girl and her lack of filter."
"Who the fuck is that, laughing so loud? Tell her to shut the fuck up," Jessie complained as she tried to focus on the holographic screen before her.
"That would be my grandmother," Stacey replied with a smirk.
"Grandmother? Shit, girl, didn't know the old hag was still alive, you would think a bitch that old would know how to keep her voice down when someone wants to sleep." Jessie replied.
As they heard what they said, the other women all burst into laughter while Rowena raised an eyebrow in surprise, torn between being amused and insulted.
"I also like this girl; it's not every day you find someone who will openly insult Rowena," Aphrodite said in amusement.
"Rowena? Who's that? And who are you bitch?" Jessie asked as her eyes finally started to regain focus.
"Rowena would be my grandmother, Diva Rowena Nosferatu, and "that bitch" as you called her, would be Diva Aphrodite," Stacey replied in an amused tone as she could tell what was going to happen next.
"Huh? HHHHUUUUUUHHHHHHHH?" Jessie said in surprise as her voice grew louder and her drowsy state vanished, allowing her to see the three divas sitting with Stacey.
"What the fuck, girl, are you at some diva convention or some shit?" Jessie asked.
"Not quite, I'm on Felinia Seven," Stacey replied.
"Felinia Seven? Oh, right, the UMB Cup, someone mentioned that Diva Lorelie will be performing at the opening ceremony."
"So you awake now?" Stacey asked with a smirk very reminiscent of Rowena's.
"Damn straight, but still, why are you calling me so god damn early?"
"Yeah, that's my bad, I forgot to check your local time before calling."
"My bad she says as if that makes up for it." Jessie grumbled while running a hand through her messy hair as she said apologetically, "Sorry about that, Diva Rowena. I only just found out recently through The MMM Show that you're actually Stacey's grandmother; my mind wasn't fully processing what I was saying before."
"It's quite right, we're the ones who woke you in the middle of the night after all," Rowena replied.
"So where's Adam? He is not with you?" Jessie asked curiously.
"He's sleeping?"
"What's this? Did you and Diva Lorelie tire him out last night?" Jessie asked with a smirk.
"This afternoon, actually," Stacey replied with a smirk as Lorelie blushed.
"Ma girl," Jessie replied with a smirk while giving the thumbs up.
"How's Susan? I have messaged her a few times since you all got power back, and she says she's fine, but she wouldn't tell me if she wasn't," Stacey asked with concern.
"She's fine, just bored out of her mind. She's a hacker, so if she isn't sitting at a console working on something, she gets bored and with most of the consoles being out of action, she doesn't have anything to do."
"Does that mean the whole porn business is on hold right now?"
"Unfortunately, so we got a few recorded as per Adam's suggestions, and they sold like hot cakes, seriously, every time we restocked, we were sold out again within a few hours, people can't get enough of this shit.
However, the EMP blast fried our recording equipment along with almost every other piece of tech on the planet. Now we need to wait until we can get more ordered in from off-world. Unfortunately, porn recording equipment is not on the TISF's list of essentials."
"I can imagine," Stacey said with a sigh.
"Since your business is currently on hold, there doesn't seem much point in us negotiating. However, I would still like to learn more about what this whole porn business is that Adam came up with. If I like the idea and find it interesting, I might be willing to negotiate and offer some assistance." Aphrodite suddenly said.
"She doesn't know?" Jessie asked in surprise.
"Nope, Adam kept it quiet since he made the deal with you. He said that he would only reveal it after she agreed to work with you as one of the actresses." Stacey replied.
"Wow, he actually managed to say no to Diva Aphrodite. I'm impressed, not sure I have ever heard of a man doing that," Jessie said in an impressed tone.
"It's certainly unusual," Aphrodite confirmed before saying, "While I admit it happened fairly often when I was young, there have been only a handful of people who have refused a request from me in the last few hundred years. Those people were powerful individuals who could resist my pheromones and charms."
"Like who?" Stacey asked curiously.
"Mainly the progenitors, like the Demon King or Lord Omniel. Adam is the first non-progenitor male I have met who has resisted them."
"Still, I'm surprised he didn't discuss the deal with Diva Aphrodite and try to bring you in, with your popularity, our business could reach even greater heights," Jessie said with mild surprise.
"It's because he made a deal with you, Adam keeps his word and won't go back on a deal once he's made it; however, that also means that should the other party go back on the deal, he wont show them any mercy," Stacey replied in a serious tone.
"Was that a threat, Stacey?" Jessie asked with a frown.
"No, it was a warning, and not just to you, because there are other people present, Adam has made deals with."
"I see," Jessie said thoughtfully before saying, "Well, I'm open to negotiating and bringing Diva Aphrodite in if she's interested, but let me say one thing first: I'm not a law-abiding citizen like your friends you're sitting with, Diva Aphrodite. I'm a criminal and the leader of one of the most powerful gangs on Trillion. I know things."
Aphrodite's eyes narrowed before she said, "I see, that's good to know, thank you for informing me."
The other women, especially Rowena, who had known Aphrodite longest, looked at her curiously, wondering what Jessie could be alluding to.
"Good, then let's get started, "Jessie said as her smile returned and she asked, "What has Adam and Stacey told you so far?"
"Not much, Adam just mentioned that the current way we do sex movies is wrong," Aphrodite replied.
"Yeah, that's pretty much what he told us to. Did he tell you why it's wrong?"
"No."
"Ok, so currently the sex movies you participate in work by you, the customer assuming the viewing angle of the person you're doing something sexual with or having sex with, right? However, that's all they receive, meaning other than it being from the first-person perspective, it's not much better than the holographic sex videos you partake in."
"Ok, so how are these porn videos you've been making different?" Aphrodite asked curiously.
"I will get there, hang on," Jessie replied before continuing, "So the only way for a person to climax from watching a VR sex video is to stop watching one and then masturbate while remembering what they saw. This is actually worse than the holographic sex movies because, at least with those, you could masturbate while watching.
"The new porn industry is more interactive; it uses actors and actresses with neurolinks to record not only their first-person perspective but also their feelings and sensations. Doing it this way tricks their mind and body into thinking that it's actually them participating in the sex and so their body reacts accordingly, including climaxing at the appropriate time."
Aphrodite gaped in shock as she heard Jessie's explanation, while Lorelie, Rowena and Erkath all looked surprised at what they had just heard.
"That's basically the same tech that the militaries of the different races use to download real-life combat experience to new recruits, isn't it?" Erkath finally asked.