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The party, one for such high society that even rumors of their wealth were understated, wasn't the biggest Shen had ever been to. The whole event took place in a little beach house, and had a grand total of around thirty attendees. It was an intimate affair, and with the subject matter being discussed and displayed being of a rather sensitive nature, the intimacy helped ease the obvious tension. A couple party-goers were rather paranoid, but upon seeing they were amongst friends, they loosened up. Shen wasn't one of those nervous ones, but he wasn't like the other attendees either. He had nothing to flaunt, at least in terms of what the others were looking at. He was more here to shop and to see what he could get for the money that was needed for one of the expensive 'toys' the others had. He had received an invite from one of his oldest business associates, and it would be both bad business sense and just plain rude to not attend. So he went, with both an open mind and a blank check, hoping to see what made all those 'toys' so special.

"Shen, you made it. Nice to be seeing you here." A low, thickly-accented voice came up from behind the lion, making him turn around to see a well-dressed ursine. The rather portly bear smiled and gave the smaller lion a hearty pat on the back as he approached, then extended a paw. Shen grunted at the pat, his svelte frame taking that impact in stride thanks to the shape Shen kept himself in. He nodded to his ursine compatriot, smiling a warm smile and reciprocating the extended paw by taking it in his own and giving it a firm shake.

"Nice to see you too Bruno, and company." Shen gave a nod to the two nearly-nude leopards draped off of the bear's arms, each giggling shyly and eyeing him with sultry expressions. The lion ignored their trained advances however, knowing how to shrug off a whore a lot better than most of his fellow billionaires. "Enjoying your evening so far?" Bruno looked at each of his female felines, both of whom looked back with those same sultry eyes and giggling, bubbly expressions. He then looked back at Shen with an expression that gave away the answer, and also hinted at a little more than the lion every wanted to know about one of his business partners.

"You are asking such silly question. I have these two fine specimens with me here; why would I not be having good time?" Shen shrugged, chuckling lightly to himself as Bruno let out a loud, guttural laugh and grasped his armcandy tightly to his large sides. "I am having wonderful time here. You, however, do not look like you are enjoying yourself much."

"I am having a good enough time. I came to see what all the fuss was about your friends... I think I am starting to get it too." Bruno listened to what Shen said intently, looking to be thinking for a moment after the lion stopped talking. He let go of his arm candy, which held onto him for a moment longer before he threw his paws up and ushered them away. They scurried off towards the bathroom, handbags in paw and the lipstick already out to pamper themselves up even moreso for their 'friend'. It was almost laughable to Shen as he watched, but he stayed quiet. Bruno beckoned him closer as soon as the two leopards were gone, and wrapped his arm around Shen as soon as he was within reach.

"Have you spoken to our friend yet for getting your own... As you said, 'friend'?" Shen shook his head no in response, which caused Bruno to draw back a little bit in surprise. He then started walking, all but dragging Shen along with him as the bear's lumbering steps were far longer and faster than Shen could keep up with at a normal pace. Shen started to protest, but stopped himself and just tried to keep pace, struggling and getting annoyed at that fact almost immediately. His hair-trigger temper was just seconds from going off as he was dragged along through the party, a couple on-lookers seeing the sight and chuckling amongst their tight-knit cliques. The lion hated being embarrassed, and was about to throw caution to the wind and yell at one of his best clients when the walking stopped and Bruno's grip on him eased. "You are single and living alone in your-"

Bruno was cut off by rather large black panther walking out of the doors in front of him, and nearly running right into him. He let out a low growl at the feline, but she barely even noticed as she was chatting with the equally-fat female eagle behind her. "Guuuurl, I jus got mai claaaws deed, and mai furrr deed, and that lil mofucka in there just... Daaayum." The eagle laughed in agreement, steering her gabby friend right past Bruno and Shen with a wink to Bruno. He winked back, smiling as the panther chatted on about stuff on her dress and 'all up in her hair'. Bruno gave Shen's shoulder a little squeeze after the pair of females had moved past, looking down at the lion with a smirk that confirmed Shen's suspicions about what had just gone on in that room.

"She met out friend I think, and you will meet him too now. Go in and have your fun cub." And with that, Bruno pushed Shen through the still-open door before shutting it behind him. He turned around to glare at Bruno for being so forceful, but the door was already shut and he was in the room with just a small badger opposite him. He peered over reading glasses, looking the lion up and down for a moment as Shen slowly approached him. The lion's temper was short, and Bruno bluntness had only shortened it, so when the badger took too long to speak, Shen got impatient and begun flicking his tail to make that evident. The badger hardly seemed to notice, still inspecting the lion like he was a lab rat with a fatal disease rather than a fellow anthro. Shen had begun tapping his foot too, his tolerance for the inspection waning as he gave the badger a rather annoyed look.

"Are you going to speak?" Shen asked finally, looking right at the badger's eyes with a threatening glare. The mustelid simply looked back through intelligent, powerful eyes. Shen wasn't threatened in the least, but he did gain an instant respect for those eyes and the badger who owned them. His question was quickly forgotten as he just stood, his serenity gone but his attitude still subdued; the lion was no stranger to his place, even if he got put in it very rarely. Bruno was one of the few that could put him there, if not barely simply due to his size. Shen's father was another, but that old lion had died the year earlier, and added a large amount of money to Shen's already-impressive wealth. There were others, but the lion wasn't concerned with them at the moment, as he was more curious, and irritated, with the badger in front of him.

It seemed to take ages, but the badger finally 'hmm'd and pointed to his left. Shen looked that direction, raising an eyebrow as he turned his gaze back to the mustelid. He hadn't stopped pointing that way, and so Shen took it as an invitation and started off down the hallway that went in the general direction the badger had been pointing. It was a dark hallway, and the lion could barely see for the first few moments as his eyes adjusted. Once they did however, he saw what looked to be cages, several of them, stacked on top of one another. He let out a light gasp as he looked down the hallway, as most of those cages were populated with lithe, cowering furs. He wasn't expecting such a sight, but quickly regained any lost composure as it was not entirely a surprise either. Though he knew that there were going to be wares on display, he still hadn't been entirely prepared for the sight of such blatant containment. These were toys, nothing more as far as most of the guests were concerned, and he needed to keep himself in that mindset as well.

Putting that thought in the back of his mind and keeping it there, he started to really look at what was in those cages. Each one had a male in in, something which surprised him as he was expecting something more along the lines of a female and male mix. How could that little badger known his preference simply by staring at him for a few minutes? It unnerved Shen slightly, but he kept that thought pushed down as he was here to browse, not to agonize over how someone had figured out just what he was into so quickly. So he set back to inspecting the lot, poking and prodding much like what one does when they are buying a pet, only these pets were far more expensive and intelligent. Each cage had a card on it that said what the anthro inside was capable of, and Shen took the time to read those on the ones he took an interest in based on their looks alone. Most all were capable of menial tasks, but very few were good with other males, so that severely limited Shen's choices.

It didn't take long for Shen to sift through those limited choices, and get to the end of the hallway without making a decision. There wasn't one that was jumping out at him, so he decided to hold off for the time being and just not get a pet right then. He walked back down the hallway once he reached that opinion, giving passing glances at all the furs in their cages as he walked by. He did want to take one or two of them for a test drive, even if he didn't ultimately want to make a purchase. Shen made a mental note to ask about it as he exited the hallway back to the main area that the badger was still sitting in, albeit now smoking from a long pipe. "I'm afraid I'm not entirely sold on anything you have here with you. I do, however, want to try a couple of them out to see just how well trained you keep them. I can compensate you for the time spent using each if necessary."

The badger looked at Shen again for a long moment, studying the feline as he took a deep breath from his pipe. The mustelid held it in for a long moment, then released it up into the air in a pair of perfectly formed rings, making Shen raise an eyebrow in both annoyance and confusion. The badger then produced a set of keys, each with a number on them that matched the numbers on the cages. He also gave Shen a rather plain business card, which had little more than a phone number, address, and the badger's name: Mr. King. Shen gave a nod of thanks, pocketing the card and producing a check along with a pen as he prepared to pay. King held up a paw to stop him though, shaking his head in refusal. That really took Shen by surprise, as he wasn't quite used to things being free at this level of high society; everyone always wanted something. Mr. King was quite confident in his products apparently, and that only made Shen more excited as he set off down the hallway once again.

He strode over to the cage containing his first choice: a grey husky with the cutest bubblebutt Shen had every laid eyes on. He helped the feeble, subby fur from his cage with a sole paw, if not a little aggressively as he wasn't feeling too patient. He then pulled the canine along to the second cage, unlocking it and getting out his second choice: a large draft horse that looked to be cramped just from being forced into a small cage. The toned muscles and look of experience in his eyes had just sucked Shen right in, and the feline took him with his free paw and helped him out. He then started down the hallway towards the sole door at the end of it, the two anthros clutching his paws and obediently following him in silence. Neither looked ashamed or fearful, but they both had a look of submission on their faces which made Shen smirk inwardly as he opened the door. A sole bed populated the room, along with various sex toys and bondage gear, some of which was going on that horse as far as Shen was concerned. It had been a while since he had experienced truly good sex, and a threesome with two experienced, downright hot, and utterly submissive partners... It was a good thing Shen hadn't just had his claws done.

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Ding-Dong. A badger looked up from behind the counter of his small shop, peering over a pair of round reading glasses to see who had just entered. His hard face softened to a welcoming smile as his eyes settled onto a lion, and a tall one at that. He walked right over to the counter, his stride confident and powerful, as if he owned the very ground he was walking on. It took the badger a minute, as his eyesight wasn't the greatest, but he recognized the lion as he got closer as being the one from the party a week prior. The same lion who had spent nearly an hour breaking in two of his finer males and left with nary a word. The mustelid honestly wasn't expecting to see him again, as the look on the lion's face when he had left had been one of dissatisfaction, rather than the usual amazed and impressed looks that left those rooms. However here he was, gold fur shining slightly in the light as he loomed over the counter and looked down at the badger. "Hello again Mr. King, I'm here about the new shipment you just got in."

The badger nodded, gesturing to the back with his pipe as he went back to reading. Shen didn't need to be told twice as he walked around the counter and through a curtain to the back, which was rather plain and smaller than he expected. A sole door was on the back wall, and since there were no furs in the immediate back room, Shen opened the door and peered in. He was expecting rows of cages, much like what he had seen at the party the night before, but to his surprise the room was far nicer than even the barren front of the shop. Dimly lit and painted a very soothing red, it was laid out much like a standard Asian love hotel. There were walls filled with small, enclosed bunks which could hold two average-sized furs at most, and gave them some room to move for doing their 'business'. A bed was at the far end of the few rows of cubicles, for the larger sized furs that needed it. There was even a large fur in the bed, collared and ready to go from the looks of it.

Shen stepped into the room, taking it all in for a moment as he strode past the little bunks, peering into a few to see just what was in them. Each housed a small fur of varying species, gender, and age. A tiger cub, an older bruin, a middle-aged lioness... All were there, nude and on display in their little cubbies as they waited for a passerby to get in with them and try them out. It would have sickened most, but Shen was barely even phased by the whole display; he had heard of and seen far worse in some of his executive friends' basements. He also knew that these furs were all either marked for death or in exile from their own country (Shen made sure not to get involved in the tasteless business of smuggling), so the fate of being a rich young business fur's sex toy was far better than what reality wanted for them.

Shen kept searching, peering into each of the tiny domiciles he past now as he wanted to make sure he left no stone unturned in his search for a companion. He did perk up upon seeing a couple, and even went as far as to look into their tiny 'rooms' to see the entire package better. Neither met his requirements though from a visual standpoint, so he continued searching. He made sure to read the skills each of the potential pets of his possessed, as what they could do was just as important as how they looked. Not a one came up to his standards in both departments though, and as he neared the end of the rows of cubicles, he feared that he wouldn't be able to find any one for him. It would have been a wasted trip, just like the one to the party, and that would not go over very well for him.

As Shen conceded and began to head out, an unmarked bunk caught his eye. It was clearly fresh, as the paperwork was blank on it and the fur inside smelled rather strongly of sweat and dirt. Shen peered in, more in curiosity than in interest as he knew nothing about the being inside. His eyes met a black and blue German-Shepard, which couldn't have been a day over 18. Matted fur covered the dark beast, accented by bright blue eyes and blue fur on the tip of his tail, which matched his hair dead on. He had a look about him of being weary and downtrodden, which combined with his dirty looks and tattered clothing tugged at Shen's heart strings just hard enough to get the lion to look closer. He opened the container, looking the canine over without a word. The canine's eyes gave away his fear almost instantly, as he backed up towards the back of the bed with silent terror all over his face.

"Undress. Now," Shen ordered the canine. The black and blue mutt complied instantly sliding out of his ripped pants and equally-destroyed boxers. He then lay down like he was dead with his clothing beside him, letting the lion inspect him as he was expecting. Not wanting to disappoint, Shen immediately set to inspecting the canine for wounds and various other traits. Touches to certain spots got moans and grunts, of both pleasure and pain, as the feline's paws roamed the black fur. A large sheath with an impressive set of balls, big paws, a svelte yet toned frame... Shen needed to see one more detail before he made a decision. "Roll over."

Again, the canine complied instantly, grunting lightly in pain as he lay on his chest, which was clearly injured the way he was holding himself. Shen hadn't felt anything broken, so he assumed little more than bruising. Once the canine was on his stomach, Shen looked at the final detail he needed to decide if he wanted the pup's body or not: the ass. It was a rather small bubblebutt, but with enough meat for groping and fucking. Pleased, Shen rolled the canine back over onto his back and looked him over once again. The body was one thing, but Shen needed a few more details before he made any sort of decision about purchasing. This one wasn't priced yet, but he could only imagine for one such as this once he had been cleaned and taken care of properly. The mutt looked starved for the first thing, and with injuries like the ones he had it would be at least a couple weeks before anyone could properly 'use' him.

"Do you speak?" Shen asked, eyeing the canine incredulously. The dog blinked for a moment, looking up at the lion in utter shock as he fumbled with a response.

"Ye... Yessir."

"What are your name, skills, and any other relevant details?"

"My name is Bolt. I am skilled at all forms of housework, both inside and out, as well as basic accounting and bookkeeping. I am STD free, 18, an orphan, and a very fast learner." The canine paused, hoping that was enough but looking to have plenty more to say if needbe. Shen simply sighed and shook his head, a small smile curling on his lips that brought a mixture of terror and comfort to the dog.

"Rather random list Bolt. You need to work on your organizational skills." Shen looked him over once more, then reached down for the door to the cubicle. "Get dressed again, as I don't think Mr. King appreciates his products nude." Bolt nodded, his ears flattening as he was referred to as a product. Shen thought nothing of it though, as that was what the young male was; a product, nothing more. The lion shut the door and left the canine to his business, turning to go once the door was latched shut again. He hadn't seen any others as promising as that young male, so he needed to ask about that one specifically... Something about him was clicking with Shen that hadn't with any other one he had seen. He just hoped that he would be able to get a deal from Mr. King, and that there was nothing about the canine that he needed to know.

Shen stepped out into the main store again after his short stroll to the door, a few whimpers seeing him off from the room. He didn't feel entirely great about leaving those furs alone, but feeling for products would send him down a nasty path, so he just ignored it as best he could and instead focused on how he was going to get the best deal he could out of the badger. That would be easier said than done, but Shen was a master negotiator if nothing else, so he was going to go about what he always did and hope it worked according to plan. He hadn't been given time to scope out his opponent though, so that was a rather large hindrance for him. It wasn't one he was going to wrestle with though; his mind was set on that black and blue husky, so it was only going to be how cheaply he got the canine. There also was the battle of getting him at all, as the husky didn't look quite ready to sell just yet.

"I'll take that black and blue item you have in the back Mr. King." The badger didn't even flinch, he just looked up at Shen for a long moment, as if to study the feline. Shen looked back, determination in his eyes now that he had something he wanted.

"No." The badger had a very thick Asian accent as he spoke, which made him slightly hard to understand. It wasn't enough to have the word of denial be misinterpreted by Shen though, who arched his eyebrows in surprise. Getting the canine was going to be harder than he thought.

"Why is that?"

"Not for sale." Shen frowned; everything was for sale, it was just a matter of naming the proper price.

"Reserved or is it not ready to be sold?"

"Reserved." Again, Shen frowned. Not only was the badger an unflinching, unyielding wall of emotionless negotiation, but he was loyal to his customers if Shen was to believe any of Bruno's stories. Shen did trust the bruin too, so he knew that he had quite the battle ahead of him in order to get the canine.

"How much?" Shen asked, his voice low and as intimidating as he dare make it. This caused the badger paused, looking at Shen again for another long moment. The mustelid apparently didn't take well to threats, as he didn't say anything and instead went back to reading what he had been when Shen had first walked into the store. Shen sighed as he saw this, his head slightly hung in defeat as he looked at the badger for a moment more. Master negotiator or not, Shen wasn't going to get anything more out of the hard to understand wall of fur ahead of him, so he just resorted to not asking anymore. He turned to leave, his decision final and his will not in it enough for the product to bother putting up much more of a fight.

"Take now and you can have." Shen turned around, his paw on the handle of the door as the badger had spoken. He looked back at the mustelid with a curious expression, stepping back from the door towards the counter oncemore. "Thing battered, need repairs. Client no like that, so take now."

"Ok, how much?" Shen's tail twitched with delight, as he took out his check book and prepared a pen to write with. The badger took out an invoice pad, writing down a rather large figure for an item that would substitute naming the actual item being sold. He then tore off the sheet he wrote said figure on and gave it to Shen, who eyed it for a moment before sighing and making out a check in that amount to the company at the top. He did so only because he knew that in spite of how high the six figures were, the total was nothing in comparison to the sums of money that some of the products in the back cost. It wasn't as if he didn't have more money than he knew what to do with either, as that was why one bought one of these pets; all that money needs to be spent somewhere. "Here."

"Pull car around back, I give you there." The badger then stood, barely taller standing than he was sitting as the chair he was in had held him rather high off the ground. He then slowly made his way to the back of the store, cane in his paw as he shuffled along. Shen took his leave at that point, walking right back to the door and opening it up to the rather dreary afternoon which gripped the city with its oppressing fog. He didn't have to stay in the fog long, as he had parked close to the store, but it was enough to make his suit slightly damp and form droplets of water on his whiskers. He also noted how wet his car was from just sitting outside for the mere twenty minutes he had been inside the shop with the badger; it was enough to ruin the detail work he had done just a week prior. This did annoy Shen, but he had more pressing concerns, so he slipped inside the rather lavish BMW and started it up, tossing it into gear and slowly pulling into the alley alongside the store.

It was a tight squeeze, but he was an expert driver, so getting the wide BMW down the alley wasn't as much of a challenge as it looked. Shen got the vehicle to the back of the store after a few moments, parking it in the small lot behind the store. Letting the engine idle as he stepped out of the car again into the very light drizzle that had started up again, he stood in wait beside the open car door with a light frown on his muzzle. His feline nature hated the rain, and his suit wasn't very fond of it either, but he would wait as he wanted what he had just paid a handsome sum of money for, so wait he would. He just hoped that he wouldn't be waiting long, or that he hadn't been scammed. Bruno had told him just how loyal Mr. King was, but then again Shen was hardly one to trust everyone, so he made sure to have that check number in his mind and his banking phone number ready to cancel the check if the badger didn't show.

Shen wasn't waiting long enough for his suspicions to even fully take hold in his mind, as the badger came out back after a minute or so with the canine in tow. The canine was being led by a rope looped loosely around his neck, which held him expertly in place and made sure that he would not go anywhere but where the badger leading him wanted him to. Mr. King dragged the shacked black dog over to the vehicle, waiting for Shen to open a door up and let the German-Shepard into the backseat of his car. Shen did open the door, but didn't let the canine in before laying a towel out over the leather to ensure the rather rank canine wouldn't ruin it. He didn't want to have to do it, so but the car cost almost as much as the dog had, and ruining it wasn't something that Shen wanted to do.

Bolt slid into the car, cowering in fear and doing his utmost to stay just on the towel as Shen shut the door behind him and sighed a soft sigh. He looked at Mr. King, expecting some sort of smug look or even one of distain. There was one of pity and sadness instead, which puzzled Shen as he studied it for a long moment. "He's going to a good home Mr. King."

"I aware. Still sad see him go. So sad his story is." His heavy Asian accent and fast speech made those few sentences a nightmare to decipher, but Shen managed and gave a feeble nod in reply. He didn't want to pry further, and knowing Bolt would have just as many answers as Mr. King, he stopped his curiosity before it got the best of him. Instead, he simply stuck out a paw to the badger and smiled politely.

"Pleasure doing business with you," He stated. Mr. King did not take the paw, but instead bowed low and murmured the same in reply. Shen bowed in return, retracting his paw with a light frown. He only stayed down for a moment, standing back up straight and looking the still-bowing badger over one last time before he made his way to the driver side of the large car. He opened the door, watching and Mr. King pivoted to be bowing towards the car. Shen was puzzled by such humility, but it wasn't something he was going to try and question; the traditions of the East were odd to Westerners like him, and diving down that path could be quite the headache. So the feline slid into his car, wiping the light mist from his face with a large paw before he pushed the start button inside the car. It was keyed to his fingerprint, so it took a moment to scan him before bringing the metallic beast to life.

Tossing the car into gear and slowing starting towards the alley, Shen looked back at his new package and the previous owned in his rearview mirror. Both looked to be doing different levels of groveling, and that made Shen almost feel uncomfortable about the entire deal. He was fairly certain that Mr. King's still-bowed posture was one of respect and politeness for an Asian businessfur, but Bolt's... It was fear that he saw in the canine's eyes more than anything. He wasn't sure of what to do to alleviate that fear, but at the same time he saw no reason to in some part of his mind. He had just purchased property from another businessman like himself, there was no reason for him to try and rid himself of any other emotion than a twinge of wallet pain. Even that little bit of wallet agony was a drop in the bucket for him; he was currently in the process of buying a third house that put this current purchase to shame. There was no point in feeling anything else, or at least he kept telling himself as he slowly drove his car down the alley and pulled out onto the main road, heading towards his current home.