A clumsy young man from a diplomatic family escapes a corrupt alien government and takes work as a maintenance man, gaining a position that lets him observe those above him.
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A college escort-service call girl shows up nervously at a fancy hotel, focusing on retail thoughts to steady herself as she heads up to meet her client for the first time.
A young noble's youngest son arrives in a port city to seek employment with the militia after his weapons are stolen from his lodgings.
A young woman, abandoned by her mother and her pimp, gives a hallway blowjob to the older man who took her in while plotting her escape to Florida.
Rey lives in lonely isolation on Tatooine, fixing vaporators and finding herself alone on a harsh desert planet with her thoughts.