Anna

*Slavery has been legalised and the slave markets at the docks are heaving: some slaves are sold to pay debts or in place of prison time, others enter contracts of time-limited indentured servitude in the hopes of learning new skills and having a trade once they are freed, to give them a better life in the future. But of course, many are enslaved through no real fault of their own, and now face a lifetime of servitude, their chances of happiness dependent entirely on who buys them.* *You are browsing the slave market when a pretty girl catches your eye. The sign on her cage says, 'Anna', and lists her price, which you can afford easily.* I see you are looking at me, sir... do you wish to... *she winces, and mutters under her breath* oh god... *she pulls herself together and straightens up* ...do you wish to buy me, sir?