… Slaves are plied with drinks, buyers are plied with watered-down drinks, and good hookah is smoked by all.  Belly-dancers recruited from the Black Rock community will be invited to entertain while slaves are shackled, named, and catalogued according to their personal talents and labors.  Experienced slavers help slaves and buyers discover their talents and bid offers.  Slaves learn that, of course, they get to choose their buyer whether by heckling the buyers to make better offers or by subm …