Boys of Disco City by Zack

Author:Zack
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Bruno Gmünder
Published: 2012-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

A few “slave boys” in nearly nonexistent tunics were stationed at the foot of the columns nearest the side door to the washroom corridor. Their primary purpose—other than to look pretty—was to prevent anyone from thinking they could safely lean against the columns. Quite a few guys attempted to lean on the slaves, only to be swatted off by a legionary’s spear.

Within the space of an hour it had become almost impossible to get from one side of the club to the other. Rod shouted to Gil to help him take off the magazine. “This one’s run through, mate. Time to get it reloaded.”

“Good luck!” Mike shouted in his ear, indicating the packed bodies. Gil nodded and took the magazine from Rod. He began to shove his way through the dancing throng toward the management offices, one of which they had commandeered earlier to act as a production base.

After what seemed like an age but probably about three minutes in reality, Gil managed to push through the last of the beer-swilling wallflowers and through the door marked NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY. Beyond the swing doors, the long hallway that ran behind the dance floor could hardly be called quiet, but after the raucous din in the club it felt almost silent. The thick walls cut the mid and treble sounds of the music, leaving the physical thud of the bass beat to shake the air.

Gil passed the narrow stairway leading up to the massive DJ booth above, and the light and mechanical control center. He knew the manager Damien Foot had his office up there, next to the DJs, in a thickly glassed-in aerie that looked down on the dancers below. He slipped into the office designated for the purpose and sat down at a table, pulling the large change bag into shape.

He opened a drawer under the table and took out a new 400-foot can of film and removed the tape sealing the lid. Then he unzipped the back of the large bag to reveal a second zipper, which he pulled back. Next he placed the new can of film inside, followed by the magazine. Once the two zippers were closed again the square bag, made of several layers of heavy-duty cloth, was lightproof.

From the bag’s nearest edge, two long sleeves jutted out from the corners, with several elastic bands sewn along their length to cinch in against his arms and prevent any light seeping in. Gil took a deep a breath, concentrated his mind on the task ahead, and then slid his hands into the sleeves, a process that took a considerable amount of wriggling and pulling one sleeve over to the other to grip through the material, until finally the tops were up to his shoulders and his hands were in the bag’s depths. Order of events, he thought.

Because the complex operation necessitated opening the sealed magazine to exchange the film that had been exposed in the camera for a

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