Does every man (or woman) have his/her price?

[LiverpoolMaster]

Person x wins the lottery/inherits Saudi Arabia/finds Elon Musk's small change wallet (take your pick) and thereby unexpectedly comes into a vast fortune.

They decide that property/luxury cars and holidays etc. are not their thing... but rather the sexual favours of others. Think Redford/Moore.

Could anyone be bought in that way? Who might the protagonist be and who might be on his/her list of targets? What twists and turns might a plot take?

 

[LupusDei]

Far before he could find that answer professional scammers will descend upon him like flies on fresh shit, and he will be stripped and left behind in roadside ditch naked, perhaps very literally.

 

[LupusDei]

But yes, with enough resource, investment and insistence anyone can get fucked at least once. And silenced up forever afterwards if needed be.

Bought directly and easily, no. Some easily, perhaps many could be with the right offer, but far from all, definitely. And that includes strange prices not directly measurable in money already.

 

[LupusDei]

A gal with a goal, that's way too easy. Katherine fucked all the way from enslaved orphan to Empress, without ever learning to write. Needed some weird luck, sure.

A competent female willing to invest time and creativity can fuck any man with no expense beyond perfume. Any man claiming the contrary is a liar. The word "competent" does a lot of heavy lifting there though.

But from a position of power? Hire the guy above his competency, set up for failure, offer an easy out right through her pussy "because I like you that much" in sultry enough voice and she will get her designer baby, or whatever. Drop and catch.

The hardest here is not to bite ones pride, as that may rebound heavily, so direct check may not be best approach for many, even most maybe, but I'm an idealist. And there's sure plenty guys who wouldn't mind.

The guy as the aggressor... everyone does this, so the game is know, and competition hard. But girls are turned on by the smell of money. And a smart enough guy with deep enough pockets will get his pick, unless he's getting too frustrated and impatient. Getting her aboard that yacht may be the hard part. But, beware of bottomless pits of honey, they are carnivores in disguise.

 

[slavemelanie]

I'd like to think I couldn't be bought , but until you're put into the situation can you ever completely know how you'll react. It is only sex though..people eagerly give it away for free every day and love doing it ...hehe

 

[SteelPoint]

Wow. Yes and yes again. The mileage here for e.g. a powerful incest story is enormous. Thanks for the thought! I shall be going away to think something up.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Person x wins the lottery/inherits Saudi Arabia/finds Elon Musk's small change wallet (take your pick) and thereby unexpectedly comes into a vast fortune.

I inherited Saudi Arabia once. Still trying to get the sand outta my shoes. Bloody nuisance.

 

[LiverpoolMaster]

I inherited Saudi Arabia once. Still trying to get the sand outta my shoes. Bloody nuisance.

You'll find that the oil content stops it from chafing...

 

[Magineer]

Quite a possibility, this one. Incest, for sure. I can imagine son winning big on the lottery and then approaching mum with the idea of fulfilling his teenage dreams. A slow burner, with his upping the bribe steadily week by week, dressing it up as a chance for her to make a new start away from her domineering husband etc. A gradual weakening on her part as she realises the new horizons this could open up for her.

A mirror image possible for father-daughter.

Incest aside... school student and favourite teacher?

 

[ericalauren]

To answer the question of if everyone has a price: I don't think so. I mean, I would rather die than have sex, even for a large amount of money. That being said, we asexuals only make up a small percentage of the population, and most allosexual people I know would have sex for money.

 

[sirhugs]

I dare say the Dali Lama doesn't. Not so sure about the rest of us.

 

[LupusDei]

I dare say the Dali Lama doesn't. Not so sure about the rest of us.

For the sake of argument, if a reality controlling power offered to make it so Tibet had never invaded by communist Chinese, I'm not entirely sure there couldn't be compromise or personal sacrifice negotiated. Some prices are simply outside reach of anyone.

 

[ElliottEden]

I guess it depends on what exactly is the price for? Murder? Pal - sure I may take your money but you will probably be out one corpse assuming room temperature. Oh! Cash on delivery you say? Silly you - don't mind the wonderful people in uniforms wanting to have a somewhat intense conversation with you.

Reminds me of a Niven story about blackmailers. It seems that a fair percentage of them expire - at the hands of the people they attempt to extort from. Greed does take a toll. I digress. What's that? The Old Nick gambit, an immortal soul for something of value? Well... huh. I guess that is one way to prove we do have immortal souls eh? But I digress, again. ***Please if anyone has had such an offer - and no being out of your mind on recreational drugs at the time does not count - please call 9-999-666-6666 and let the operator know. There may be a Ginsu knife in it for you!***

Where was I? The price of a thing of value to both parties is what's important. Fucking your dead great grandmother? Dude and or Duddette - that's sick. Ditto if her corpus has a strapon and I'm supposed to be there, bent over to celebrate International Women's Day. (Make it 5 million though and I might think about it). Dammit! I guess I just proved the point there didn't I?

 

[ericrodman101]

I don't know if everyone has their price, but I'm sure I do. And it's a lot less than the value of Saudi Arabia. I expect the oil sheikhs are good examples of what you can do with endless resources. Those guys' palaces must be crammed with concubines, males and females, legal and illegal, free agents and captives, many choosing to go there on the promise of money for their bodies, and others coerced and cajoled and trafficked. The biggest problem with accepting an oil sheikh's bargain would be completing the deal and getting out, I expect.

As for me, I cum a lot more cheaply....

 

[sirhugs]

For the sake of argument, if a reality controlling power offered to make it so Tibet had never invaded by communist Chinese, I'm not entirely sure there couldn't be compromise or personal sacrifice negotiated. Some prices are simply outside reach of anyone.

but personal sacrifice is his whole gig...

 

[NoTalentHack]

Person x wins the lottery/inherits Saudi Arabia/finds Elon Musk's small change wallet (take your pick) and thereby unexpectedly comes into a vast fortune.

They decide that property/luxury cars and holidays etc. are not their thing... but rather the sexual favours of others. Think Redford/Moore.

Could anyone be bought in that way? Who might the protagonist be and who might be on his/her list of targets? What twists and turns might a plot take?

There are a huge number of Indecent Proposal stories in LW. Hell, I’m writing a take on it right now.

 

[LiverpoolMaster]

There are a huge number of Indecent Proposal stories in LW. Hell, I’m writing a take on it right now.

My post was really to sound out people's thoughts on whether morals vs. money, in the materialistic world which we inhabit, is a good driving force for stories. Can sheer "throwing money at it" (in the current phrase) get you anything..?