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"I don't think you want to know how we make our money. If you really do, then
talk to Jano, he's the brain behind the operation," says Eik, and turns his head to
Janokovic:
"Jano, you lazy bastard, you’re asleep."
Eik walks a few meters to the opposite side of the bench, giving Janokovic a slap.
"Yeah… well," says Matt, "I don't think we have to talk about all this stuff now,
or what we're doing here. We've been very lucky, and now we're partying,
alright? "
"Yeah, let’s not talk about it," interjects Dan. "You've been clever boys, and that’s
great."
Now Bibi’s rubs herself up against Eik, caressingly, as she interrupts the
conversation, speaking directly in Eik’s ear.
"Maybe you can teach me some of your little tricks?" She says that in an almost
inaudibly voice.
Outside, in front of the park, buses with theatre guests are arriving. The first
performance of the Sunday is over, and the audience is buzzing in the streets.
Sundays means many tourists. Alongside the park, the people hop on and off the
tourist-buses. An hour before each performance, the area around the theatres
undergoes a transformation that almost surpasses the magic that plays out on
stage.
The theatre street and surrounding area are transformed into a melting pot of
people. The restaurants are packed, there are queues at the kiosks and ticket
sellers, alongside the souvenir shops and street vendors, are all shouting out
their offers. This all plays out in a blissful combination. When the last show of the
night has ended, the area changes back to normal. Then the buses disappear, the
guests finish their dinner at the restaurants and the souvenir dealers and ticket
sellers stops yelling. The people working with or around the downtrodden Tube
can have a sigh relief and breathe easy once again. The street sweepers can begin
the tedious work of cleaning up the roads.
An elderly couple that have bought sandwiches arrives very near The Skillers
and Brighton boys. They choose to sit down on a bench not far from the lads. The
elderly couple didn’t take notice of the young people, and is just sitting