Ok, a bit of authorial break here: I'm playing. Opening Bid, the story that's
going up piece by piece, is an experiment in serialized storytelling. I'm
having a fun time already, and we're only two days in.

Fair warning, at this time I don't anticipate this particular chapter going
on for more than the length of a good short story.

On the other hand, I've had stories get away from on occasion, so there may
be no point to all this, other than I hope you have some fun with me, dear
reader.