Well, recreation isn't always just recreational. They would be learning skills while doing this stuff. If I go and write an android game app, then yeah... maybe I did it for fun, but I also learned how to code in Android, which is basically Java with a few more libraries and some minor differences. So, they are learning job skills that they could use once Alexi frees them, or that might help him now. There's more to running a business than just the product, of course.

So anyway, I'm glad we are agreed on that... Now, I'm ALMOST envious of Alexi's slaves lol. :-P Except for the whole... actually still being slaves part...

Oh, and I was really impressed with your story on the history of cigars and tobacco... that was a really well-done world-expanding piece. I know it's just a small detail, but I love small details like that. :-)