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Do you remember the story "Robinson Crusoe"? I don't see it nowadays but I remember reading condensed children's versions when I was a kid.

It's about a guy named Robinson who became stranded on a deserted island, and he has to survive off the land with what little he salvaged from the ship's wreck before it got smashed by the waves.

Later Robinson finds that there are occasional cannibal tribesmen on the island, and they sometimes butcher up their prisoners during their feasts. He manages to free one prisoner, who then becomes his loyal servant and assistant. He teaches the ex-prisoner English, and the guy also converts to Christianity. (this book was written in a different era, when Europeans were all about civilizing other peoples with their superior culture and religion). As Robinson first had met this prisoner on a Friday, thus he was named Friday.

Both men were strong and muscular from the work of making a living off the land. Life was difficult as they had few tools for farming and fishing, and the island was not particularly bountiful in resources. While the story does not mention Friday's emotional condition, Robinson became a devout Christian as he was thankful to God for his survival and having everything he needs.

However, one missing element was glaring- intimate human companionship. In that era, it was pretty much taboo to be pleasured on equal footing with a less "civilised" person, so even if Robinson was so inclined to men, his cultural background would prevent him from seeing Friday as a peer worthy of rodding him.

Nontheless, things happen in the quiet nights under the watchful stars. An accidental touch, a prolonged contact. Robinson and Friday end up in a strange working relationship where they don't actually lust for each other, but they kind of help each other in achieving certain pleasures. For Robinson, Friday was like a human fleshlight whom he uses to recount some of his favorite memories. While Friday's desires and emotional depths are hard to comprehend (he is, after all, an ESL student), Robinson does his best to return the favours.

And thus on most weeks, Friday would come before Thursday.

For the serious folk, the actual story is mostly accurate up to the break line. Then it all goes to hell...