Listening to this woman's introduction, today's party theme was a slave auction.
This was a game specifically designed for women with special preferences; Roger and others would select different costumes and, once adorned, would be pushed into the arena.
They would adopt the identities corresponding to their attire and be observed by the women in the audience below; when the time was up, they would be pushed onto the stage to be chosen and auctioned off by the viewers below.
After hearing the introduction, Roger was so angry his face turned green; Henrik had gotten himself involved without fully understanding the situation.
His interaction with Veronica had been very limited, and even if he did manage to catch Veronica's attention, if someone offered a higher price, he would lose the chance to approach her.
"Could Henrik have done this on purpose?"
Given Henrik's past character, Roger couldn't be sure about that.