Funnily enough I think that's where my first spiral downwards started, I decided to work as a dancer after a couple failed attempts and reloads I finally succeeded but the clients ended up assaulting me anyway when lead to being thrown out on the streets with no stamina or food, I figured I would see where it was going which eventually lead to being captured.
forgot to mention in my original post but curious I figured I would play it out, see how life as a slave was, when I wasn't dying it was kind of fun, but I guess it exists as you said a soft fail probably to be escaped from.
I think it must have been that! I was fresh out of the sewer mission when I got captured.
anyway thanks for the advice I will try put it to use, I did make lots of saves so I can go back to the bar before I messed up