I'd rather quote the full bit, since the final sentence is important: > What do you need if you’re out seeking services at night? Food, sex, shelter. The staun

I'd rather quote the full bit, since the final sentence is important: > What do you need if you’re out seeking services at night? Food, sex, shelter. The staunch of a wound. What the author is trying to express isn't that someone out at night has different needs than someone out during the day, but rather that if you're out at night then whatever you're looking for has an urgency that outweighs sleep, like a bleeding wound.