Intro- This story is fictional adult fantasy written for entertainment purposes only. It takes place in an alternate universe and any celebrities featured or mentioned are different from their real world counterparts, to whom the author has no connection other than fandom. Yes, Jennifer Garner did really get stuck in an elevator at the 2024 Comic-Con, but she did not connect with a fan couple for a threesome during that incident as far as I know. You can watch her Instagram videos for what really happened.
"The Last Sovereign" is a computer game by independent developer Sierra Lee and highly recommended. It inspired the fan costumes of my two lead original characters in this story and a bit of other content. It is freely available online and highly recommended to all adult gamers.
Feedback appreciated on all my stories, hope readers enjoy.
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San Diego, California. July 2024.
"Eighty-one bottles of beer on the wall, eighty-one bottles of beer! Take one down, pass it around! Eighty bottles of beer on the wall!"
"I hate this song," Doug Ramsay whispered to his wife Lisa.
"Mostly because you're not a heavy drinker, right?" the curvy redhead asked him, smiling.
"Yeah, I don't like to imagine the consequences of that much alcohol consumption. Ironic for a world-famous cocktail brewer, I know."
"Let's just assume everyone's drinking responsibly!" the athletic brunette leading the chorus told them. "Come on, you two, lighten up!"
"She's keeping everyone distracted from our situation, Doug," Lisa whispered. "We are stuck in this elevator."
"Yeah," Doug mumbled back. They had stepped into it to descend to the convention floor from their hotel room on the second day of the event. One of their mutual favorite actresses, the athletic brunette action and comedy star Jennifer Garner, had been chatting with them when the elevator arrived. She was staying on the same floor of the hotel and approached the same elevator by chance. Lisa had recognized her as a friend of many years and past work colleague, Doug as someone he had long admired but never met before. Lisa had worked in Hollywood directly more than he had in the past. They had been chatting with Jennifer as the elevator descended. Then it had suddenly stopped moving, leaving them stranded inside with several other hotel guests.
Jennifer had quickly taken it upon herself to keep the twelve or so people packed inside occupied until they were rescued. Her high charisma was well-suited to the task. Jennifer was a famous B-list actress, the star of multiple films and a critically acclaimed action TV series. A lot of people would be thrilled to spend time with her, and now they were getting the chance to be photographed with her and have a fun story to tell their friends later. Jennifer was answering their questions about her work and life as a celebrity, then leading them in musical chorus and taking videos and photos she promised to post on social media later. Meanwhile, they all hoped, the hotel staff were working on the elevator and would get it unstuck soon.
"Seventy-seven bottles of beer on the wall!" Jennifer led the group in chorus, smiling. "Seventy-seven bottles of beer. Take one down...."
"No more bottles of beer on the wall," Doug sang his personally composed ending verse, ignoring the much higher official count. "No more bottles of beer. Me and my friends won't be driving home. We drank all the bottles of beer on the wall!"
Lisa politely rolled her deep blue eyes. She and Doug were at the hotel for the San Diego Comic Con on a pleasure trip, attending in cosplay as two prominent characters from The Last Sovereign, one of their favorite computer fantasy games. The couple was in their late forties and Caucasian. Doug wore a black cloak and green banded mail armor. His brown Van Dyke beard and imitation scar over one eye marked him to those in the know as Simon, the heroic Incubus King protagonist of the game. Lisa wore a revealing set of blue and red robes displaying her ample cleavage and tanned legs framed by a long cream-colored imitation fur stole. Her hair was styled in an elaborate updo with two sticks holding it in place. She was costumed as one of Simon's more powerful paramours, Empress Esthera of the Orgasmic Empire. The game had them and several other heroic warriors and mages- male and female, mostly polyamorous- take on several corrupt Incubus Kings and decadent religious hypocrites to bring peace to their sexy adult fantasy world.
They had come to Comic Con to promote the game, which was close to completion after many years in development, and enjoy being among like-minded people. Both were lifelong fans of comic and fantasy media. Their costumes were not widely recognized and raised a few eyebrows when explained, but most of the convention attendees were pleased at the accurate depictions and unique decision. It helped that they kept their public images safe for most discerning eyes- provocative clothing but no blatant nudity- and did any adult activity behind closed doors. They mostly mixed and mingled at the convention, Doug wearing his Simon outfit and Lisa changing costumes by the day to impersonate different favored consorts of Simon. Today she was Esthera. Yesterday she had worn full plate armor and a gray wig to be Hilstarra the beautiful tough as nails knight. Tomorrow she would don a black wig and false demonic horns and wings to be Yarra, the most prominent of the heroic succubi aligned with Simon. The day after that, the last day of Comic-Con... Lisa hadn't decided yet, but had a few ideas and costumes prepared.
Of course, they weren't at Comic Con just to show off fun costumes. In their mundane lives, Doug and Lisa were co-managers of a blue-collar resort in Nevada's Lake Tahoe region. Both were also involved in the entertainment industry- Doug as a writer and Lisa as a stunt coordinator slash performer. They had also been friends and consultants to celebrities on many occasions- Doug spent a lot of time as a bartender and Lisa as a psychotherapist. She had also done a lot of stunt work in the Marvel and DC Comics Cinematic Universes- mostly as a consultant and background fight performer since most of the stars preferred to do their own stunts. They were at the convention to promote themselves and further their business connections.
Jennifer was there to do the same thing. Her recent film "Deadpool and Wolverine" was topping the box office and pleasing many fans. She had returned to play the Marvel Comics assassin heroine Elektra after almost twenty years offstage. The performance had been critically acclaimed, but the older films featuring her had bombed due to bad writing. Such was Doug's opinion. Jennifer agreed with it. "I think my recent film had better writers," she said. Doug had agreed, though he felt some of their work was predictable and over the top flashy.
"That's Hollywood," Lisa had chuckled in reply to them both.
The three of them had bonded a bit as they waited for and then boarded the elevator. Their rooms were close to each other on one of the hotel's higher floors. Jennifer was at the convention alone, counting on her fame and people management skills to smooth her way through public life as always. Doug had recognized her at once and introduced himself. "I'm a longtime fan of yours," he said, "though we've never met before."
Like many women, Jennifer was soon charmed by his smile and wit. Lisa helped- she had known Jennifer for many years, having worked with her on the original Elektra film and a few other projects. Jennifer was also one of her therapy clients on occasion. Jennifer's two divorces had left her with a lot of feelings to sort through. Lisa had assisted her in talking out those feelings, then reminded her she was still a strong inspiring person with a lot of accomplishments and surely more positive times ahead.
"You're still that now," Lisa had told her earlier before the elevator stopped.
"And may I say," Doug had added with a sly grin, "a beautiful woman too."
"Thank you," Jennifer had replied, then brought up her recent film and asked if they'd seen it yet. They had seen it and discussed it a bit with Jennifer before the elevator stopped.
"Great writing in general," Doug admitted. "I was pleased they wove together so many clashing storylines and characters. I'd just like to put in a little constructive criticism that it was hard to follow at times, often it was more flash than substance, and they could have done more with some characters."
"I agree," Jennifer replied. "Maybe the film's success will help more superhero films happen. I wouldn't mind doing another Elektra film, and some of my co-stars could be great on solo projects too."
