(All characters are 18+)
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Scene 1
Shelley idly passed the time away in 5th period, dwelling on the lengthy list of homework assignments she would have to contend with that evening. So distracted was she by these matters that when the bell rang, quite prematurely from its regularly scheduled time, she at first drew a blank as to its purpose. After a second she recalled the announcement made that morning that the entire student body was summoned to a presentation to be held in the auditorium halfway into 5th period.
Had she thought anything of it, she may well have concluded that the lack of specificity and foreknowledge of the presentation, to say nothing of it being conducted by the school principal himself, presented a rather peculiar scenario. In arriving at the auditorium Shelley quickly caught sight of two of her closet girlfriends, Suzi and Deanna. Deanna, the slightly eldest of the three, was a statuesque, fair-skinned, straight brown haired, overachiever. Her personality could be deemed grating, but the long-time connections she had with friends ensured her presence within school social circles. Her prominent large boobs didn't hurt in this regard either. Suzi conversely heralded from a mixed ancestry between American and Korean parents; she stood 5'3 and possessed a mischievous smile and even more mischievous nature. Her slender frame had always caused her great consternation concerning her lack of large boobs, though was offset by her plump, bubble butt. Shelley, the nominal leader amongst her cabal of friends was a Catholic girl born in the American south. At 5'2 and with dark hair, darker eyes, killer boobs, and an amazingly curvaceous butt more than one guy had summed her up as a perfect combination of girl-next-door meets sex kitten.
The three girls settled into the vast attendance, quickly absorbed by the gossip of the day, absentminded to the entrance of Principal Meyer until such time that he began speaking into the arranged lectern. For all the girls appeared to notice he was speaking in platitudes concerning appropriate dress - a not unfamiliar topic of address.
"...therefore, for the young ladies in attendance, I am pleased to issue license that from this day forward Bienville High will permit the attiring for those so interested, in thong bikinis throughout the duration of the school day commiserate with the powers vested..." so said Principal Meyer to a suddenly shocked and rapt audience. The hushed pall was broken after a moment by sheer pandemonium.
"Wait, what did he just say?" Suzi was the first in the group to declare.
"Thongs...thong bikinis..." Deanna intoned part in response to Suzi, but mostly in a stunned disbelief to herself.
Shelley merely sat between her two friends, and amidst the chaotic scene, taking it all in.
Scene 2
Arriving home from school that very afternoon, Shelley found her house phone to already be in mid-ring. Unsurprising, her best friend Collin was anxious to talk to her. She had grown very close to Collin over a matter of only a few months, but to date, despite much commentary from outside observers, the pair remained only very close friends. They would by custom speak every afternoon by phone, often multiple times, so his call was nothing out of the ordinary.
"Hey, how's it going" Collin intoned.
"I'm good, just got home, way too much homework to do tonight too...probably means I won't be free later to meet up with Suzi too" Shelley responded.
Collin waited, allowing a quiet moment to pass. All afternoon he had tried to cross paths with Shelley. The announcement at school was as shocking to him as to anyone, but only now was he at last able to speak to the person he most wanted to gain a read on. Collin, rather secretly maintained a love of bikinis, especially thong bikinis, and likewise maintained a rather not-so-secret love of Shelley herself. For him, this turn of events afforded the opportunity to broach a subject he heretofore had been too reticent to engage - the trick was though, to be subtle about it.
"So, I can't believe that you could wear a thong bikini to school like, as of now basically!" Collin interjected. Subtlety had failed him.
"Umm..." taken aback by Collin's direct and enthusiastic decrement "I guess it means I could, but I wouldn't" she responded firmly back.
"Oh well, yea, I mean, it was just stated and all, who even knows if it'll wind up going into effect" Collin rambled on, both trying to deflect attention to what he was increasingly sure was the transparency his initial remark came across with and to attain whatever small measure of hope he could salvage for his dream scenario amid the collapse his blundering had invoked.
"Well, what girl is seriously gonna want to walk up and down the school halls with her butt on display?" Shelley posited.
Collin mostly remained back on his heels, still concerned about turning her off even further than where she presently appeared to be. "Yea, no, I can definitely see that. Although, it could be that people would see it as sexy, I mean, if it were the right girl and all...I mean, you, you would look beautiful, and all...I mean if you ever wanted to or something. If for some reason, you ever did, we could probably even go like shopping for one...I mean..."
"If I don't wear a thong bikini up the butt to the beach now...I don't know why you would think I'd wear one to school in front of everyone..." was Shelley's seemingly final response.
Shot down across the board Collin changed subjects a few times, and then, no longer feeling much vitality in the conversation both he and Shelley excused themselves to tend to other matters.
Scene 3
As Shelley saw it, whatever thong bikini craze Collin and many other guys foresaw was wishful thinking on their part. Two weeks since the fateful announcement and nothing but a very small number of girls had attempted anything. Most that had either insisted on being checked out by parent or guardian or else fled school in a hastier fashion, often in tears.
