Diane nervously watched the screen as she danced, waiting for her turn. She wasn't sure she really wanted to do this. But it was her birthday, and it was her habit to always give gifts to others on her birthday. Donations to charity, a car to her niece, books and games to the state prison. This would be no different, she told herself. There were needy people in nightclubs, too. And Flames catered to particular kinds of neediness.
She was here because she'd promised Inca she would do it. She had chickened out twice, but, Inca had made her put money on the line this time. If she didn't come out of here with the t-shirt and photograph, it would cost her a thousand dollars.
The screen lit up with the name "Athena," the name Diana had chosen for this event. It was her turn. She could still leave, but she had made it this far. Leaving her partner on the dance floor, Diana walked slowly to the girls' check-in counter. She handed her stub to the girl, verifying that she was indeed Athena, ready to do this thing.
Some girls, like Inca, came here every weekend, putting their names in multiple times. Inca even used her own name, a silly and foolish move most girls were too sensible to try. The management of Flames strongly recommended an alias to all participants.
Diana decided that Athena was strong, sexy, and fearless. Athena was not at all afraid of doing this. So it was Athena who followed the check-in girl to the back of the club. It was Athena who signed the release form, although she put the name "Diana" on the line. It was Athena who waved to the enthusiastically watching crowd. And it was Athena who knelt down on the padded bench.
There was a table over her head and an easy chair in front of her. The chair was elevated, on a higher platform than the rest of the club. The table was at a perfect height for it. The chair was specially constructed with a cutout section in the front of the seat. If someone were to sit in the chair, she would be kneeling right between his legs with her head conveniently at his crotch. Which was the whole point.
The check-in girl lowered the tablecloth behind Diana, giving her some privacy for the act she was about to perform. A light was turned on so she could see in her seclusion. Athena forgotten for the moment, Diana sighed in resignation.
This was going to happen. She would be more embarrassed to back out now than to go forward. A whore was a shameful thing, a sinful female who took money for sex. A slut was even worse, a dirty whore who didn't even get paid for her sins. But a tease, a slut who made filthy promises and then refused to follow through was worst of all. A wretch who failed to keep even a slut's promise had tossed away her last tattered scrap of stained honour.
These were old values that she tried not to believe anymore. Sex was not shameful. A girl who slept with multiple men was not shameful. A whore was somebody making a respectable living. There was no such thing as a slut. But it was harder to let go of those ideas than she had realized. And part of why she had let Inca talk her into this was to force herself to live beyond the old rules. Only by breaking the traditions could she be free of them.
She didn't have to wait long in her musing and soul-searching. A second check-in girl was bringing a man to the table. Diana didn't get to see his face. It was part of the thrill that the participants in this ritual be total strangers. But she heard the crowd cheering as he approached.
The special chair was on a track. It was pulled back so her new partner could sit down, then pushed forward again and locked so it wouldn't move while they interacted. Now it was up to Diana. This was it. This was why she was here. This was how she kept her thousand dollars.
But Diana couldn't do it. She had to force herself to forget everything she was. So it was Athena who reached out and unbuckled the man's belt, opened his pants, and pulled out his penis. He was only semi-hard, which surprised her. Surely the anticipation of what he was about to receive should have had an effect.
Boldly and proudly, Athena stroked the cock in front of her face, watching as it responded to her touch. She had never had a real opportunity to examine a penis so closely before. She had given handjobs and blowjobs and watched plenty of porn. But she had been in the throes of excitement in those moments. Now, she was unaroused, simply fulfilling a promise. With her blood cool and her heart steady, her rational, curious mind was free to study and examine.
It really was fascinating to see it grow longer and thicker under her touch. She knew, intellectually, that it was an involuntary response, hard wired into the male of the species, in reaction to both the feel of fingers sliding over the sensitive skin and to the knowledge that a female was nearby and willing.