(Author's note: this is part two of a continuous story. It will make the most sense if you read Chapter 1 first.)
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H O L L Y : : : We spent Saturday morning sight-seeing. After a late lunch, we found ourselves back at the pool. Taking off my clothes in front of other people still made my head spin, but I wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as yesterday.
There were several couples there that we hadn't already met. They were very friendly, and very naked. The guys were not too hard on the eyes, mine and Shannon's at least, and our guys seemed to find their ladies quite lovely too.
One of the guys asked if we liked live music, and Shannon said it depends on what kind of music, and how good the band is. He said there was a club nearby that always had great bands. They had two shows today -- the main band for the evening he had never heard of, but there was a matinee set that featured a blues singer he had seen before and liked.
J A S O N : : : His wife said she wasn't particularly a blues fan, but it was the type of blues she liked -- up-tempo and energetic, not the slow, weepy kind, and the singer and his band were great. Their set started in about forty-five minutes, and they invited us to join them there.
It sounded like fun. They went to their room to dress, and we gathered our stuff to head to ours. Right then Cait, Dani, Jessi, and Ally arrived, as uninhibited as ever. They wore tiny bikinis, but shed them as quickly as they could. Cait and Dani did anyway, with Jessi and Ally not too far behind.
They were disappointed we were heading in. I told them about the blues matinee and invited them to join us, but they had just arrived at the pool, and although Dani said maybe they'd join us later, it wasn't very convincing.
They asked if we were going to the club later, and I said, "Probably not. Been there, done that, y'know? Are you?"
Dani said, "Definitely. I mean, when are you ever gonna find another place like that?"
Mark said, "Good point. Maybe we'll see you there."
He sounded about as sincere as Dani had about the blues.
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S H A N N O N : : : The blues singer was fantastic, although the matinee -- the club called it a "sound check" -- was only a single one-hour set. He was selling a CD, and we each bought a copy -- it turned out to be excellent.
We had dinner at another place the Australian lady suggested. The food was great, the atmosphere relaxing, and the service attentive. The meal was served in multiple courses, with no rush whatsoever. With appetizers and after-dinner drinks, it was after 11:00 when we left.
Walking back to the guest house, Holly said, "What do you think, hot tub and wine?"
Jason said, "I keep thinking about what Dani said, about when will we ever find another naked dance club? What do you think of going back?"
I didn't want to appear too eager, but I had been thinking about Dani's comment and was feeling drawn to the club, too. Holly said, "Shannon, I'm sure the guys would love to see us dance naked again, but how about you?"
I only paused a second, and said, "Let's do it."
M A R K: When we got to the top of the stairs, we didn't have to wonder if there'd actually be naked people there -- on the second stool, right as we emerged from the stairwell, was a completely naked guy. Same position as yesterday, but a different guy. I said, "Interesting, I wonder if they're employees, or maybe locals who they give free drinks in order to 'set the mood' for the rest of us."
It was later than we had arrived yesterday, and the club was more alive -- plenty of topless and naked people. Cait and the others were already there, naked, of course.
We found an empty spot by a table, and I took off my shirt and shorts. Holly grinned at me and said, "Ooh, aren't you the daring one?" I pulled off my boxer briefs and said, "When in Rome, babe."
She nodded and held her hands up in the air. I pulled her dress over her head, and was startled to find bare titties under it -- I can't believe I hadn't already noticed she was braless. I returned her "Ooh, aren't you the daring one?" comment. She glanced around the club, confirmed that there were several naked ladies already, and with only a trace of hesitation, peeled off her panties. No angst or drama today -- it's amazing what a difference 24 hours can make.
Jason, already naked, was lifting Shannon's dress over her head. She also didn't have on a bra. She dropped her panties, and Jason headed to the bar to get our first round. We hit the dance floor, and I realized I was glad we came back. From the energy of their dancing and the looks on their faces, the others were too.
J A S O N : : : An older guy, completely naked, walked up and applauded us. It was a very odd moment, to say the least. I was afraid he was some sort of loony toon, but he turned out to be a gem. He was a motivator, an instigator. "Thank you," he said, more to Shannon and Holly than Mark and me, "for being brave enough to take off your clothes." He gestured at a cluster of clothed people and said, "There are so many fraidy-cats here tonight. And it's such a lovely night to be naked!" With that, he moved on.
He didn't seem to be a dancer, but he was constantly in motion, walking around the edges of the dance floor. He'd stop and interact with anyone who was receptive. He offered encouragement to those who needed it, and gently goaded those who seemed to need that. "You haven't really been here if you don't take your clothes off," he'd say to those fully dressed. "It's only difficult the first time," he'd say to someone who looked like they were having trouble getting a key piece of clothing off. Cait and her friends seemed to know him -- they called him "cheerleader guy."
H O L L Y : : : When we first encountered him, I wasn't sure if his elevator quite reached the top floor. But he turned out to be priceless -- he not only encouraged people, he chastised people who needed it. I saw him approach a group of five or six guys who had arrived together. They didn't buy drinks, they didn't even take off their shirts, they just settled on the side and blatantly gawked at the naked girls -- very creepy.
"It's amazing," he said to them.
"Huh?" one of them responded. "What is?"
"The more guys who leave their clothes
on
," and he glared at them, "the fewer girls take their clothes
off
." Then he walked away.
Barely a minute later, they left -- I think he made them realize they weren't invisible.
J A S O N : : : When we compared stories later, it turned out we had each noticed cheerleader guy doing something extraordinary.
I was standing at the bar, waiting to order our next round of drinks, and I saw him talking to a girl who wore a simple, but elegant, ankle-length dress. It would be easy to lift over her head, and I had seen her pull the hem up to mid-thigh several times, like she was going to take it off, but she never did.
He said to her, "I thought you were going to go for it, but I guess I was wrong."
Grinning coyly, she said, "What do you mean, 'go for it'?"
"You know, what people do here."
"Dance?" she asked, laughing.
"The
other
thing people do here."
"Drink?"