Annie excitedly gushed to Emilia, "Come on, you've got a crazy fit body, nothing to hide! Besides, we'll all play too, you might stay fully clothed while all of us strip!"
Emilia did not expect her first night hanging out with her cute neighbor and his friends to end up in a strip game. Sure Annie was right, Emilia worked out a lot and had a body almost anyone would be jealous of. Even now she wore her tight gym shorts and sports bra that would have shown off all her curves if not also for her oversized T-shirt that easily covered her petite frame. She retorted back to Annie, "I know we've all been drinking, but I'm a more responsible drunk than you are, clearly. Just cause I'm tipsy doesn't mean you'll get me out of my clothes that easily."
Brandon, her neighbor, concurred, "Yeah it's really not necessary Annie. Besides, don't you usually try to save that hazing for when you know someone is hanging out with us for the long run?"
Emilia looked at him, "Wait, you're serious? The 'blanket game' wasn't just a made up thing to trick me?" She didn't know anybody else here that well, but Emilia did know Brandon well enough to know that he couldn't lie about this even if he wanted to, he had a terrible poker face.
Kimmy, the most recent one to go through the friend group's version of a hazing, admitted, "Yeah, it's real. Trust me, it was.... Quite embarrassing."
Annie pouted, "Don't say that! You'll scare her! I promise, it's a fun game."
Emilia looked down, surprising herself by genuinely debating agreeing to the game. "And, you all will play as well?" she asked, hoping she might get a peek at what her neighbor had downstairs.
"Of course, everyone gets a turn. We also always go in order of newest to the game to most seasoned veterans." Annie assured.
Emilia turned to Brandon, "You promise?"
Brandon blushed. He of course knew there was more to the game than Annie was letting on, but also knew he wouldn't mind seeing his hot neighbor stripped down. "Everything Annie said is true." he chose his words carefully, knowing better than to try and lie outright.
Emilia took one more swig of alcohol. "Oh, what the hell? I look good, I bet you all do too. As long as everything that happens stays within this room, let's make things interesting." she feigned more confidence than she had. After all, when would another opportunity to see Brandon stripped down come around? And if he wanted to see her too, well, it wouldn't be the worst thing. She just hoped that wasn't only the alcohol thinking.
A cheer erupted from the gathering of friends, but especially Annie. "Okay okay, so here's how the game works." she said. "So, the game is played one person at a time. Everyone except for the person going will decide what item the person going has to guess to win. It can only be something you are currently wearing because every time you guess one of your pieces of cover, you have to take that item off unless it is the correct item. Make sense so far?"
Emilia nodded as she repeated the rules, "Guess clothes until I find the one you selected, stripping as I go."
Annie continued, "Right, but, it's called the blanket game for a reason. It's not as fun if we can just choose panties or bra every time and you'll have to expose yourself no matter what to get those off, so you'll have a blanket draped over you as you lie on the floor to play. That way, you'll still keep your modesty as you undress, unless you play really bad."
The reminder of how naked Emilia might be about to get made her blush, but she was grateful she would be given a real chance to stay covered. "Oh, so as long as I keep the blanket well positioned, nobody will even see me stripped down?" she asked, expecting this game to be more revealing.
"Well, until your turn is done. See, the reason the new person has to go first, is because you'll stay as dressed or as naked as you are at the end of your game, for the rest of the night." Annie clarified. But still, she held back one small detail, she was just a better liar than Brandon.
Emilia felt a shudder go through her body, but she put on a brave face as she said, "Well then, I'll just have to play quickly, so I can hurry up and get to the part where you all join me in undressing." She couldn't believe she was really agreeing to this. The alcohol was definitely playing a part in her curiosity getting the better of her. Besides, being a gym rat also meant being a bit of a hermit, she didn't get out much, so some friends would probably be good for her, even if this was an embarrassing introduction.
Kimmy tossed the biggest blanket she could find to Emilia. "Lay down over there, we've got to figure out what your target piece of clothing is going to be."
With the new person out of earshot, everyone else whispered amongst themselves long enough to seem like they were actually debating. In truth, the new person always had the same piece selected for their go. And before long, everyone excitedly gathered in a circle around Emilia, who lay nervous on her back with the blanket covering her.
All eyes were truly on her now. She was really wishing she'd worn more layers tonight, though that would just decrease her odds of guessing which item it was. "Okay, just starting whenever?" she asked to a chorus of nods. There was definitely a strategy to this game, should she guess the items she was okay with losing first, knowing that they were unlikely candidates? Or should she work her way up in severity of how much they would expose her if incorrect in hopes to remain as covered as possible in the end? Or should she just go for broke and guess the big items right away, knowing they were probably what was selected? "Is it.... My right sock?" she asked, deciding that losing her socks wouldn't be a big deal either way, and she'd hate to leave them for last and be left naked save for some footwear.
