Note: All characters are 18 years of age or older.
Titchester Chronicles: The Tit-Tip Bar
"So do you fancy it?" asked Rachel again.
Sammie came back to earth with a bump and sighed. "Well I fancy it Rach, but I'm flat broke so unless you can come up with a venue or pub that doesn't require money then I'm out until next payday," and even then most of it will be gone, Sammie thought to herself gloomily.
Rachel looked crestfallen. "What a shitty state we are in. No blokes, no money and crap jobs," she looked around the small flat the two girls shared. "Shit flat as well."
"It is what it is babe," shrugged Sammie.
It was two days later that Rachel accosted her friend as soon as Sammie got in from work. "Ok. Just hear me out," as she sat Sammie down in the small kitchen, putting a cup of coffee in front of her.
"I'm not going to like this am I?" Sammie said eyeing Rachel suspiciously.
"Don't be silly," replied Rachel indignantly. "Okay maybe not at first but promise you'll hear me out and think about it."
"No."
"Oh come on. When have I ever let you down?"
"Do I get my diary out and go through all the times?"
"Fucks sake Sammie," Rachel was getting pissed. "I'm trying to help us both out here."
Sammie felt a pang of guilt. They had been friends for years but were opposites. Rachael was a pocket-sized stunner with generous boobs and bum, short black hair, generous mouth and personality to match. Sammie was taller, with an elegant slim figure, long dark brown hair and a more conservative personality. Yin to Rachels yang. They shared two things. The same age and birthday, 24, 7th April, "almost twins," Rachel always joked and deep friendship for each other.
"Go on, tell me," said Sammie.
Rachel was instantly all smiles. "They've reopened the Fleet pub down Castle Street, as a Tit-Tip Bar and girls get to drink for free."
"They do?"
"Absolutely,"
"And the catch is?" Sammie queried.
"No catch. Well okay, small catch you have to dress kind of sexy and flirt a bit with the guys there, you know get them to buy you drinks, that sort of thing."
"That sort of thing?"
"Flatter them, be nice, maybe they squeeze your bum or something. You know, make them feel good. Should be fun and won't cost us a thing!" finished Rachel with a flourish.
"Except our reputations," said Sammie primly.
Rachel looked at her hard. "Babe. We're not living in the 1900s, and you're not that averse to flaunting it when it suits you. So how about we drop the attitude, put on our party gear and have some free fun this Friday night?"
Looking at her friend's big wide eyes, Sammie burst out laughing. "Okay, we'll give it a go. Can't stand the idea of another night in, and it's been a crap week at work."
Rachel jumped up and hugged Sammie. "You're the absolute best. Now tart yourself up, put on a little black party dress, dig out your stockings and heels and let's go and have us some fun!"
The Tit-Tip Bar, Castle Street, Titchester
"Well, they have given the place a decent makeover but still, " said Sammie dubiously as they entered.
The serving bar was rectangular and located in the middle with two guys and two girls working behind it. Women were dotted around the bar with small clusters of men surrounding them. High partitions divided the room up into smaller areas with enough room for 6 to 8 people. An excited hum charged the atmosphere. The bouncer at the door smiled at them.
"First time here ladies?" He asked.
Rachel nodded. Her eyes shining with curiosity and excitement.
"I'm Mike," the bouncer introduced himself. "And if you see the girl over there behind the terminal, she'll explain how it works and fix you up."
Thanking him, Rachel dragged Sammie over to the girl Mike had pointed out. Her name tag said she was Naomi, late teens with a pinched thin face. An intent expression looked up at them as she pushed mousy hair from her face.
"First time?" She also asked. "Okay, this is a tip bar. First, you download our Tit-Tip app onto your phones. Stand there," Naomi said to Rachel, taking a snap on her phone. "You okay with that?" Rachel's image appeared on her terminal. "It's okay I guess," replied Rachel.
"Don't worry, you can replace it later. You ladies downloaded the app yet?"
Sammie nodded.
"Right enter your name and bio. You can make it up if you like. If you also stand there," Naomi took a snap of Sammie. "Now we sync up between the system and your phone. Just enter this code, Sammie," instructed Naomi peering at her screen. "Great. Syncing. Yep, we're synced."
Naomi did the same for Rachel and continued. "Men buy tips on the app and 250 tips is worth £50. If they like the look of you, they may send you a single tip. Kind of like saying, hello. To do this, guys scroll down to find you on their app and send you a Tit-Tip or Tit-Tips. Its one, two, five then multiples of five thereafter," she paused. "With me so far?"
Both girls nodded. Sammie, despite her initial reservations, was intrigued by the system. "Can I refuse a Tit-Tip?"
"Sure, you can do what you like, but remember, Tit-Tips are what pay for your evening. 25 tips is a large glass of wine which you redeem at the bar, assuming you don't get a guy to buy you one anyway."
"What if I don't use up all my tips?" asked Rachel.
"You can transfer them to you Tit-Pay cash account which you can link to your bank or whatever. We do take a 15% commission on cash conversions, and minimum transfer is £15, which is 75 Tit-Tips."
"So we get Tit-Tips by?" asked Sammie.
"That's entirely up to you. Get as many or as little as you want and how you get them is your business and no one else's. Have fun, go mad or sit and chat with your friend all night. It's all cool." Naomi's finger was poised over the return key. "You want me to?"
Sammie and Rachel looked at each other. "Sounds like a laugh, babe," smiled Rachel.
Naomi hit the return key and grinned. "Congratulations ladies you are now Tit-Tip girls. Your first drink of the evening is on the house as a reward for signing up to Tit-Tips!"
Sammie wasn't sure what she was expecting as she gazed at her phone, but a big fat nothing wasn't it. Rachel hooked her arm through hers as they walked to the bar. "Nothing on your phone yet?" She whispered to Sammie.
"Not a thing," Sammie looked again at the counter showing zero. There was a space at the corner of the bar. Sammie looked around and was surprised to see how many middle-aged women there were. Bored housewives, she thought, judging by the short skirts and tight tops they were squeezed into. All the women were enjoying being the centre of attention. Arms were draped around them and bodies pressed against each other.
A young black girl with stunning legs and rear came to stand next to Sammie signalling to the bar staff. The girl flashed Sammie a smile as one of the bar staff came over.
"What can I get you ladies?" asked the bar girl.
"Oh, we aren't together, and these two hunnies were here first," the black girl said.
Sammie acknowledged this with a grateful smile. "We've just signed up, and we get a free drink I believe?"
The bar girl checked her handheld terminal and smiled. "Sammie and Rachel? You sure do, what will you have?"
"Two glasses of house white,"
"I'm Bianca," the black girl said. "Welcome to the world of Tit-Tips."
"Thanks, I'm Sammie."
Rachel gave out a little shriek. "I just got a Tit-Tip!" She eagerly pressed accept. "It's from Rob."
"Who's Rob?" Sammie asked with alarm. She was a little put out that Rachel had got their first one.
"How the fuck should I know?" replied Rachel.
"You can't just accept them from men you don't know. He might be a perv," admonished Sammie.
Bianca laughed. "Oh, honey, they are all pervs in here. It's whether they have means that counts. My advice. Go to settings and change it to 'accept all tips'." Everyone starts with good intentions, but after a while, it's, 'oh fuck it', and you accept them all. It's still your choice what you do after that."
"Done!" Rachel announced taking Bianca's advice. "Oh, he's sent me two more and two from a Mike!" She looked around. Two guys in suits sitting in one of the partitions waved a greeting. Rachel smiled back and got another tip, "yep that's Rob," she said excitedly, looking at the photo on the screen.
"He's coming over," said Bianca.
Rob was in his thirties, average build, dark hair, and a friendly expression. "Hi, Rachel," he said. "Not seen you in here before."
"First time. Just checking it out."
"Cool. Want us to get you a drink? Well, when you've finished that one." he added.
"Sure," she smiled.
"Hey, come over and meet Mike. He's from out of town. Here on business."