(This was wrote to see if I could handle multiple characters, with names that could be used shortened or that have a similar first letter. To do it without confusion. I hope I did well. I made up the game they are playing, I don't know how well it would play in real life. Grin.)
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The party had been going on for about seven hours. The crowd had changed from the music dance type, to the hunting for a mate type. It was finally at the people who don't have anything better to do type.
There were seven of us as it started to wind down. My friend and sometimes roommate Jennifer. She and I had rode to the party together. We would probably take a cab home if we could ever sober up enough to find the phone.
The owner of the house, a man named Ashley, was someone I knew through Jennifer. I look over at him and see the look on his face as he surveys the damage to his home. I see him shrug with an 'I'll deal with it fucking tomorrow' kind of look. Somewhere in his mid forties he is cool as hell, but a clear example of why the hippie generation shouldn't have been allowed to breed.
I can hear giggling from Cathy. She and her current boy toy, William I think his name is. The two of them should have gone and found a room hours ago. As is I've probably seen more of both of their anatomies than their doctors have recently.
Chase is looking through Ash's dvd porn collection. I dated him for about a month till I found out porn was all he ever thought about. He was taking theater and drama. Said he wanted to go out west when he finished school and work the industry. He might want to take up sound and lighting. Like I said I dated him.
The only other person I don't really know well is Andrew. He is a rather quiet guy that Ashley invited. He can drink like a fish and not stagger, beyond that I don't know anything about him. I look over at him, sitting at the wide glass desk. He usurped Ash's computer about an hour ago. He seems intent on what he's doing then his eyes snap up with a sudden intensity and latch onto mine. It startles me for a second then I see him smile.
He has a nice smile.
"Hey lets play truth or dare!' squeals Cathy.
There is a general round of no ways.
"Oh come on you stick in the muds it will be fun."
"It's just an excuse to get naked." I tell her shaking my head a little.
"Patricia the prude, afraid to show a little skin?" she asks me with a smirk.
"Cathy hush darlin. She's a little drunk." Say William to me in apology. He needn't have bothered. Cathy and me can go from best friends to vengeful enemies in a week. Then back to friend before the weekend is over.
"I want to play!" pouts Cathy.
"It a childish game." Says Jennifer looking up from pouring her another drink. Ashley gives her ass a pat as he walks by. She smiles, but swats at his arm.
"Is not!" she says getting to her feet with a stumble. She stamps her foot. "Is not!"
"Is too.' Says Jennifer.
"Is not, is not, is not." Says Cathy, then giggles. She grabs a beer off the table. I see Ashley take it from her hand, and gives her one without cigarette butts in it.
"How about something a bit more adult?"
I turn around look to Andrew. His voice is as nice as his smile.
Cathy finally finds who said something. She gives a pouty look.
"But I like truth, or dare. People get naked."
Andrew smiles and looks over at Ashley. I see the homeowner think about it for a second then nod. I watch him leave the room.
"Ever played Confessions?" asks Andrew rolling his chair out from behind the desk and with a kick slides it half way across the room. He stops the chair next to the couch where William is still sitting. Cathy looks down at him. I think the movement confused her.
"What's that?" asks Cathy and Jennifer at the same time.
"It's a game." He looks to Cathy. "People get naked in it too."
"Is it like strip poker?" Asks William sitting up quickly. "I love card games. How about some Texas Hold'em?"
"We are all way to tired for cards Willy." Says Cathy leaning down to kiss him. She ends up tumbled onto the couch next to him giggling.
I look up when Ashley walks in carrying a folding table and a large bowl. He sit this up then goes to the small bar of half drank liquor bottles that the party went through. He grabs up several shot glasses and two near full bottles. One is Rum, the other 'Jack'.
"You remember how to play Ash?" Andrew asks as he pulls out his wallet.
"Vaguely. I was so drunk by the end I was doing good to remember my name starts with an A." he sits the bottles down by the bowl and starts fishing into his pockets for his wallet. Finally he stops and goes to the table by the door and gets it.
"So it's a drinking game?" asks Chase grabbing a chair and turning it towards the small table and the bowl.
"In a way yes, but not really." Says Andrew as he opens his wallet. He pulls out a folded stack of ones that's got to be uncomfortable to sit on.
"I do remember every one has to have ten dollars." Says Ashley pulling a bill from his wallet. He hands it to Andrew who gives him back ten ones.
"Fifteen." Corrects Andrew as he lays ten ones in front of himself. "Still got that jar of quarter? Were going to need them."
"Yea. How the hell I forgot about buying a shot I'll never know. Oh yea the fact I bought fourteen of them."
"Thirteen. You passed out before you could pay for the last one." Says Andrew with a grin that makes his face look like a little boy. A very mischievous little boy.
"Dude? You passed out from like thirteen shots? That is so lame!" say Chase with a grin.
""I was fucking hammered when we started to play you asshole. I had already had seven beers and maybe three mixed drinks that night!" Ashley walks out the room and comes back in with a large pickle jar full of quarters. He starts counting out twenty quarter for each person.
Hunting through my purse I dig out enough money, I see Jennifer pull a ten and a five from her 44C-change purse. I swear there are times I think she has more money on her tits than some women have in their tits!
"Okay...so how the fuck do we play this?" says Chase sitting back in his chair once he's gotten change from Andrew.
Andrew turns and counts out ones for Cathy and William. Cathy had to borrow the money to play from her boy toy. I hear her promise a blowjob later. I knew she was a cheep slut.
With that cute smile flashing Andrew sits back in the office chair.
"How much of the rules do you remember Ash?" he asks looking at the homeowner.
"You have too...oh fuck it I was too drunk." he wipes at his face for a second. "Okay. We spun a bottle to see who went first. That person had to confess to something."
"Yea...then what?" asks Andrew with that grin.
"The next person has to 'One Up It.' If they can't they have three choices."
"Wait a minute, 'One Up IT'?" asks Jennifer.
Andrew chuckles.
"Maybe I should explain it Ash, you've already had a few."
"That's fine by me." Ashley leans onto the back of the chair he's sitting on. He turned his chair around when he sat down.
"Okay. I'll go slowly. If you have any question hold on to them till I'm done if you please."
We all nod. More, or less.
"I found this game online a long time ago. It's really simple to play. I'll start it off tonight and it then will go to Ash" He points to the left of him. "Okay what I do is I have to confess to something. It can be anything, but the better the confession the more likely you can win the game. It will then go to Ashley. He has to 'One Up' my confession. Basically confess to something worse than what I did. Everyone here judges if it is. If we say what ever he confessed to isn't worse than mine... Ashley?"
The homeowner swallows the sip of beer he was taking.
"I have three choices." He picks up one of his dollar bills. "I can put one of these into the pot." He drops it into the bowl.
"Mind you, you only have ten." pipes in Andrew. "When they are gone your out of the game. So you kind of need to hang onto your money for as long as your able to."
He gestures to Ashley.
Ashley pulls his money back out the bowl.
"If I don't want to put a bill in I have two other choices. I can use one of my quarter to buy a drink." He tosses one of his quarters into the bowl. It hits the sides with a metal on wood clink. "One quarter buys you one shot. When you're out of quarters that option is no longer available. Though I'll tell you if you buy up all twenty shots your ass will most likely be out the game anyway."
"Passed out, the game." says Andrew with a grin as he looks at Ashley.
Ashley looks over at him.
"I still want to know which one of you fuckers put mascara on me?"
I about spew the water I was taking a sip of. The laughter takes a few minutes to fade.
"Option number three?" I ask looking at Andrew.
"Option number three." He looks to Cathy. "You may remove one piece of clothing. When you are full naked that option is no longer available."
Cathy gives a squeal.
Sometimes I wonder about her.
Other times I'm sure.
"So what if he 'One Ups' your confession?" asks Chase taking a sip of his beer.
"It goes to the next..." both Andrew and Ashley try to answer the question at the same time. Finally Ashley after eyeing his friend for a few seconds answers. "It goes to the next person. That person has to 'One Up' the confession that... well lets say Ash here gave."
"I's confuzzed' say Jennifer in a child like voice.
Andrew smiles at her.
"It's much easier to play that it is to explain. Lets get started and it should become easier to understand."
Everyone kind of gives a shrug. I see him about to say something, but he's interrupted.
By the twat that speaks.
"I have two questions." says Cathy. She's tapping her fingers on the one-dollar bills in front of her.
"Okay, shoot." Says Andrew.
"Bang." she smiles. "Two things...can I use Vodka? I really don't like either one of these."
Andrew smiles and nods. Ashley gets up and goes to get a bottle from the table.
"And the second...?"
"Why the hell do you have this many one dollar bills in your wallet?" she asks making a circular motion towards all the change that he had made.
I realize that at the same time. A few of us had some ones. but he must have pulled out almost fifty one-dollar bills, from his wallet and a money clip he took from his pocket.
I hear Ashley chuckle.
"That a good enough thing to confess to Andy. Start it off." Ashley sits back grinning.
I see Andrew...Andy? Look at him for a second then nod.
"Okay, I have a confession. I go to a strip club at least five nights a week." He shrugs at the wide eyes.
"Yea, but the fucker only tips. Her doesn't ever get a lap dance, or buy them drink...he just tips the dancers." says Ashley with his beer at his lips.
"How do you know?" asks Jennifer looking at her old friend.
Ashley puts down his beer and slowly grins
"I have a confession, I went with him for about a month. Five nights a week" he grins like a cat at the look on Jennifer's face. "What can I say I like naked women."
Every one sits quiet for a second.
"So does his confession 'One Up' yours?" I ask Andy.
He shrugs.
"That's up to yall. I don't really get say in that. I kind of think it was a little weak, but hey it's his confession."
We all look around at each other for a second, or so. I kind of grimace.
"Yea it was a little weak."
The others slowly agree with me.
