Caritas, Wednesday Night

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

Last night's radio broadcast had given Faith an idea, and Faith and Ideas were dangerous things. So there was a huge jar on the bar countertop that said:

STRIPPER POLE FUND

with a little disclaimer at the bottom:

If Faith's boss don't go for the idea, Faith's keeping the money.

Caritas was open.

Comments

The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

Donate to the fund. 'S important and all that.

Re: The Bar

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

Barney was exhausted after spending the last night or day or maybe two - it was hard to keep track - with some exceptionally buxom island natives.

That didn't stop him from reading the sign and loading the jar with cash. "If the old man puts in a pole, I expect a private show," he told Faith, slumping onto a stool.

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

It was hard to keep track of that kinda thing. Faith sympathized, there.

"Old man puts in a pole, you can hang out and watch like everyone else," she snickered. "You get your own pole, and you can get a private show. Deal?"

Re: The Bar

[suit-of-awesome.livejournal.com]

"You drive a hard bargain," Barney mused. "There would be many benefits to installing a pole in the house." He wondered how Vala would feel about private shows.

Or Harriet. Mmm...Coog!

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

"Pretty sure I ain't the only girl who could get talked into that kinda thing," she grinned. "Get a pole, you might have all kinds of private showings going on. Most girls like the thought of struttin' their stuff and don't got the balls to do it in public."

Re: The Bar

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn bounced into the bar, grinned at the sign, and dropped in a couple of dollars before plopping herself onto a stool.

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

Faith cracked up. "Hey, kiddo. We get a pole in here, you ain't allowed to dance on it. What're you drinking tonight?"

Re: The Bar

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"How come?" She asked, having no intention of dancing on it until Faith said she couldn't. "Um...surprise me?"

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

Surprising her meant a strawberry daiquiri, and hoping Dawn hadn't meant something non-alcoholic, 'cause there weren't a lot of surprises that didn't have liquor in here. She could always make up a virgin one later if Dawnie didn't want to drink a little.

"'Cause there'd be skeevy guys in here yellin' for you to take it all off, and Mr. Amazing Hands would try to beat 'em up, and I probably would, too," she admitted. "Huh. Guess it's a big sister thing. You get your own pole and wanna give him a private show, though, I'm all for that."

Re: The Bar

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn's eyes widened as she took a sip and got a mouthful of real daquiri. Not bad, just...wow. She took another sip, this one much more casual.

"Okay, first," she said, giggling, "Can we please call him Sam when we're out in public? Second, I can't put a pole in the room--he'd have a heart attack or something."

Re: The Bar

[not-an-answer.livejournal.com]

Renee put down five dollars for the fun.

"I'll give more if it's in your apartment instead."

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

"Wonder if Xander would let me install one," Faith smirked. "If I get one, do I get a show, too?"

Renee dancing on a pole, that'd be worth the whole price of getting one.

Re: The Bar

[not-an-answer.livejournal.com]

"If you do first."

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

"Sold," Faith said. "And I'm calling his ass tomorrow. You back out on this and I'm gonna be pissed."

Re: The Bar

[not-an-answer.livejournal.com]

"As long as you don't take pictures or anything," Renee added, smirking.

Re: The Bar

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka had heard radio last night, yes he had. He dropped a ten in the jar and tried to pretend like he wasn't looking around for anyone who might be going for the advertised free drink.

"Something fun and exciting," he ordered, giving Faith his smoothest grin.

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

"You okay there?" Faith asked, raising an eyebrow. "You know the pole ain't gonna magically show up when I get enough cash, right? And how fun and exciting we talkin'?"

The kid did not have the aura of a big drinker to him.

Re: The Bar

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I'm just contributing money to a worthy cause," Sokka insisted. "I'm not expecting magic, just hoping your charity raises enough."

He shrugged. "Give me a... I don't know. Something fruity, something fizzy, something with umbrellas and a twisty straw...?"

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

"Mai tai," Faith decided, mixing it up. "You got a problem with it bein' bright pink, then you shouldn't've let me pick. And gettin' hot chicks to take it off is a pretty worthy cause, can't argue with you on that one."

Re: The Bar

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka sipped at the drink and nodded, trying to play cool. "It's really a shame -- there was a Shirtless Friday and only one girl joined in."

He was a very manly man, and could continue to be manly regardless of the color of the drink in his hand. He definitely wasn't going to challenge Faith's choice of drinks, not when he knew she could beat him up.

Re: The Bar

[raspberryturk]

"Yo, Faith!" Reno grinned as he sauntered over to the bar.

It was his favorite bar ever, after all. Even more than that one with the cheap booze in Wutai that he liked so much. And it was a good night, and he was going to make this quick, because he had a Rikku in the Lounge, but the sign was worth investigating.

"How's the pole fund goin'?"

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

Faith picked up the jar and rattled it. "'S not bad," she grinned. "Dunno if Jolee's gonna go for it. But the hot cop says she'll dance for me if I get my own pole, so if he don't, I'm blowing this on one for me. Either way, gonna be some hot pole action."

Faith never met an innuendo she didn't like.

Re: The Bar

[raspberryturk]

"A pole's a pole," Reno mused, then reached into his pockets. "Your pole fund take checks?"

What? A pole was totally worth it. Even if Jolee didn't go for it and he never got to see the damn thing.

Re: The Bar

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

"My pole fund is always open for checks," she said. "Whatever pole gets bought, I'm gonna grind on it. If you don't get to see it, that's a damn shame, but it means me an' her over there" -- that required a quick nod down to where the aforementioned hot cop was sitting -- "are gonna have a very good night sometime soon."

Re: The Bar

[raspberryturk]

"Always worth a decent donation," Reno decided. And if the check he wrote out was for $75, then what of it?

He'd been pulling overtime with all the paperwork he'd been doing. On top of being paid in general for the school gig in the first place, he figured it couldn't hurt to share the wealth.