Years ago when I was working in topless bars I decided that I wanted to write a book about the business. Mine wouldn't be a soul searching piece about how I was an innocent person before I went into the business and then a year later I know enough to write a book that gets on the best seller charts. You know the book I mean.
Mine would be about the business side of dealing with alcohol and fantasies. How this social misfit was so inured to topless women that when I saw someone accidentally flashing skin in public all I thought about was if she wanted a job. The little tools and tricks of the trade of dealing with a party that only looks like a party to the outsider. To those of us on the inside it was work, and sometimes it was a hell of a lot of work.
I miss the business. That's not quite true; I miss the rush. Running over here and putting out a fire then going over there and making an employee laugh, rushing over there and glaring at an employee until she puts out her cigarette whilst on stage. Always constantly doing something and knowing that you're good at it. It really was quite a rush.
Back when I was a gamer the hardest part of character creation was naming the character; you don't want a character to have a lame name. The name needs to evoke something more than just an association to this concept you've created that goes with these certain stats. I've found the name for this book; it will be called "Shady".
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