Gather ye rose-buds while ye may

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WHO: Heracles & Anyone and Everyone
WHEN: 21st of July, late evening
WHERE: Chueca
WHAT: Heracles realizes his magical credit card is expiring soon. Solution? Throw a big party at the nearest suitable location accepting credit card and not minding (near) nudity (too much?).

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[5minutetheft]

Nicoleta decided to visit Chueca purely because she missed it. Believe it or not, even though she hated dragging herself to work, it didn't feel the same without the Latin music and the excitable atmosphere.

But when she stepped in, she saw that there was a commotion in the stage area. Curious about this and a bit alarmed that she wasn't informed about any of these events, Nicoleta advanced towards the crowd. Once she was close enough, she gawked.

What.

She then pushed herself forward to the front and then stared at Heracles incredulously while fighting the blushes. "HERC?! What the hell are you doing?"

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Heracles gave her an upside down smile from where he was leaning back from a pole, one hand holding onto and his leg wrapped around it. At that moment, he was down to a thong and a small loin cloth which he'd added for some variety.

"Hey Nico," he greeted her, tone exactly the same as if they'd just met each other on the street unexpectedly. He made one last spin aroung the pole and then jumped nimbly off the stage to land in front of Nico.

He tilted his head flirtateously with a mischievious glint in his eyes, a moment before they turned over-the-top sultry, almost a parody of Heracles' usual seductive expression.

"Nico~ darling, maybe you'd like a private performance, hm?" he asked, winking at her so fast it might have been just a twitch of his eye.

[5minutetheft]

Now it all didn't seem real and there was a term for that - surreal, da. To be honest, there were times she thought about his body and him being half naked in the same room as her, but never did this kind if situation cross her mind. She watched him, utterly speechless.

Nicoleta was tempted but was too blanked out to completely register what he had said. She looked left and right to see glares and stares all over her. Now she was really put on the spot and it was becoming warm all of the sudden. "Wait--wait! Herc." She then inappropriately added a chuckle before grabbing his shoulders.

Meanwhile, someone in the background shouted. "Hey you're not supposed to touch him! Get her away!" followed by a "yeah!"

She turned her head and glared with pure anger. "I'm the fucking boss here so all of you shut the fuck up before I kick all of your little asses out of my place."

Then she looked at Heracles. "What is going on. You're a... stripper now?"

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Heracles had been about to silence the crowd himself, but Nico did it even more effectively, so he just kept smiling at her prettily, before grabbing her arm to gently steer them away from the worst crowd, towards one of the shadowy booths at the back. He was already completely used to ignoring all sorts of looks given their way, whether because admiring or censoring. He wondered offhandedly if some of the last were because he was with a woman in a gay bar... but surely not.

When they'd reached the booth and sat down, Heracles unashamedly taking the same side as Nico and scooching close to her. Even though the bar was fairly warm, it still felt a bit chilly after the blare of the stage lights, and Nico's warmth at his side felt welcome.

"So... uh, sort of, I guess? It's kind of a long story..." Heracles began, before falling into a thoughtful silence.