Normally, Irene did not go to parties that were advertised on flyers.
But, normally, Irene was not in the position she had found herself this week and -- look, beggars could not exactly be choosers, and while she was not going to just willingly think of herself as a beggar here...going to a party with other adults was probably a brilliant idea. (Or at least probably a better idea than just hitting on anything that crossed her path.)
She wandered in bearing two bottles of wine (one red, one white, naturally), along with a bag of goodies from Dite's -- condoms, little bottles of lube, edible body paint....
When one was the sex shop lady, one occasionally had to act like the sex shop lady, and she figured it'd be appreciated. She'd even dressed relatively casually for the occasion, in a sweater (http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/Donna-Karan-Cashmere-Sequined-V-Neck-Top/prod105200017_cat259401__/p.prod?icid=&searchType=EndecaDrivenCat&rte=%252Fcategory.service%253FitemId%253Dcat259401%2526pageSize%253D30%2526No%253D0%2526Ns%253DPCS_SORT%2526refinements%253D73700048%252C73700049%252C4294925570%252C4294925630%252C&eItemId=prod103850166&cmCat=product) and leggings, and had left her hair down. (Of course, the sweater was Donna Karan, because just because she was using a beggar metaphor in her narrative, she certainly wasn't going to dress like one.
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But, normally, Irene was not in the position she had found herself this week and -- look, beggars could not exactly be choosers, and while she was not going to just willingly think of herself as a beggar here...going to a party with other adults was probably a brilliant idea. (Or at least probably a better idea than just hitting on anything that crossed her path.)
She wandered in bearing two bottles of wine (one red, one white, naturally), along with a bag of goodies from Dite's -- condoms, little bottles of lube, edible body paint....
When one was the sex shop lady, one occasionally had to act like the sex shop lady, and she figured it'd be appreciated. She'd even dressed relatively casually for the occasion, in a sweater (http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/Donna-Karan-Cashmere-Sequined-V-Neck-Top/prod105200017_cat259401__/p.prod?icid=&searchType=EndecaDrivenCat&rte=%252Fcategory.service%253FitemId%253Dcat259401%2526pageSize%253D30%2526No%253D0%2526Ns%253DPCS_SORT%2526refinements%253D73700048%252C73700049%252C4294925570%252C4294925630%252C&eItemId=prod103850166&cmCat=product) and leggings, and had left her hair down. (Of course, the sweater was Donna Karan, because just because she was using a beggar metaphor in her narrative, she certainly wasn't going to dress like one.