*************** ADULTS ONLY *************** The Loveable Ladies of Libido Lane (C) by Erotin Thraller ********************************************* Chapter 02 - Costume Party The invitation was from Ann's co-worker. The invitation said she should bring her "significant other" and come to an "Adult Costume Party." Right from the very beginning, Ann was hesitant to accept the invitation, but I reminded her that social contacts often pay off well in work relationships and especially for future advancements. Finally, she agreed, and there we were. Except, suddenly, I was the one having second thoughts. "Are you really sure you want to do this?" I asked when Ann hesitated to at the bottom of the steps. We were far from our own neighborhood, quite removed from Libido Lane, and we were unaccustomed to visiting in other people's homes. Especially in costume. "I think so," she replied, then gathered her long skirt and mounted the steps. Together, we stood on the landing outside the door. Once more it was my turn to hesitate. "Well," Ann chided me, "Ring the bell." As we waited for someone to come to the door, we double-checked out costumes. Ann had dressed as a witch, a costume left over from some age-old Halloween party, and it featured a pointed hat and a black blouse over a long skirt. "I hope this skirt works," she said hesitantly. "I never could find just what I wanted, so I cut up an old black sheet and turned it into a wrap-around." "You'll be fine," I encouraged, tugging at the gorilla suit I was wearing. I had driven to the home of Ann's friend without putting on the full head mask, but now that I had it on the entire suit was hot and itching. "I'm not sure how long I can keep this monkey suit on." Just then the door opened. But I didn't see anyone. Apparently whoever answered the door had stepped out of sight behind it, leaving the doorway open for us to enter. Ann proceeded cautiously, and I followed. Once inside, the door closed behind me. I turned back to look and was suddenly face to face with a lovely pair of breasts ...very large ...and very black. No, on a second examination, I realized they were brown. Like rich milk chocolate. They were beautiful, and they were very bare. I had an immediate desire to nibble on them. Above the breasts was the pretty face of a smiling lady wearing a maid's white lace cap in her hair. Beneath the breasts ...my eyes seemed automatically to keep returning to them ...was a little white lace hostess apron. Further down she wore a pair of white four-inch heels. That's all. The rest of her was, like her breasts, beautiful and bare. "That's the first time I've ever been welcomed in to a party by a naked maid," I laughed. "Oh, my word!" Ann screamed softly, turning to look for the first time. "Lisa? Is that you?" "It certainly is, Ann. I'm all here, as you can see!" She stepped forward and gave Ann a welcoming embrace. "I'm so glad you came." Then, giving me a sly smile, she added, "We're going to have lots of fun tonight." If, by fun, she meant "lots of sex," then I was certainly glad to have finally recovered from my penis pain problems. For the past couple of weeks, Ann and I had been trying to make up for lost time. "Just trying to keep you happy," was the way Ann put it. And indeed she did "put it" to me, every night, once I had recuperated sufficiently. But that was all very private. Social sex had never been included in our experimentation, and never in my wildest dreams had I ever considered it a possibility. On the other hand, here was a beautiful lady, who was for all practical purposes completely naked, welcoming us ...and inviting us to "have lots of fun." Ann gave me a sidewise glance as if to say, "Oops!" Then she smiled hesitantly at our hostess. I wondered what my wife was about to say regarding this promised "fun." She provided no clues, and before she could say anything, Lisa continued. "Ann, you come with me. I'll show you to the ladies' lounge. Marge is there helping the other ladies with their costumes. I'm sure you'll want to get ready before you meet the men. Marge can help with whatever changes you want to make." She winked at me, and once again, Ann gave me a sidewise glance, her mouth twisted as if to indicate that we were trapped in something for which she was not prepared. Then Lisa looked back at Ann and said, "Now, if that big gorilla you brought with you will just wait here until I return, then I'll take him down to join the other men." I just stood there in the entryway, feeling awkward as I watched Lisa led Ann down the hallway. Lisa's naked brown bottom bounced seductively with each step she took. With the evening already starting like this, then what activities, I wondered, are yet to come? A few minutes later, Lisa returned smiling. She took my arm and said, "The men are waiting in the den. It's their private sanctuary ...you know, men only. I can show you to the door, but after that you're on your own." With that, she took my arm and led me away. I followed obediently, which I seem so often to do when women speak. Even so, I was awkwardly aware that Lisa's naked breast was pressed against my arm. It would have been far more interesting had the thick fur on the gorilla suit not been in the way. "The men are in there," she told me, pointing to a closed door. "Just go right on in." She left me standing there, once more wondering what we had gotten into by accepting this invitation. Inside the den, I was greeted with considerable teasing about my costume, as the five men already in the room were much more comfortably dressed in slacks and shirts. "You can always spot a newbie," one of them laughed. It took very little encouragement for them to get me out of the gorilla suit. Thankfully, I had chosen to wear the suit over comfortable clothes not unlike those the others were wearing. There were introductions, but with the circumstances of the evening being as they were, I had to struggle to remember their names. Looking back on it now, I wonder why, because I certainly had no trouble remembering the names of their wives. I'll have to think about that. Maybe it will tell me something about myself. A huge black man stuck out his hand and identified himself as the husband of the maid who had greeted us at the door. "She's really cute, isn't she?" he bragged. I was surprised at how readily he invited me to state my appreciation for her nearly naked beauty. Another man said this was his home, and I would be meeting Marge, his wife, in a little while. I was surprised, because I had assumed the home belonged to the black couple. Oh, well, live and learn. Later, I would find that was truly the way these parties worked. The maid was never the actual hostess. Even so, Bill is the one man whose name I remembered. We would meet again. A rotund, chubby little man pulled himself from his chair and thanked me for coming. "It's always nice to have new people at these parties," he laughed, obviously having a good time. "You'll meet my wife later. Her name is Phyllis. And," he continued, "I'll look forward to meeting your wife." I wasn't sure what that meant, but I allowed it to pass without comment. Bill brought the two other men over and introduced them. One was Chinese with a name I not only can't remember, I couldn't even pronounce it at the time. He was quite small, and he told me his wife's name was easier to remember than his own. She is Kim. The other man was the tallest in the group, thin and obviously athletic. Bill said the two of them were golfing buddies, and they had finally talked his wife into coming to the party. Eventually I learned that all the ladies worked together, including my wife, and the tall man's wife is the office manager. Inside my head, lights began to click on. This was not a neighborhood party. Here was a very select group of ladies who worked together. They all knew each other, professionally ...and perhaps socially. What's more, from the way the men talked, I gathered that three of them had been to previous parties. The other two were new ...as was I. "Well, now that we're all here," Bill began, speaking a bit louder to gain attention. "Marge should be getting the ladies ready about now." As if to accent his speech, overhead speakers began to play an exotic dance tune which sounded much like the music one might expect during a stripper's routine. It was bold and sensuous, with a pervasive drum beat. "All right!" Bill continued, quite enthusiastically. "There's the signal. Let's open the curtain so we can see. Oh, for you who are new, let me explain that we need to be reasonably quiet. What we have here is a one-way mirror. Three of the ladies know it's here, of course, since they've been here before. The new ones do not. All of them will use the mirror to see themselves, and we can watch them from in here. Okay, let the show begin." He pushed a button, a motor whirred softly, and draperies covering one end of the room pulled back to reveal an entire wall through which we could see into the adjoining room, which featured a small dance floor. Two ladies were already in the room. One was blonde and pleasantly plump. She was dressed in a costume which consisted mostly of long strips of fabric, perhaps two inches wide. They were like those old strips of crepe paper with which we decorated for parties when we were kids. These colored strips were not paper, but various colors of cloth. They were attached to a wide necklace at the blonde's throat, and they descended all around her body. It was an interesting costume, quite modest while she stood still, but when she walked the colored strips floated and flared allowing much of her naked body, especially her full breasts, to be regularly exposed. Her only other garment was the tiniest thong I have ever seen and, of course, high heels. She bounced and swayed to the music, cruising around the room, dancing as if with an imaginary partner. That's my wife, the pudgy little man said proudly. Her name is Phyllis. The other lady was oriental. She was dressed far more modestly, wearing a light weight embroidered jacket over a pair of silk slacks. I assumed she was the Chinese man's wife, but I was surprised at how shy she appeared. She seemed only slightly affected by the music, and she scarcely moved from her place in the center of the room. She seemed fascinated by Phyllis and could hardly take her eyes off her. After a few moments, Lisa entered, still wearing her apron, and I should say, wearing only her apron. She did an exotic dance across the floor, bumping and grinding, allowing her bare breasts to bounce and sway seductively. As she turned, her round bottom twisted and twitched in ways that I found erotically inviting. Quite obviously that's what she intended, for she certainly knew what she was doing. It was also obvious that she knew we were watching behind the mirror. "Man," her black husband exclaimed softly. "She really gets me going." After a turn around the room, Lisa retreated through the door where she had entered, and when she returned she brought a tall lady with her. This was a statuesque brunette, sedately dressed in a blue blazer and matching straight skirt with a hem which stopped well above her knees. The lovely curve of her legs were an invitation, and I was suddenly struck with a severe urge to see more. It was obvious she was hesitant to join the others, and she seemed somewhat taken aback by the way Phyllis was gyrating around the room. Based on her attire, I assumed this lady was Anita, the office manager. Perhaps she thought the antics of a party like this were beneath her dignity. Or maybe..., well, I would just wait and see. "This is when the fun begins," Bill advised me. "Ladies by nature are so competitive. They simply cannot stand to be out- done by any of the others. That's why we so much enjoy hosting these parties. And that's why Anita looks so frustrated at seeing both Phyllis and Lisa expose so much skin. Because she's the Office Manager, she's not sure she wants to be included in any competition that involves undressing. Marge has been wanting to get her here for a long time. And now that she is here, well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens." That's when my wife entered. She was still dressed in her witch's outfit, tall pointed hat and black blouse, but I noticed that she had adjusted her wrap-around skirt, shortening it by tying it up high enough that most of her legs were exposed. I wondered if that was something Lisa or Marge had encouraged, or if Ann was already getting sucked into the competition. Just then Marge made her grand entrance. I had met her once before at one of my wife's business luncheons, but she certainly looked a lot different now than she did then. Her costume? Well, imagine putting a long strip of cloth the width of a necktie around your neck. That's about all she was wearing, except it was much longer ...long enough, in fact, to cover each nipple. That left most of her breasts exposed. The strips continued down and under her crotch, then up between her cheeks like a thong. Behind her hips the ends separated again and were pulled around to the front where they were tied in a large bow just below her belly button. It was like a monokini, about as near nothing as was possible without being totally nude. "That's my wife," Bill said. "She's done it again." By now it was obvious that Marge, Lisa, and Phyllis were the instigators of the party, whereas Anita, Kim, and Ann were new tonight. These latter three moved slowly about the room, still not quite sure what to do, whereas the other three danced to the music, making quite a show of their skimpy costumes. With the music so loud, probably to cover any sounds we men might make, it was impossible to hear what the ladies were saying, but it soon became obvious that the newbies were being chided for their modesty. Much to the Chinese man's surprise, his wife was the first to succumb. She stripped out of her pants, exposing her shapely little legs. Her tunic was barely long enough to cover her bottom, but short enough to tempt me to watch her carefully. And hope. A few moments later, I saw my wife slip cautiously out of the room. She was gone only a few moments, and when she returned she was no longer wearing her blouse. Instead, her wrap-around skirt was rearranged into a toga which left one breast bare along with her legs. I couldn't be certain from this distance, but I had a hunch that she was wearing nothing else. Her white skin was erotically exposed against the background of the black toga. "That's nice," Bill said appreciatively. "She's getting into it. Now if Anita will...." He had hardly spoken when Anita unzipped her skirt and stepped out of it. Her long shapely legs were definitely worth seeing. She did a couple of turns around the room, then slipped out of the room, as my wife had done earlier. When she returned a few minutes later, I was amazed to see that she had removed all her clothing, except her blue blazer. The jacket was all she was wearing. Wow! I thought, Her legs really are great! And I sure hope she doesn't keep that blazer buttoned all night. That's when the Chinese man spoke up. "I can't believe it. She's setting up. She's getting ready." "For what?" Bill asked. "Kim is going to do a tumbling run." He smiled. "Back home she was a professional gymnast, and whenever she hears music like this she wants...." He was interrupted as his wife began her run, flipping head over heels from the far side of the room, coming toward us until she stopped right in front of our "window." The flips had displaced her tunic so that it was gathered up under her arms, almost completely exposing her naked body. Her thatch of black pubic hair glistened in the lights, and she smiled proudly at her achievement. We silently applauded. Then, to our amazement, especially leaving her husband in shock, without even standing up, she lifted her tunic over her head and tossed it to one side. Then she stood and began another tumbling run across the room, this time completely nude. "I can't believe it," her husband said. "But I am so proud of her." Kim's performance apparently inspired Anita, for she did indeed open the single button which held her blazer closed. Then, as she began to dance, the jacket opened and repeatedly revealed her own thatch of pubic hair and two perfectly-shaped breasts. Are they real? I wondered. Or have they been surgically enhanced? What was originally dubbed an "Adult Costume Party" was rapidly becoming a costume-less party. A triple-X adult extravaganza. I searched the room for my wife and did my own double-take as I watched her shake her toga free of its folds, then pull it over her shoulders like a shawl. Worn that way, it covered only her shoulders and her back. All her really good parts were completely exposed, bare and open for all to enjoy. Never before had I seen her be so daring in public, and at that moment I would have given almost anything to take her to bed and enjoy that beautiful body to the fullest. The dance continued, as did the stripping. Phyllis peeled out of her thong. Then Marge untied her costume and discarded it completely. Lisa, like a good maid, offered to take Anita's jacket, and just like that every one of the ladies was totally naked. Bill closed the draperies and said, "All right, men. My wife will give the ladies a speech of encouragement. That won't take long, so very soon they will be coming in here. I hope you're all ready for some real fun." He moved to the other end of the room and turned up the lights. Only then did I see the large round table. Above it hung a wheel the same size as the table. Several sets of velvet straps attached were attached to the wheel. Bill gave the table a spin, and the wheel above was synchronized to turn with it. "As you can see," he explained, "this is absolutely the best roulette wheel in the country." He was interrupted by the ladies. They came rushing in, and suddenly the room was filled with naked women. Even Lisa had lost her apron, and I noted that she was cleanly shaved, as was Marge. The other four ladies still sported beautiful patches of pubic hair. What was more amazing is that this collection of ladies composed a feast for a breast-lover's picnic. They were beautiful. They were wonderful...! And they were as excited as puppies their first time in heat. "All right, ladies," Marge began. "We're going to play roulette. In a moment, I'll demonstrate how this roulette table works, but first let me explain that the object of the game is to see who can make your man come the quickest. We ladies will be positioned on the table. The men will stand around the table." She smiled, "Now get this. The men will not move. The only thing that moves will be the table. And you. There are six of you, so the table is timed to move automatically one-sixth of a turn every 20 seconds." Several of the ladies exchanged a variety of questions and comments ranging from disbelief to excitement. Marge continued. "Lisa, if you'll help me here, I'll show the others how this table works." Lisa stood beside the table a moment, then sat on it and lay backward, raising her legs until her feet were up high and all the way back above her head. Her legs were spread wide apart, as if inviting me to stare at her exposed vital parts. Bill fastened her ankles into a pair of velvet cuffs with Velcro straps. "Comfy?" Marge asked. "Not bad," Lisa smiled, tipping her head forward to peer at her naked body. All her sexual equipment was completely open for us all to see. Not only that, her spread pussy was available to any man who stepped up to the table. No wonder Bill called it the best roulette table in the country. "There's a place here for each of you ladies, so please take your place on the wheel. Assume the position. Then, when everyone is ready, your man will insert his ...well, you know. After that, you will have 20 seconds to make your man come, so be active and do your best." She smiled, "I'm sure you all know what I mean. When the 20 seconds have passed, however, the wheel will turn. That will disengage you from the man who is in you, and the next man will enter you." Bill interrupted Marge at this point and said, "There's a prize, ladies, for the first one of you to bring a man to climax. Remember that each of you bought a $50 ticket to come tonight. Half of that will go to the winning lady." "Do the men get the other half?" the Chinese man asked. "Sorry," Marge replied. "It pays for the food and drinks we'll serve later on." "There is, however, a prize the men can compete for," Bill said laughing. "So, fellows, you need to hold out as long as you can." He paused while the guys expressed their curiosity, and then he announced, "The game will continue until all but one man has climaxed. When there is only one man remaining who has not shot his wad, all the ladies will be released from the table. That man will then be serviced by all the ladies in whatever way they desire until he, shall we say, completes his assignment. Gentlemen, that should be an experience well worth holding out for." "Well, my friends, that is how it works," Marge continued. "So, if any of you are not interested, or just plain don't want to participate, this is the time right now for you to leave." I looked at Ann, expecting her to signal me that she wanted out. After all, we had never even talked about including anyone else in our sex games. All through our marriage, we had both been passionately (I think that's the proper word) committed to each other. Nor had we ever discussed our own personal sexual activity prior to meeting each other. So the idea, on just a whim for each of us to have sex with five different people, was not something to take lightly. I wasn't sure how I felt, and I was certain Ann would opt out. Wrong! Without even looking at me, she slid into position on the table. Marge strapped her ankles in place, and there she was, my wife, naked and exposed to all eyes and, by her own volition, she was inviting every man present to screw her. After that, the scene became so erotic that I just stood and stared. Kim could hardly wait to take her place on the wheel, much to her husband's surprise. Phyllis spilled her chubby curves on to the table and raised her legs. Anita was more cautious, but after a nod from her husband, she sat in her place, leaned back and slowly spread her legs. Finally, Marge, who had assisted each of the other ladies, assumed her position, and her husband strapped her into place. "Well," Bill smiled, "I suggest we get naked so the fun can begin." Stripping off our clothing took far less time than I thought possible. In a matter of moments the six of us were ready. And we were all very obviously hard. The ladies complained loudly at not being able to see what they were about to receive. "To begin," Bill instructed, "each of us is to stand at the table in front our own wife." To do so, we all moved into position. "Now," he continued, "just for practice, step forward and enter your wife." Ann gave a little giggle as I slid inside her. She was surprisingly wet, and it was obvious that she was already quite erotically turned on. "Now, are there any last questions before we begin?" None of us wanted to delay the action with needless talk, so Bill pressed a button on a switch hanging from the ceiling. I expected my wife to move, but instead it was the table. It made an immediate turn, and just like that Ann was gone and the lady in front of me, spreading herself to receive my erection, was Marge. "Get that thing in me!" she ordered. "I want to see what Ann is always bragging about." With no further hesitation, I plunged in. Marge was also moist and ready, but there was time for only three or four plunges deep inside her before the table turned again. As Marge's body moved away, my member was pulled free, and a moment later Anita's furry crotch was extended toward me. This is one I'm really going to enjoy, I said to myself as I thrust into the office manager's furry snatch. She was tight and firm, so much that her grip held on, almost pulling me with her, when the table began its next turn. By then I was beginning to understand how there was both joy and the frustration of the 20-second rule. The time was just long enough to get the feel of intimacy, but not long enough to approach satisfaction. The repeated interruptions prevented any sudden ejaculation. It also promised that, unless something intervened, we would each have several encounters with each lady. After Anita, I was deep inside Phyllis. In spite of her chubby figure, she was quite active, and I'm sure I would have come quickly inside her, had the table not moved when it did. Then I was inside tiny little Kim. She was athletic through and through, and she had muscle control that I never knew existed. I felt her muscles ripple up and down my member without my even moving. It was such an exotic experience that this time I really resented having the table turn. My anger was almost immediately suppressed, however, because Lisa was like a tiger. She took full advantage of the straps holding her legs high, using them as leverage to lift her hips and grind her pelvis into me. I'm still not sure if I slid into her, or if she slid forward and pulled me in. What a ride! What variety these six ladies provided. I was in heaven. And then, before I realized it, I was home. "Hi, honey," my wife purred as I pressed my erection deep into her. This time she was even more moist and slippery. Why not? She had been impaled by five other men since my initial insertion inside her. She had been as busy as I. We were going to have a lot to talk about when we got home. And then Marge was back again, thrusting and squeezing. Anita was more active this time, as if she was really getting into the game. Phyllis was on the verge of her own orgasm when I entered her. "Oh, this is better than I ever get at home," she whispered. Then Kim was bouncing happily against me, not shy in the least as she stroked me with her erotic muscles. Lisa pressed against me firmly, still active and apparently not missing a beat in her own enjoyment when men changed within her. Ann was silent this time when I entered her, and I noticed she was biting her lower lip. She was already in the beginning stage of her impending orgasm, so when the table moved again I heard her whisper, "Damn!" Then Marge. Anita. "Folks, we have a winner," Bill announced. The table did not stop its syncopated turns, but Phyllis' chubby husband stepped back from the table, his erection dripping. "Congratulations, Lisa," Bill was saying. "Looks like you win tonight's jackpot." "Good," she laughed. "I can always use an extra $75." When the table turned again, I heard my wife call, "Hey, what about me? I'm dying here!" Then I realized we were short one man, which meant one of the women would have a 20-second recess on each round. Then the Chinese man exploded, much to Lisa's enjoyment, which meant she had just brought her second man to climax in less than a minute. My wife then had a 40-second recess before Anita's husband was there to take her. By that time I was back with Kim, thoroughly enjoying myself. Then Lisa. She did her best to make me come, but I was determined to give myself to my wife. When I entered Ann, I realized she still had not had her climax. The 40-second pause in each round had broken her rhythm. She struggled to catch up, and so did I, but the table turned too soon. Then the tall guy dropped out, apparently caught up in Phyllis' orgasmic thrusts. During the pause, Bill came too, giving Anita the full burst of his sperm. The table continued its syncopated turns. This time when I plunged into Kim, I could no longer hold on. She drained me so thoroughly that I knew it would be the next day before I could muster any repeat performance. Lisa's husband, the big black guy, was the winner. He was ready and obviously able to handle whatever was going to be his reward. "Now what?" he asked, grinning broadly. Grabbing his erection firmly in her hand, Lisa led her husband across the room where she pushed him to the floor. "Here he is, girls," she announced. "See how miserable you can make him." Almost immediately, Marge had his huge erection in her mouth and was sucking him noisily. Phyllis knelt beside her, and when Marge came up for air she took over for Marge and continued the blow job. After all the changes in partners on the wheel, the black man seemed ready for some serious sex. His expression indicated he was really getting into the action these two ladies were giving him. Suddenly, Kim was there. "Move over, girls," she ordered. "He has the biggest package here, and my equipment is smaller than any of yours. I want him in me when he comes!" "I don't believe this," her husband declared. "An hour ago, I would never have dreamed she would be so... so..." "Such a slut?" Bill suggested. "Yes, isn't she a turn on!" her husband declared. "When I get her home, she's going to have to treat me different than she ever has before." "I think that goes for all of us," the tall man agreed, giving his wife a squeeze. She snuggled her naked body against his, and I thought for a moment they were going to join the action on the floor. Instead, Kim drew our attention with a loud squeal. Marge and Phyllis leaned back enough to give her room. She squatted astraddle of the black body, and in one sudden move she lowered herself, abruptly accepting the huge erection into her tiny body. No wonder she squealed, I thought. Probably none of the other girls could have duplicated her performance, but her gymnast legs had such strength and muscle control that she was able to pump her hips up and down, taking him in and squeezing him out. I tingled at the thought of what he must be feeling, as I remembered having such a short time before being inside that very same pussy and feeling the extent of her fabulous muscle control. Ann looked at me and grinned, as if to say she wanted us to try that. Not tonight, I knew, for I had already experienced all I could handle for the day. Kim did not let up, and no man, regardless of how much of a stud he might be, could hold up very long under such energetic pumping. His body lurched upward as he exploded deep within the little Chinese girl. She squealed again in pure delight. His wife, Lisa, applauded. Needless to say, it was a great party. On the way home, Ann ignored her seat belt and snuggled against me. "You okay?" I asked. "If you mean am I 'okay' with having five strange men inside me tonight, I guess so. If you mean, did I get off tonight, then no ...I'm not 'okay.' I mean, even with all that screwing, I never came!" She looked up at me desperately, "And I can't wait to get home to my egg. But since you got to come in that tight little Kim, you are now going to just sit and watch while you run the remote and I get my own personal satisfaction. Okay?" "Okay," I agreed. "That's fine with me, because I'm already so sore I doubt I could produce, if you know what I mean...." That's how the evening ended. Except, Ann was so anxious that by the time we were home and the garage door was down, Ann had already shed the skirt and blouse she had put on for our drive home. Naked, she led the way through the house and up the stairs. After a few minutes in the bath, she came in and lay on the bed beside me. "Here's the remote," she said softly. "Buzz me." I did, and a moment later she was joyously bucking up an down on the bed, as if celebrating all the pent up passion she'd been unable to release throughout the evening. I was glad she had left the light on, because I thoroughly enjoyed her enjoyment. ~~~~~~ Continued in Chapter 03Chapter 02 - Costume Party