"Hey," said Maxine. "Mimi, isn't it?"
Mimi noticed the woman with a short intake of breath. Maxine, or "Max", was a striking black woman in a pair of cutoff shorts, a breezy top, and a set of beaded corn rows. The two of them had met a couple of times when June participated in some of the strip games that Max's website was known for. Though she was in the trade of getting women out of their clothes, Mimi actually kind of liked her. After all, she was the only woman she knew who would only strip you naked if you signed a consent form first. And, if Mimi was being honest with herself, Max had come pretty close to talking her out of her clothes in the past. The woman had a talent for making other women feel beautiful.
"Oh!" said Mimi. "Hello, Maxine."
"Max, if you please. 'Maxine' is an old lady's name."
"Sure. Have you come to dunk June in the water?"
Max waved for the next person in line to go before her. "Nah. I've already got footage of that one streaking the dining room of the downtown Hilton. It's a big hit with the subscribers."
"Right."
"The fact is, I've got permission with the park to film a spot here. We're going to do a few games, have some fun, and see how many girls we can get naked."
"Well, I'm sure June would be--"
"Again, June is old hat. I'd like to get some fresh butts in front of the camera, and yours is looking pretty good."
"Me? No! I... I couldn't."
"Mimi, I'll be frank: I've seen the videos that Kate took of you on that malware-trap of a website she runs. They're crude, shoddy, and humiliating. Am I right?"
Mimi nodded. "Yeah, they're not great."
"But they're out there, and I think it would be a shame if they were the only representations of your nude body on the internet. Don't you deserve better?"
"Um..."
Max leaned in close, and Mimi thought she could almost feel her lip brush against her ear lobe. "I can give your naked body the treatment it deserves."
Mimi went bright red as Max winked at her and walked away.
"If you change your mind," said Max, "you'll find us down by the shore."
It would take a minute before Mimi realized that there were still people waiting in line.