Jerry at Alpha Omega Pi.

Val figured that there would be less, if any, competition from other girls at the party if she started the contest at the Alpha Omega Pi.

"I luv 2 roleplay. Cyu 10 min," Val texted back.

"Great!"

Val wondered how many other people was invited to Jerry's party while she walked the couple blocks to the geek fraternity. Within a few minutes she arrived at the three storey brick house, which from the outside did not look like the stereotypical frat house -- there was no dirty couch on the porch and the lawn was well manicured. Just as she rang the doorbell Val noticed the security camera above her. She smiled at the thought that she was giving a great view of her huge cleavage, which was barely covered by her baby tee, to whoever looked at the CCTV screen.

"Hi Valerie!" greeted Jerry when he opened the door. "How are you?"

"Hey Jerry," the busty brunette smiled. "I'm great!" She glanced him over -- he was tall, not too skinny, and with an appointment with a stylist, a day of shopping for new clothes, and some contacts, she thought he could be made over to be dateable, even fuckable. Val wondered why he never asked her out because she knew he had a massive crush on her.

"Come on in," he smiled back, oblivious to her dirty thoughts. "The rest of the group is in the kitchen."

"Thanks," she replied, unconsciously brushing her hair over her ear. As he lead her down the hall towards the kitchen,

"Hey, everyone, this is Valerie," Jerry announced to the small group of people sitting around the round table.

"Hi, I'm Karen," introduced a cute brunette with a pixie haircut.

"Hey, I'm Eric," smiled short, stocky Asian guy.

"I'm Laura," waved a skinny black girl.

"I'm Matt," nodded the dark haired guy not bothering looking up from his hardcover rulebook in his hands.

"Hi Val, I'm Kevin." A tall, dirty blond guy stood up and offered his hand to shake.

"Hi there," Val smiled at him. She shook his hand and checked him out -- he wasn't the stereotypical nerd but was actually muscular and handsome.

"Have you played Serenity before?" Kevin asked.

"What's that?" Val replied.

"The role-playing game we're playing," Matt scoffed. "It's based on the cancelled tv show, Firefly."

"What's Firefly?" Val asked, feeling embarrassed that she was out of her comfort zone of a garage.

"Think cowboys in space," Kevin replied with a smile that put her at ease. "Have you heard of Dungeons & Dragons?"

"Yeah, my little brother plays it."

"We're going to play something like it but instead of orcs and elves we'll be space cowboys, mercenaries, and bounty hunters."

"Or in your case, Inara, a registered Companion," Jerry interjected excitedly, handing Val her character sheet.

"What's a Companion?" the brunette asked, looking at the paper with stats that seem like an alien language to her.

"A Companion is like a geisha," Karen answered.

"Or more precisely a high class prostitute that's legally recognized and respected by the Alliance government," Matt added.

"What are you guys playing?" Val wondered. She had thought the type of role-playing would involve leather and whips but she was curious about the game, especially if she could act out as a Companion with Kevin.

"I'm Mal Reynolds, captain of the Serenity," Jerry replied excitedly. "He's a disgruntled veteran of the Unification War."

"I'm Dr. Simon Tam," Kevin. "He's a fugitive with his sister, River."

"I'll be Kaylee Frye, the ship mechanic," Karen giggled, glancing at Kevin. "She has a crush on Simon."

"I'm Jayne, a hired gun," Eric added.

"I'm playing Zoe, Mal's second-in-command," Laura said.

"And I'm the GM. The Game Master," Matt said before Val could ask her question. "Think of the GM as a referee. Shall we start?"