Max, Paid to go to a birthday party.

It was Max's birthday in a couple of days, she will be 25 years old and is in an awkward spot between jobs. What she was doing wasn't entirely important to her, but she had suspicions that she'd been replaced by some kind of AI generator, if that was the case she honestly had no hard feelings, she knew it would cost the company in the longrun. Either way between jobs as she was, Max was on the hunt for opportunities, not the easiest task in winter months either. One did stand out to her though, partly due to it's sheer absurdity.

'Wanted: Birthday Girl for Party' The title alone seemed odd and a little confusing, though the description helped clear things up. 'We are offering money for a birthday girl to attend a party. To clarify, we need someone who is having their birthday and is in need of a party. Pay is flexible and highly negotiable' Again, extremely odd, but that wasn't what caught her interest 'Exhibitionists preferred' Even if it didn't pay well she had to at least see what was going on with this. Writing down the phone number, she looked around for her mobile. When she couldn't see it, she figured it'd be best to at least get out of her room.

Standing up from her desk, Max stretched her arms and headed over to the mirror. Her hair wasn't in the greatest state, a dark blonde frizz from having spent a couple of days at home. Some quick work with the hair brush got it back to form, smooth curls framed her face, very almost elegant, but she had the vibe of someone who would get their hands dirty if needed. Her features had a sort of hardness to them, a defined jawline balanced out by hazel eyes, a sharp curiosity behind them.

Looking down at her body, Max considered the words 'exhibitionists preferred' what did they mean by that? Did she have any of that to her? Slipping her robe off she let herself stand there nude, curves and toned muscles complimented eachother well. She was a very hard and soft person, she liked the figure she had. Though she had faint tanlines, her body was still fairly pale, something she preferred to change, but she never tanned well.

Letting out a light sigh, she decided to stay like this for the time being. It wasn't illegal to be naked in your own apartment, and it wasn't like anyone else was here. Padding barefoot out of her room into a modest kitchen/dining room combo, she immediately saw her phone on the table. Taking a seat she rang the number and waited.

After taking enough time that Max considered hanging up, she got an answer "Hello, Mary Isaacs speaking...who am I speaking to?" The voice sounded proper and measured, a professional...maybe also upper-middle class too.

"Uh hi, I'm Max Willis. I saw your ad online...about the birthday party" She replied, though she was obviously skeptical.

"Oh yes! Did you have any inquiries?" That measured tone slipped a little, sounding almost too excited. Maybe they hadn't gotten many bites...maybe Max was the only person to call.

"Actually I did have a couple of questions yes. I guess I'll get the big question out of the way, what does the ad mean by 'exhibitionists preferred'?"

"I had a feeling that the description wasn't, well, descriptive enough in that regard. But yes, you would be expected to be naked" Mary said that in such a casual manner that Max almost didn't parse it. Despite being naked herself, the idea almost sounded crazy. Naked at a party?

"Naked? As in no clothes?"

"Completely. It has been a longstanding desire of mine and my wife's to host a party with a birthday girl in her birthday suit. Alas neither of us are brave enough to do so ourselves-"

"-so you're wanting to pay someone to go naked instead?" Max asked, cutting the other woman off. She had to admit, crazy as the idea was, it had an allure to it. Even without that, the idea of being paid to go to a party wasn't a bad one.

There was a slight pause, and when Mary spoke again, she almost sounded bashful "Well yes, when you put it that way it sounds a little distasteful...the body of a lady is supposed to be restected, not ogled at"

"But you want to ogle at a naked woman at a party?" Max asked, the smirk on her face dripping into her tone "It's fine I'm not offended by the idea"

Mary cleared her throat, but couldn't help but let out a relieved sigh "This is good, speaking honestly how it sounded was the most worrying part for me"

"I guess now that we have that out of the way..." Max shifted in her seat, her bare behind not quite familiar with the sensation of cold plastic chair "...payment?"

"Oh yes! Well firstly we were thinking of offering an upfront payment of $1500, you will get this as long as you turn up" That had Max lean forwards, it wasn't a small amount of money, especially if it was just the start "And from there we are offering an additional £100 per hour of nudity"

"Is there an upper limit to this...by any chance?" The nude blonde probed carefully, not wanting to sound overly greedy.

"No, we are willing to offer free room and board if you get...especially enthusiastic" Mary explained, again sounding a little bashful at making the offer.

Max leaned back, rubbing her chin. This was quite the offer, whoever these people were they were very willing to have a stranger turn up and run around naked for them.

"Is...it a sex thing?" Max asked a little dumbly, both wanting to be sure and completely unsure of what she should even be asking at this point.

"I...uh..." Mary's composure seemed to take a dent "...not if you don't want it to be?"

"So you just want me naked at a party? But you're not opposed to there being anything more?"

"That sounds correct yes"

"That's...that's good to know. I'll keep that in mind"

"When is your birthday?" Mary asked, snapping Max's mind back into focus "This is an important question for me to ask"

"Oh, shit right. It'll be in three days, is that enough warning?"

"It's certainly a little soon, but we should manage"

"And me turning up, do you want me on the day or a little earlier just to be safe?" Max asked, contemplating whether she should bring anything.

"A day early could be convenient. That way we can at least get to know eachother first, I can text over the address when I get a moment"

"Yeah, that'd be convenient. Thanks for the...y'know, opportunity. It was good meeting you"

"And you too Ms. Willis. We'll see eachother again soon I hope"

"Yeah, see you soon" With that Max hung up, setting the phone down on the table.

She wasn't quite sure what got into her, even as she sat there still nude, it was an insane idea. It wasn't that she was ashamed to be naked, shame had nothing to do with it. But being paid to go to a birthday party for her, completely naked? It was hard to wrap her head around it. And she'd agreed.

Taking a deep breath, she got up and made herself some coffee, at least she could take a break from looking up job listings for a short bit.