Strip Trivia

Lisa Marvell, star reporter for Channel 4 and the most popular television broadcaster in the tri-state area awoke feeling upbeat and excited about the day ahead. It was a Monday morning, and over the last month or so Lisa had found that she particularly looked forward to the start of the week because that was then she would learn about the dare Natalie Johnson, anchorwoman of the late night news, had chosen for her to perform on their Friday Night Special report.

Before heading over to the station, Lisa decided to begin her day with a trip to the gym. She had committed herself to a rigorous workout regime, trying to make sure that she kept her body trim and fit. The attractive 32-year old blonde knew that her popularity and the unprecedented ratings the station were enjoying were a direct result of the special segments that aired every Friday night during the 11:00 news. Those reports, produced by Natalie, had one very important thing about them that made for great TV viewing - they inevitably led to Lisa appearing naked on air.

For months, the blonde reporter had been willing to risk her career as a serious broadcaster by deciding to bare her body in front of the camera. Because of the guidelines laid down by the network's Standards and Practices division, any display of frontal nudity had to be avoided through the use of editing and camera angles. However, the censors did allow the occasional glimpse of Lisa from behind as well as shots that hinted at her total nudity. And in recent weeks as the dares progressed from skinning dipping to body painting, Natalie had made sure that the reports were more and more revealing, with glimpses from a distance of a completely naked Lisa along with the occasional close-up of the blonde reporter's stunning ass.

Furthermore, it was clear that the anchorwoman planned to continue to push the boundaries of what could be shown on late-night television, especially now that news producer Bill Reinhart had signaled his complete confidence in Natalie's control of these segments. Lisa was already contractually committed to perform any dare that Natalie selected, and Bill had indicated the he no longer needed to approve the Friday Night reports before they aired. Lisa had discovered that as Natalie placed her in more public situations and came up with new ways each week to expose her for longer periods of time to the camera, her feelings - a mixture of nervousness, embarrassment, and excitement - grew stronger and stronger. And now, Natalie was completely in charge of what she would be asked to do and what would be shown on the 11:00 news that Friday.

All of these thoughts passed through Lisa's head as she entered the exercise facility with her gym bag. She was wearing her one of her usual outfits - gray yoga points with a thong underneath, black sports bra, and a plain white tank top cut low enough under the arms to reveal the sides of her bra. Seeing two older gentlemen who had just completed their workout and were staring at her as they stood at the water cooler, she waved hello. "Why not," she thought with a smile creeping across her face, "give them a little treat this morning? Maybe a Monday Morning Special report for senior citizens."

Quickly ducking into the locker room and checking to see that no one was around, she whipped off the tank top and removed her sports bra, tossing it in her bag. Then, she slipped the top back on and turned to check out the effect in the mirror. Viewed from the front, nothing appeared unusual. But as soon as she turned sideways and raised her arms, the sides of her breasts could be clearly seen.

"Oops," she said to herself with a giggle. "I'll just have to make sure nothing slips out while I'm exercising," she thought as she tried jogging in place as she examined herself in the mirror. Convinced that the tank top was at least going to keep her nipples covered, she proceeded back into the gym and headed over to an exercise bench. She noticed that one of the older men had started to walk towards the showers but then abruptly changed direction and returned to the water cooler, his eyes fixed directly on her. "Guess he decided to stay for the show," she murmured to herself as she placed her bag on the floor and started her initial stretching exercises.

The next fifty minutes were exactly the type of high-intensity workout Lisa craved, both as a way of keeping in shape and also as a means of clearing her head. After a few minutes, she realized that sweat was already saturating the tank top, causing the material to cling to her breasts and allowing the outline of her nipples to be clearly seen.

This proved to be a particular problem when she moved over to do some cable rows. Seated on a bench and facing a set of weights, she grabbed the handles attached to the metal cables. As she pulled on them to raise the weights, she moved her hands and arms close to the sides of her body. This caused her to arch her back, thrusting her chest forward with the nipples straining against the wet fabric. Then, leaning forward as the cables retracted and the weights lowered to the ground, she extended her arms, which offered an unobstructed peek at the sides of her breasts.

This alternating view of her nipples and sideboobs continued for several minutes as she worked through a series of the back-strengthening maneuvers. It was standard practice at the gym to avoid looking at the other people as they exercised, but Lisa was sure she caught more than one person staring at her. Finally she moved onto the treadmill for some cardio training, followed by a five minute cool-down as she slowed the pace from a vigorous run to a simple walking gait.

Glancing down at the front of her tank top, she realized that the material was now almost completely transparent, clinging to every curve of her breasts and abdomen. Grabbing her bag, she walked over to get a drink of water before heading to the showers, making sure to pass directly in front of the bench where one of the older men was still seated.

Pausing directly in front of him, she turned and struck up a casual conversation. "You know," she said, "it doesn't count if you're watching someone else work out. You're supposed to be exercising too."

"Trust me," the man replied with a twinkle in his eye, "my imagination was getting the best work-out it's had in a long time. You know, you're even prettier in person than you are on TV."

Lisa feigned a look of shock. "Why you bad boy," she said with a big smile. "But thank you for the compliment. And I do hope," she said as she started toward the women's locker room, "that you'll keep watching."

"Every Friday, Miss Marvell," the gentleman responded. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

*****

By the time Lisa arrived at the studio several hours later, she had changed into light tan slacks and a bright pink top. She was greeted with warm smiles and congratulations as several people stopped her in the hall to tell her that the ratings from last week had just been announced. Channel 4 had once again garnered a record audience share for their news broadcasts. In response to the Friday Night Special report, the station had received hundreds of messages expressing viewers' approval of the body painting dare performed by Lisa and orchestrated by Natalie. So when the two women met up in the hallway, they exchanged a big hug and excitedly shared some of the audience comments that had been forwarded to them by their producer, Bill Reinhart.

"Looks like you were a big hit," Natalie said with a smile, "again."

"I couldn't do it without you," her friend replied. Each week Lisa came to appreciate more and more how important Natalie's role was, both to her and the audience. By asking for their dares, the anchorwoman made sure that the viewers felt involved in whatever activity Lisa was going to do. And by adding her own twist to the dares, Natalie continued to push the limits of what her colleague was willing to do on air. Natalie's direction not only had helped her explore her own fantasies and desires but had also made for incredibly compelling reports. And the ratings certainly reinforced both points - more viewers were watching Channel 4 and, adding to Lisa's excitement, more people were watching her as she displayed her body on television.

Taking hold of the dark-haired anchorwoman's hand, the blonde reporter continued, "We make a great team, don't we?" alluding to the secret romantic relationship that had sprung up between the two women.

"We do," her friend replied, and then added teasingly, "although it sounds like you're perfectly capable of calling attention to yourself even without my help."

"Whatever do you mean?" Lisa responded, feigning wide-eyed innocence.

"Oh, for instance, the outfits you're wearing when you work out at the gym," she answered with a devilish grin.

"Now how in the world did you find out about that so quickly? You must have spies everywhere!" the reporter asked, genuinely surprised that Natalie seemed to know exactly what she had been up to.

"Let's just say a little weather bird told me," her friend replied slyly.

"Of course," Lisa replied, realizing that the new meteorologist Nicole Lewis belonged to the same gym as her and had most likely been there this morning. "You two have been getting very friendly lately."

"And why not?" Natalie said with a broad smile. "Seems only fair. I didn't say anything about you and your videographer friend, even when you had the nerve to show me that x-rated version of your video that he made for you."

"It wasn't x-rated," Lisa said, blushing all over. "It just had slightly more revealing footage than the version we aired," she explained, recalling the "welcome back" video that had been shown the previous month as one of the Friday Night specials. "And," she continued, "as I recall from your response when we watched the director's cut together, you loved it."

"That's beside the point," her friend teased her. "If you don't behave, I just may have to find a way to sneak that on the air so our viewers can judge for themselves."

The blonde reporter responded with a grin and simply took her friend's hand. "You know I trust your instincts to do what's best."

The anchorwoman's eyes lit up, practically purring in response. "Best for us or best for the station?"

"Both," Lisa answered.

"Hmmm, well that gives me a few things to think about. But right now," she said glancing at a clock on the wall, "I need to get to the conference room to go over this week's feature stories with the team. Are you joining us?"

Lisa nodded. "I wouldn't miss it for the world. Maybe I'll get some idea of what naughty dare you're going to make me do."

"I just may keep you in suspense a little longer," her friend said as they turned and headed down the hallway. "And besides, I want to come up with something new and different for you and our viewers."

The meeting, which pulled together all of the on-air reporters and the writers with the news producer Bill Reinhart, occurred every Monday afternoon and gave the team the opportunity to map out the various feature segments that were being considered for broadcast that week. These were stories not directly tied to any fast-breaking news event and therefore could be scheduled at any time over the next five days. A number of ideas were discussed and assignments made before Bill finally turned to Natalie to ask whether she had selected a dare for Lisa to perform.

"Not yet, chief," the anchorwoman replied. "We literally have hundreds on file now, but I wanted to check first to see what the reaction was to last Friday's segment."

"So far, the only complaint I've heard is that the station manager is worried that Lisa spent too much time in the sun last week strolling around town in broad daylight. You know," he added turning to the blonde reporter, "we can't risk you getting a sunburn."

"I'll be sure to select something that keeps her indoors this week," Natalie responded as she jotted down a note to herself. "And the censors are okay with everything?"

"Haven't heard a peep from them," Bill continued. "The ratings are fantastic, and all of the viewer feedback is positive. So unless that changes, I don't anticipate any objections from Standards and Practices."

"Can you explain that a bit?" Ashley Miller, the newest member of the on-air team, asked.

"Well," Bill began, "there are no hard-and-fast guidelines for what can be shown or discussed during the late night time slot. It only becomes a problem if someone complains. That's always given us a little more flexibility with the standards and practices people. With Lisa's original 'dare to bare' series, we could make a good case if were ever challenged that the nudity was essential to the story. Of course her recent antics," he said looking at the blonde reporter with a bemused smile, "are a little riskier because the segments are just about her." He paused for a moment and then continued. "Still, thanks to the editing, we seem to find a way to get through it all. And the bottom line is, we're getting almost no complaints."

Natalie's eyes lit up. "And great ratings. Let's face it," she said, "that's why we've been able to be more daring in this reports."

"You could say that," Bill interrupted. "But it's really a balancing act we're pulling off here. We're gradually testing the limits, and so far the audience approves. But I recommend that you take it slow. This is a great time, we're all working well together" - and with that he paused to look directly at Natalie and Lisa - "and I don't want anything to jeopardize that."

"I have no idea what you mean by that," Natalie responded in mock surprise.

"You know exactly what I mean. I've told you that I won't be approving the Friday Night special reports any longer; as associate producer, you have the final say on those segments. So please don't get us into trouble."

"Would I do that?" Natalie said, smiling broadly and nodding.

"If she can find a way," Lisa thought to herself, "she absolutely will."

*****

As they left the conference room a few minutes later, Lisa started to head out of the building when she heard the rapid footsteps of someone in heels and turned to see Ashley hurrying to catch up with her. "Lisa," the younger woman asked, "do you have just a minute? I don't want to hold you up but I really would value your advice."

Lisa had met Ashley for the first time a month or so ago when the reporter returned from leave and resumed her role on the 11:00 news. But she hadn't really spent much time with the new girl, and beyond being impressed with her reports from the field and her on-air presence, she knew only what she had heard about her from Sue Thomson.

According to Sue, there was some resentment around the studio at first when she was hired. The rumors were that she had been a teen model but abandoned that career to attend college. Since graduating, Ashley had spent one year at a small-market station in the southwest before joining Channel 4. At 23, she was the youngest member of the news team, and the strong suspicion was that she was hired solely on the basis of her looks. While not a classic beauty, Ashley had the build of a model - tall (5 feet 10 inches), boyish figure (32A -23- 33), dirty blonde hair, striking dark eyes set perhaps a bit too far apart, and a mouth that seemed just a little too large for her face. But she had proven to be competent and hard working, and within weeks had been generally accepted as a reliable part of the team.

Lisa was somewhat startled to be approached by the young woman, assuming that she must know others at the station better than her. But she sensed a bit of herself in the woman - the work ethic, the willingness to take action - and was more than willing to try to help.

"Of course, Ashley," she responded. "I'm happy to talk."

The two women decided to grab a cup of coffee and found a table in the station's cafeteria. Ashley took a deep breath and launched into the conversation. "Maybe I'm taking a chance by talking so frankly, but I really admire everything you've done here, Lisa, and I'm hoping you can give me some guidance."

Lisa simply nodded, flattered by the young woman's level of trust in her. She signaled Ashley to continue.

"I realize I'm the new kid on the block here, and I'm also aware that I don't have the usual resume and experience that you might expect for someone joining the news team. So I've been careful about how I present myself on camera and my role in the overall dynamics of the team. But I don't feel I'm doing all that I could. I'm seeing what you're bringing to the broadcasts since your return, and I look at what Sue and Natalie and Danielle have been doing to help with your reports, and I feel I should be doing more."

The older blonde reporter smiled. "There's nothing wrong with that type of ambition. And I like that you're thinking about what's good for the station."

"Hearing Bill talk today gave me some ideas, and I'd like to step up and help out as well. That's what I want your advice on - is it too soon, and will the ideas I have work well or not?"

Lisa could readily identify with everything the Ashley had said - it reminded her exactly of the questions and decisions she had faced herself months ago when she first embarked on her one-woman crusade to improve ratings and spice up the broadcasts. "I think this is precisely the time for you to help out. So tell me, what do you have in mind?"

Over the next fifteen minutes, Ashley ran through some of the ideas she had, and with Lisa's help, decided on the first segment that the rookie reporter could propose - a report based on an article she had read about a psychology professor who studied women's choices in lingerie and what they indicate about their personalities. And to heighten the interest level, Ashley suggested that several of the female reporters, including herself, could reveal their personal choices.

"Here's what I think we should do," Lisa said, pulling out her phone. "Let me text Natalie to see if she can join us right now. As you know, she's in charge of the Friday Night Special reports. This piece seems like a natural fit for that broadcast, so you should work with her to develop it. And who knows, she may even be able to find some way to tie it into whatever dare she's selecting for me this week," she added with a smile. "I'd like that."

"That sounds great," the young reporter responded enthusiastically.

"Then, if the segment goes well, we should be able to find ways to expand your role even more. That's assuming," and here Lisa paused and looked directly at the young woman, "you're comfortable with the special nature of our Friday broadcasts."

"Absolutely," Ashley responded brightly. "I love what you're doing and I'd be thrilled to be a part of it. Hope that doesn't sound too weird," she said with a funny smile.

"Not at all," Lisa responded with a laugh. "And look, that didn't take long. Here's Natalie now," she said looking up as the anchorwoman approached the table.

Ashley stood up and, trying to act professionally, shook her hand and thanked her for joining them.

"Well, I was heading this way when I got Lisa's text saying you had a suggestion for a segment that could be a good fit on our Friday Night Special broadcast. So, give me a quick overview of it."

The young blonde briefly summarized the professor's research on lingerie choices and personality types, emphasizing that she thought it could be of interest to the audience if the news reporters themselves revealed their preferences in sexy undergarments.

Natalie nodded thoughtfully, and then looked over at Lisa. "And perhaps you were thinking you could model one or two of these outfits as your dare for this week?"

Looking like she'd been caught with her hand in the cookie jar, Lisa smiled sheepishly and confessed, "Something like that."

"I don't think we're going to let you off that easy, Miss Marvell," Natalie said with the hint of a smile. "But I love the idea, Ashley. And it should fit very nicely into something that I was just kicking around with Bryan and the other writers."

"Oh, and what's that?" Lisa asked.

"I think you're going to have to wait until the broadcast tonight to find out," she said with a teasing tone to her voice.

Pouting chiefly for Natalie's benefit, Lisa turned to Ashley and explained. "You see, that's when we usually tell our viewers the dare that Natalie has selected for the week.

"Meanwhile, Ashley," the dark-haired anchorwoman said, taking the younger reporter by the hand, "why don't you join the writers and me in my office so we can flesh out this idea?" She then turned to look directly at Lisa. "After all, I think that an element of suspense makes things more exciting, don't you agree?" she added as the two reporters walked away, leaving Lisa to finish her cup of coffee by herself.

Sitting there by herself and fantasizing about what might be in store for her on Friday, the warm feeling pulsing through Lisa's body told her that Natalie was right.

*****

It was now a routine part of the Monday late night newscast to include a brief exchange toward the end of the broadcast between the reporters. So it came as no surprise to the audience to see Lisa and Natalie seated together at the anchor desk after Tim Willis had concluded his sports report.

"Well, Lisa," she began, "it's a new week, and of course that means a new dare for you."

"I was wondering if you had forgotten that, Natalie," the blonde reporter responded with a mischievous grin.

"I certainly haven't, and I bet our viewers haven't either. We have so many naughty ideas to choose from, but we picked one that's a little different this week. It comes from David, who says he and his friends are big fans of trivia nights at their local bar. He's sure you'd be great at that game, so he's daring you to play it with us on air."

"That sounds like it could be fun," Lisa responded with a smile directed toward the camera. "Do I get any help from the rest of the news team on this?

"That would be cheating," Natalie replied, shaking her finger at her colleague as if she were scolding a child. "You'll be all on your own, and you'll be playing against another team. So, whenever they answer correctly or you give a wrong answer, you'll have to pay a penalty."

"Penalty?" the blonde reporter asked, with just a hint of nervousness creeping into her voice.

"That's right," Natalie continued. "I'm afraid you'll have to forfeit one article of clothing each time you guess wrong or the other team gives the right answer. We're calling it Strip Trivia."

Lisa's mind seemed to be absorbing the implications of Natalie's rules, and she paused momentarily before she responded. "Well, I guess I better start studying up on my trivia this week," she announced.

"If you think that will help," the anchorwoman replied. "But I know our viewers are counting on us to come up with some really tough questions for you, and that's exactly what I intend to do. Meanwhile, I'll remind everyone out there to continue to email us with their suggestions. Send them to our mailbox, and be sure to join us every night this week for the news."

*****

For the Friday night broadcast, Lisa had chosen to wear a white collared, half-sleeve top that buttoned down the front and a black knee-length pencil skirt that fit snug around the nips and accentuated her legs. To this she added a broad black belt, with a large gold buckle in the middle. She left the first two buttons of the shirt undone, displaying just a hint of cleavage.

Natalie began the 11:00 Friday night special with a report on a major story that was just breaking. After that, they switched to Jim Simpson, who was on location with an update on a local criminal investigation. That led directly into a commercial, and when they returned, Natalie and Lisa were seated at the anchor desk.

Natalie reminded viewers that later in the broadcast Lisa would be performing her dare for that week, playing a game of strip trivia. "We've recruited a special guest to play against Lisa and we've come up with a very interesting set of questions for our game tonight. They're going to be based on a special report from our reporter Ashley Miller."

"So that means that all of the hours I spent studying trivia topics this week were wasted?" Lisa said with a note of frustration in her voice.

"I'm sure the time wasn't wasted," her colleague replied, chuckling at Lisa's look of surprise.

"And who will I be playing against?" Lisa asked with a slightly confused look.

"You'll find out in just a few minutes. Right now, I suggest you pay close attention to Ashley's report," Natalie said with a smirk. "I know our audience will be doing that as well. You see, she's going to reveal some very interesting research sponsored by the fashion industry that matched women's interests and personalities with their choices in lingerie. So Ashley, over to you."

The camera switched to the rookie reporter, who launched into the segment. The first few minutes were devoted to a prerecorded interview with Alexandra Goodwin, the psychology professor who had conducted a survey with sponsorship from a national chain of clothing stores. "Curiously," Alexandra offered, "our survey found that both color and style of lingerie seem to be linked to certain personality types. For example, a woman between 21-25 who is self-described as having an active social life is more likely to prefer black or red underwear. Among our survey participants, less than 5% over the age of 40 wear thongs. But, a married woman in her thirties was more likely to wear one than women in their twenties."

Most of the segment used shots of Ashley interviewing Jennifer. Two brief clips with models on a runway were incorporated as examples of several styles of undergarments - French cut panties, a new style of push-up bra, and boy pants. But no particularly revealing shots were incorporated.

When the report concluded, she was joined by Natalie who was holding a half dozen 8 ½ x 11 inch photos. "We thought," the anchorwoman began, "that Ashley and I would explain how all of this fits into the game we have planned for our colleague Lisa Marvell tonight."

"That's right," said Ashley. "We decided it would be fun to match the personalities of our news team with their choices in lingerie."

As she began pulling various items of clothing out of a tote bag, the dark-haired anchorwoman continued. "We asked the six members of our Friday night team - Danielle King, Sue Thompson, Nicole, Lisa, Ashley, and me - to lend us a pair of panties from their personal wardrobe."

"And along with the pieces of clothing, each of us posed for a picture wearing that particular style of lingerie," Ashley said as Natalie casually waved the photos she was holding in her hand. "And I'll be back later in the broadcast to help us match the personalities of our reporters to their personal preferences in undergarments."

"Now, if you're playing along with us at home," Natalie pointed out, "we discarded one pair of panties from the tote bag just to make it a little trickier. For instance," she continued, holding aloft a pair of pink bikini briefs, "do you think you know which Channel 4 reporter owns this pair of panties?"

"Or what about these?" Ashley said as she displayed the additional items - black boyshorts, a white g-string, pale green French cuts, and a red lace thong. "Five items of clothing and six possible owners."

"Now," Natalie continued jokingly, "those French cuts suggest real elegance to me. I wonder who that might be?"

"I'm waiting to see who owns up to this little number," the young reporter said pointing to the g-string dangling from her finger.

"Probably you," the anchorwoman added with a laugh.

"So don't go away, and I'll be back at the end of the broadcast," the young blonde concluded.

"And don't forget," Natalie continued, "I'll have someone here in the studio competing against Lisa as they try to match each reporter to a particular piece of clothing." Glancing off camera at her friend, she added with a devilish grin, "With rewards and penalties for each answer." And with that, she introduced a report from the field about a major traffic accident that had occurred during the afternoon commute.

Over the next quarter hour, the newscast proceeded as usual - the weekend weather report from Nicole, several more local stories, and Tim's sports update. The sports segment concluded with an in-studio interview with Ron Moore, an all-star on last year's high school basketball team who had been entertaining offers to play pro ball but instead had opted to attend a nearby university.

Ron came across as a very likable young man, who despite his extraordinary talent on the basketball court, remained modest and grateful to have the chance to earn a degree while continuing to develop his athletic skills. "And I feel that if I can stay healthy, I'll be a stronger, more well rounded player when I graduate, and I'll be in a better position to achieve my goal of making it in the NBA."

"Based on what we saw last year and what I've observed during the early season workouts this year, you're well on your way to that goal, Ron," Tim concluded with great sincerity. "Now just one more thing before you go," the sportscaster continued. "We're all big fans of yours here at Channel 4. In fact, you may have heard our anchorwoman Lisa Marvell mention on air once or twice that she was certain you had big things in front of you," the sportscaster added with a smile. "Well, we've got a couple of big things planned for the conclusion of tonight's show, and I'm hoping you can hang around to help us out with them."

"Happy to, Tim," the young man said with genuine excitement. "I heard Natalie and Ashley talking about that earlier, and I was hoping I'd have the chance to see if Lisa's brought her A-game tonight."

"I'm sure she has," Natalie chimed in as she joined Tim and Ron on camera. "I'll bring you up to speed in just a second," she said with a smile. "And viewers, I'll explain everything to you right after this commercial message."

When they returned from the break, Natalie was positioned in front of the news desk. As she spoke, the camera panned out to reveal Lisa standing to her right and Ashley, along with the lanky basketball player, to her left. One of the high swivel chairs that was usually positioned behind the desk had been pulled out to the side and was situated right next to Lisa.

"We're ready to find out which piece of lingerie belongs to each of our talented reporters," Natalie began. "I'm sure you've been working this out at home, putting together your guesses. And here in the studio, we're all set to begin playing Strip Trivia with our very own Lisa Marvell." Gesturing to Lisa, she asked, "Are you ready to begin?"

"All set, Natalie," the blonde reporter chimed in, confident in her ability to match most if not all of the panties to the right women.

"Now we want to be as fair as we can," the anchorwoman explained. "And since the goal is to match up reporters with their choices in lingerie, Lisa has an advantage since she knows the personalities of our news team extremely well. So Ashley and I may give Ron a few hints along the way," Natalie said with a wicked grin.

"Well," Lisa hesitatingly responded, "that seems fair enough." Silently she thought to herself, "That's just what I should have expected from Natalie," realizing she was secretly excited that most likely the game would be conducted in a way that guaranteed she would lose.

"We'll start with you, but whenever you give a wrong answer, you'll have to forfeit a piece of clothing and we'll then direct the next question to Ron. "And, she added slyly, "you know what happens if Ron gives a wrong answer?"

"He loses a piece of clothing," the blonde replied with genuine enthusiasm.

"No, I'm afraid that's the wrong answer. Those are the rules for you, not for him. After all, this is your dare, not his. So, since you answered incorrectly, you'll have to pay your first forfeit. Why don't you give me that attractive belt that you're wearing?" Natalie asked with a broad wink at the camera.

The blonde reporter has about to object but realized that would be useless. Instead, she slowly stood up and unbuckled the item, letting it dangle from her hand before turning it over to Natalie. "Well, I guess it's all up to Ron," she said, smiling bravely.

"And remember, whenever he gets a right answer, I'm going to remove one item of clothing from you."

"I understand the rules now," Lisa added emphasizing the last word. "And I made sure to be wearing just six items of clothing," the blonde reporter said as she gestured with her hands to the outfit she was wearing. "Shoes, skirt, top, and my bra and panties. And, of course, the belt that I just lost."

"Then we're all set." Turning to Ron, she said, "Let's get started. I'm sure our audience is rooting for you to be perfect tonight."

"I'm sure they are," Lisa thought to herself, as it dawned on her that if Ron got all of the questions right, she'd be left totally naked with nowhere to hide.

The camera now panned over to Ashley and the young man. "That's a lot of pressure," he said with a chuckle. "You know even on a good night I don't always shoot 100% from the free throw line."

"Well, let's see how you do," Ashley began, holding up the pair of pale green high cuts.

"Okay, these don't seem to fit the style of any of the ladies I've met here tonight," he said thoughtfully, making a play for time. "So I'm guessing they belong to either Sue Thomson or Danielle King."

It seemed to the basketball player that Natalie had looked away when he said Sue's name but then nodded her head when he mentioned Danielle. Feeling confident that he was getting an assist on this one, he stated, "It's a complete guess, but I'm going to say Danielle."

On screen, a picture of Danielle wearing the French style high cuts with an equally elegant lace bra appeared as Ashley called out, "That's right! You've gotten the first one correct."

"Which means," Natalie chimed in as the camera switched to her and Lisa, "that our daring reporter loses her shoes. Why don't you sit down," she said, directing the blonde to the tall chair, "and allow me to take them off." With that, Natalie knelt down and slipped the pair of black heels off of her friend.

"Oh, but I see someone has been cheating," the dark-haired anchorwoman called out. Running her hand up and down Lisa's calf, she announced, "It seems that our daring reporter is wearing stockings tonight. Trying to sneak in an extra piece of clothing just in case Ron got all five answers right tonight?" she asked in an accusatory tone.

"Lisa, I'm surprised," Ashley said with a look of mock horror on her face. "That doesn't seem fair."

The blonde reporter vehemently denied any attempt to circumvent the rules. "I just assumed they wouldn't count," she said pleading her innocence. "Everyone knows that bare legs look terrible under these lights," she explained.

"We'll let our audience be the judge of that," Natalie said as she reached up under Lisa's skirt, grabbed the top of her stockings, and quickly pulled each one off. "And just in case you're thinking of trying any other tricks," she added with eyes flashing, "let's make sure you don't leave this chair." And with that, she took the first stocking, wrapped it around the base of the chair and then secured Lisa's ankles with a knot. "Ashley, while I'm finishing up here, why don't you continue with the next item for Ron."

The camera panned back to include all four people. Natalie could be seen positioning Lisa's arms behind her and using the second stocking to secure her wrists to the back of the chair. Ashley, trying to keep the look of amazement off her face at seeing the reporter essentially being bound on live TV, held up the red lace thong. "Here's a slightly more daring style," she said. "Now, which of our Channel 4 reporters owns this piece of lingerie?"

"I think you said it all when you described it as daring," Ron beamed. "That's got to belong to Lisa."

"Hey, no fair," Lisa called out. "You gave him a hint!"

"See," Natalie said, "it's a good thing I've made sure she can't escape. Otherwise she'd probably be storming off the set right now," she chuckled.

The blonde reporter responded good naturedly to the teasing. "Our audience knows I've never backed down on a dare," she said with a shrug of her shoulders. "So go ahead, take off the next piece of clothing. I just want to see how you're going to do that now that you've tied me to this silly chair," she added.

"No problem at all," the anchorwoman responded moving to the other side of Lisa. She quickly tugged at the zipper on the side of her skirt, grabbed it, and deftly pulled it down her legs as the reporter arched her back so the garment could slide out from under her butt. The crumbled skirt came to rest on the floor still wrapped around her ankles, and Natalie simply left it there.

"Well, we've just learned that Lisa has a preference for thongs. Looks like she's wearing a black one tonight," Natalie pointed out, making sure that viewers noticed her exposed butt cheek as Lisa squirmed to straighten herself up in the chair

"Item number three," Ashley continued as she pointed to the black boy shorts. "These might offer a little more protection under a skirt, especially when the weather is cold. So who do you think owns this piece of underwear?"

"That's another tricky one," Ron said, a note of hesitation in his voice. "But you mentioned cold weather, so I'm going to go with Nicole."

"That's right, our late night meteorologist Nicole Lewis! And these do belong to her," she said as a snapshot appeared on the screen behind them showing the weather reporter with her back to the camera as she modeled the panties. "Just amazing, Ron," Ashley exclaimed.

The camera now cut back to Lisa, who was shaking her head at the obvious clue that Ashley had provided. Natalie, standing next to her, was already reaching over and undoing the buttons that ran down the front of Lisa's top. Halfway down, she stopped and, grabbing both sides, pulled hard as the remaining buttons popped off and clattered across the studio floor.

With Lisa's hands tied behind her back, it was impossible to completely remove the garment. But Natalie pushed it off the blonde reporter's shoulders and then tugged it down her arms until the fabric was bunched up around her wrists and across her back.

"My goodness, it looks like she's down to her bra and panties," she exclaimed as the camera focused on Lisa, sitting somewhat awkwardly on the high chair. Her bare feet rested on a circular bar at the base of the chair, and she tried to push upwards as she struggled to position herself more squarely on the seat. In removing her top, Natalie had brushed against Lisa's hair, causing several large strands to fall across the blonde reporter's face. With her hands tied, she was helpless to push the locks away from her eyes, so she tried twisting her head sideways in an ineffective attempt to get her hair back in place.

"Keep up the good work, Ron," Natalie added.

It seemed like the basketball player needed no words of encouragement. He was clearly enjoying his part in stripping the blonde reporter. "Just doing the best I can," he grinned.

"So," Ashley resumed, "there are still three of us left - Sue Thomson, Natalie, and myself. Which one of us do you think decided to make a splash by donating this pair of pink bikini briefs?."

"I was going to say Natalie but when you said 'splash,' that made me think of the new swimming pool at the college. And I remember seeing Sue do a report on that when it opened," he said with a chuckle as he realized how easy Ashley was making this for him. "So, I'm going to have to say Miss Thomson."

"Amazing!" Ashley exclaimed. "You seem to be a young man who really understands women," she said in a flirtatious voice. "You're right again, so I'm afraid that means that Lisa has to lose another piece of clothing. Natalie, what's it going to be?"

"Well, the easiest thing to do at this point is simply for me to slip off that little thong. So," she continued as she knelt at Lisa's feet and reached up, "here goes."

Lisa knew that sooner or later this moment would be coming, so she had made sure to turn herself slightly away from the camera, keeping her knees as close together as possible while slouching down in the chair. In that position, her pussy was hidden and, since she had shaved for last week's body painting dare, no trace of pubic hair could be seen. However, she had to roll to one side to allow Natalie to slide her thong down, and that movement exposed most of her ass cheeks and crack to the viewing audience. And, since her ankles were still tied to the base of the chair with a stocking, it was impossible to completely remove the article of clothing. So Natalie simply left the crumbled panties in a heap on the floor with her skirt.

"And now, the moment of truth," Ashley announced. "One item left but two possibilities - does this g-string, "she said holding up to the camera a skimpy white piece of fabric, "belong to me or to Natalie?"

"Well, you are one very sexy lady Ashley," Ron said with a smile. "That definitely looks like something you might wear, so I'll have to say..."

He stopped dead in his tracks as he realized Ashley was gently elbowing him in the side and trying to direct his attention across the studio floor to Natalie. The camera now swung around to show the anchorwoman grabbing the sides of her red dress and raising it, first high enough to reveal the lace trim at the top of her dark stockings and then higher still to provide a glimpse of the small black g-string she was wearing.

"But what I meant," Ron said after pausing to take in the tantalizing view that Natalie was offering, "is that I really think I have to go with Natalie on this one."

"Unbelievable," Ashley shouted out loud. "You are absolutely right - a perfect score tonight!"

"And I'm sure our viewers at home are applauding your performance here as well, Ron," Natalie added. "Five right answers, so five articles of clothing that Lisa has had to strip off. Let's get rid of that last piece right now."

With that, she adroitly reached for the snap in the front center of Lisa's bra as the blonde reporter looked on helplessly. With one swift motion, the cups of the bra parted and hung loosely off her shoulders as her perky breasts popped into view. In spite of the warmth of the studio lights, Lisa's nipples were fully erect, pointing slightly upward within the quarter-sized pink areoles perfectly centered on her orbs.

The camera slowly panned back to bring Ashley and Ron into view, the sense of triumph obvious on the athlete's smiling face as he pumped his fist in the air and high-fived Ashley. Meanwhile, Lisa smiled bravely, legs still turned to the side, disheveled hair across her face, her naked body on display.

"This is a dare I certainly won't forget," she said looking up at Natalie, a mixture of exhilaration and embarrassment at the realization that for the first time viewers were getting a lengthy and unobstructed view of her breasts.

With that, Natalie moved closer and put her arm around her colleague. Determined to prolong Lisa's exposure as long as she could, she began, "Like any game among friends, we've done this in spirit of good fun. And we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have."

From the expression on her face, it was unclear just how much Lisa was enjoying being tied naked to a chair with tens of thousands of people watching on their televisions, but she smiled bravely as Ashley added, "And thanks to Ron Moore for joining us tonight."

With that, Natalie stepped forward, careful not to get between Lisa and the camera as she delivered her closing comments. "And that's it for our Friday Night Special. Don't forget to send your suggestions to our mailbox and we'll see if we can top this next week. Good night!"