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Mia stood in the shade along the side of the stage, wearing a tank top and cutoff shorts. She looked across towards the stage, and saw Janine standing at the front, handing out flyers. The naked blond woman was pretty composed for being naked in full view of the entire town. Maybe the last few weeks had helped her get used to it.
With a nervous flutter in her stomach, Mia made up her mind. She kicked off her sneakers, and looked around. Nobody was paying any attention to her as she pulled the tank top over her head. The warm air touched her bare breasts and her nipples immediately hardened. Before she could change her mind, she unbuttoned her shorts, and pulled them down her legs. She sat down on the grass, and put her sneakers back on. She gathered her clothes, and walked over to the nearest trash can, and with an excited shudder, threw them away.
She began to walk toward the end of the line for the microphone when she noticed her friend Taylor hurrying towards her.
“Oh my god! What are you doing?”
“Going to ask a question.”
“No, naked, you dummy!”
“It seemed like a good idea.”
“I guess, but in front of everybody?”
“Have you looked around? Besides, I’ve been thinking about this for weeks.”
Taylor glanced at the crowd. Well over half the people at the town meeting, including everyone who worked for Coral Point were naked.
She gave Mia a nervous smile and said “Well, I guess I can’t let you have all the fun!” She pulled her sundress over her head, exposing her white freckled breasts to the sun. She took off her panties, stood there with her clothes in her hand, showing the tan lines on her breasts and pubic region.
“Where did you put your clothes?”
“I threw them out over there.”
Taylor’s eyes widened for a second, then went over to the trash bin and followed suit.
“I guess we’re committed now.”
They got in line, and waited to ask a question. As the line moved forward, they both became more comfortable with their nudity. They weren’t alone, and everybody seemed to be in a really positive mood.
When it was her turn, Mia grabbed Taylor’s hand and pulled her forward with her to the microphone. She noticed her boss Scott seated at the front of the crowd. She looked directly at him as she asked her question.
“Hi, I would like to ask whether employers will need to wait until July 14th to start with the new dress code?”
“Hi, we checked all the bylaws before making the initial proposal. As my assistant Janine, down front there with the clipboard, pointed out, ‘legally speaking I can strip down right now. I see you and your friend have already embraced that, so it’s up to your employer if they want to start before the day.”
Mia thanked the mayor and walked over to her boss, who stared at his pretty young cashier.
“So… Scott, what do you think?”
“Uh… I think you look wonderful…”
“No, of my question.” She said, smiling prettily.
“I think it’s up to the staff. I’ll call a staff meeting tomorrow. Maybe we make it optional for now.”
“Thanks Scott! Come on Taylor, let’s find your boss too!”
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Karen had owned Rick’s Beachside Café ever since the eponymous Rick decided to retire and sell out to his floor manager. She was in her early forties and had worked at the café since high school. She was a good looking woman, with straight black hair, a light tan and an hourglass figure.
She’d helped to keep the business successful by selling inexpensive but good food, in a relaxed atmosphere. Since she was right on the beach, she’d always allowed guests to dine in beach attire, and her waitstaff were all female and all wore bikini tops and short shorts. She learned early on that sex sells, and it had kept a steady supply of customers in the café even as other businesses in town faded away.
She stood on the sideline of the meeting, wearing the work uniform. She still had the body to pull it off, and she wasn’t comfortable asking her staff to do something she wouldn’t.
She noticed the two naked girls walking purposefully towards her, hand in hand. She smiled when she recognized Taylor, one of her waitresses.
“Hi Karen!” Taylor began.
“Hi Taylor. I see which side you’re voting on!”
“Oh, I can’t vote, I don’t live in town.”
“Ah. Too bad for the good guys then. Having fun anyway?”
“Yes, I wanted to ask you something. Did you hear Mia’s question?”
“I did.”
“Well, the town left it up to the employers. What about Rick’s? Can we start the dress code early?”
Instead of replying, Karen reached behind her head and untied her bikini top. While the young women watched her with wide-eyed amazement, she removed the top, showing her firm breasts, without a trace of a tan line. She pulled off her shorts, again showing her all over tan. She glanced around and tossed the clothes in the nearest bin.
She turned back to her young employee and said “How’s that for an answer?”
Taylor looked at her boss’s tanned figure, admiring the older woman’s naked body.
“Thank you Karen! You look amazing!”
“Thanks. I’ll send out a note to the staff. If you see anyone else today, be sure to let them know.”
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The meeting ended a little while later, with a final reminder from Rebecca that voting would be open that day and the next in the town hall. The council left the stage, and were gratified at the long lines of townspeople lining up to vote. If nothing else, this proposal had energized the town, and that could only be a good thing.
As the meeting was breaking up, both Mia and Taylor realized the one problem with throwing away their clothes earlier. Neither of them lived in town.
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Rebecca sat at her desk, sipping a glass of wine. She’d already watched the censored version of the report, and was really happy with her friend and her editorial team. The story was very upbeat, and portrayed her and the town in an enthusiastically supportive manner. She found the camera angles and the blurring of natural parts of the body annoying however.
She clicked on the link Carmen gave her for the uncensored version of the story. She felt a little twinge of excitement realizing the potentially thousands or even millions of viewers would see her naked performance.
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Rebecca received the final vote tally with a mixture of relief and excitement. The town had exceeded even her most optimistic guess on acceptance for the proposal, and with well over 95% of the population voting ‘YES,’ they had the clear mandate to bring the proposal fully to reality.
Over the next couple of weeks, there were a couple of town residents who approached the town about selling their properties, and in return she held true to their promise. While nobody got rich on selling, nobody left town angry either.
The brightest point was the widespread attention the town’s choice received. It drew in several new businesses, all looking to open quickly before July 14th, even in a limited capacity.
Coral Point now boasted a new hairstyling establishment, a tattoo parlor, a day spa, and a realtor looking to work with the town. Several more people expressed interest in opening shops or restaurants in town. The biggest financial boon came from an investor who bought the beach hotel, and immediately began renovating it.