Diving into a New School Year (part 7): The Campus Pub[M23 M53 M48][On Screen Strippers][College]

Diving into a New School Year (part 7): The Campus Pub[M23 M53 M48][On Screen Strippers][College]

Previously On— Diving into a New School Year: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 5.5, Part 6.0, Part 6.5 (the story and characters are fictional—I think. College life seems a little hazy to me even though I graduated top of my class.)

--THE CAMPUS GROUNDS--

It's 4:17 PM. As I walk across the campus grounds, everything is baring on me all at once—I need to think. I was expelled from all my classes and was evicted by midnight from my dorm room and the school campus. And, I am almost sure Amy crossed the friendship boundary between the two of us—not in a bad way—damn, I need some advice from a person who holds stronger powers than that little green fucken muppet jedi. His name is Jerry.

--THE CAMPUS PUB--

The Campus Pub is located across the street from the college entrance, which is how it got its name. It has been open for almost thirty years. The pub never closes, and the owner is unknown—talk about a perfect scheme for money laundering or untraceable kickbacks. Besides all that, my friend Jerry never leaves the pub. He has been there since it opened—I think he has a small studio apartment attached, but I'm not sure.

I enter The Campus Pub, and the attendance is predictably tiny since it is the first day of school. But, when the first weekend of the school year comes, it always has plenty of business. The pub has little nuances, making it a fun place to be—all the pub's nonsmoking signs have arrows pointing to the entrance door. Think about that one. I see Jerry sitting at the end of the bar closest to the back wall.

"Hey Jerry, how's it going?"

Jerry sets his beer mug down with one hand while crossing paths with his other hand, holding a cigarette. The cigarette enters his mouth, and he takes a drag.

"Ren, Ren, my friend, how have you been?"

"Well, it's the first day of a new school year, and I have been expelled, and as of midnight tonight, I am no longer allowed on campus."

"Ouch," says Jerry, "how did you do that?"

"And I think Amy has crossed our friendship boundary."

"Amy is a good girl, Ren. She would die for you."

"I know Jerry, but..."

"That girl has been happy with you since the first day she started school at this college."

I laugh and say, "I understand her feeling—she has always been special to me, but you know me, Jerry. Do I seem like the type of guy that can be with one girl?"

"I'll answer it, but we need to take care of your other problems first, with only a few hours left to fix them."

"OK, I'm with you..." I say as Doc, the bartender, slides me a Miller draft across the bar.

I stop it with one hand, look at Doc, and say, "What's this for?"

I watch him put his hand in the air and count down from five using his fingers. When he hits zero, all the monitors across the bar walls light up.

"What's this," I ask.

"Oh, wait, you haven't seen this yet, have you," Doc says.

"You remember what you talked to me about at the end of the spring semester last school year and introduced me to the A/V group at the college?"

I think for a second, my eyes open, and I get a big smile and say, "You didn't?"

"Oh, we did," says Doc.

I hear the marching drums rolling to a quick beat, and the logo for The Campus Pub Jamboree lights up all the screens.

--NOTE TO READER--

Doc does not own The Campus Pub, but he plays a big part in running it. However, he has been overridden by outer business entities before.

Doc has always been interested in turning The Campus Pub into a strip club but had never quite reached that goal when we last talked. Wow, time flies. Codes have always hindered him from doing that. So, I introduced him to Tom and his crew and James and his crew. James and his crew are the College's Coding Club. One night, I worked on the design for the digital layout of the Network to show Tom and James.

"If she strips, dips, or swings those hips. She can be digitized."

Notes Of Ren #9

--THE CAMPUS PUB--

"Ren, I used the digital layout of the Network that you gave me, and they followed it like the yellow brick road."

"I am so happy that got completed for you," I tell Doc.

It's incredible how he has the women stripping in a warehouse three blocks away. They can talk to the people with the headphones Wi-Fied to the monitor they are on, receive text from them, as well as requests and receive tips in crypto.

"Time is ticking, Ren."

"You're right, but what I just saw there was outstanding for this little campus pub to be able to do."

"And who made this idea possible?"

Jerry points at me.

"I understand, Jerry, but this differs from what I'm trying to fix. It's my life, and maybe not just mine."

"Let's work it along with something you have constructed many times and will for many years."

"What's that?"

"What do you like best about College?"

"Having fun and Partying."

"Like most people your age do. That's great. Make this situation more valuable than if it had never happened."

"You are making it sound easier than it is."

"Mother Fucker! Can you turn this whole College into a first night of a new school year party that will bring the roof down and make The Dean beg you to return to school?"

"A party? Fuck Yeah!"

"That's the Ren, I know."

"What about Amy? What's your answer about her?"

"Here is the most honest answer I can give. It's up to you. No one knows but you."

COMING SOON: Diving into a New School Year (part 8)!!!