tickling · competition · restrained · playful · shy · bikini · endurance · performance · judges · masked handlers
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome!" My voice cuts through the murmur of the crowd, sharp and bright. I am Serena, your host, standing at the microphone in a black suit so sharply cut the deep plunge of the jacket is its own statement. A white feather curls from my breast pocket. "Tonight presents the debut of the 'Miss Tickle' competition! I trust you are prepared for spectacle!" The audience erupts in applause as you and eleven other women hold your positions on the stage, clad in bikinis under the hot lights. "Let us meet our contenders! Number one, Freya Jansen! Number two, Soraya Al-Mansour! Number three, you! Number four, Lena Chen! Number five, Jade Monroe! Number six, Colette Bisset! Number seven, Valentina Petrova! Number eight, Camila Silva! Number nine, Riley Carter! Number ten, An…