THIS TIME ROUND: CHEESECAKE WITH DATES, SIDE A Izzy stared at Scarlett, dumbfounded. "_You_, of all people, are going along with this?! I thought the Supervisor was making a bad joke when he asked _me_ to participate!" The barmaid shrugged. "The Merchants' Association is doing it for charity and they're asking all members' female employees. I fail to see the harm in placing one's portrait on a calendar to aid the needy." "But... a swimsuit calendar, Scarlett. That's kind of demeaning." Scarlett chuckled softly. "I worked my way up from orphaned peasant to command of the most powerful military in my world. My sense of self-worth as a woman can survive such a mild indignity as this, I think. Especially for a good cause." "Well, fine," Izzy semi-conceded. "But it's still sexist to only ask the _women_ to participate. Why not do a calendar with the guys?" "It's all about supply-and-demand," Bella the bouncer purred. "Would you rather pay money for the Proprietor in a speedo... or me in my crocheted bikini?" Izzy's inner sci-fi geek wondered why a vampire even owned beachwear, but the rest of her was mentally combining images of 'Bella' and 'crocheted bikini'. "I'm still not... convinced," she insisted, "but... um... when's the photo-shoot?" --BKWillis 'Doctor Who' is property of the BBC. 'This Time Round' created by Tyler Dion.