AU Fic: Touch, Peel, Stand (Chapter 5 of Starbuggers) NC17 L/R

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Starbuggers (13408 words) by kronette
Chapter 5/6
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer

The Riviera Kid is doing a one-night only show at Starbuggers. Todhunter has agreed to let Lister and Rimmer do their new routine for the hyped-up crowd. This is the big one, folks. Pick your soundtrack and get reading!

Chapter 5: Touch, Peel, Stand

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I have a feeling I may have broken the RD fandom with this one :)

So were you imagining the Boyz in slightly more elaborate versions of their "Gunmen" costumes?

Not more elaborate - a lot less! Just the hats and boots for them both. Chaps were added for them, and Rimmer got to wear the duster. No shirts for either of them. I couldn't figure out a way to have them wear the thigh holsters, but I sure as smeg wanted them to. I was originally going to have them dance to the cowboy song, then I found Enrique's song and that took over my brain.

I couldn't not have Cat dancing in this; it would have been a crime against humanity. And since the boys were in modified "Gunmen" outfits, Cat's seemed natural. His vanity played into the star diva nicely, too. I almost didn't have Kryten, but if I worked in Cat, I had to include Kryten. I'm still not sure why I picked Todhunter to own the club...I couldn't see Hollister running it, and I wanted to use as many previous characters as we've seen on the show.

I'm not sure where Rimmer's doubt came from. Maybe I needed a breather from Cat's dance and Lister's horniness? I needed to slow it down and that worked nicely. It also served to have that bit of plot in an otherwise plot-less romp :)

One chapter to go!