Airline strike, stranded travelers

[LupusDei]

So, a small close group of friends, not rich, likely young... think college students, likely. But not necessarily.

They travel to a distant enough, exotic enough location they can't just casually drive back home from. After the well planned, overly busy week of checking in tourist traps and some less mainstream but more interesting experiences (yet nothing overtly sexual in unexpected combos) they returned to the relevant city for the return flight, just to discover it's been canceled, due to flight attendants strike in Germany or some such seemingly unrelated nonsense.

The airline offers them three options: a flight in two days, but there's only two free seats. A flight in four days, but it will have multiple connections and toss them about twice around the world for two days before they get home. A repeat of their original flight, but exactly one week from now.

Exausted, annoyed, angry... After much heated debate, exploration of alternatives, counting remaining money, and settling some matters at home, they decide the next week's flight is their best option after all. Now they have a week, in nowhere, with no money.

From there, a lot of things may happen.

But for example sake, let's say two girls and three guys. One couple. Her bff is the only one who knows the local language. His best friend or even brother or cousin is who actually mostly finances the trip. The fifth is a nerd who actually planned the trip. Everyone thinks someone else knows him better.

The language gal and the purse guy somehow pull a trick, and for all the remaining money they rent an unfinished, but picturesque mountainside mansion for the week, and just chill out... ending up in all sorts of unexpected combinations between themselves.

Bonus happy ending: the original plane tickets were bought well ahead at a very big discount. And even though they only took the third backup option that was carbon copy of their original flight just at a different date, those tickets got refunded, after they got home, and most surprisingly (but factually) at nominal value. Therefore covering much more of their expenses. Well, nobody but the nerd maybe would have died from malnutrition if it didn't happen, but still nice, and convenient excuse to celebrate together.

(Inspired by real events.)

 

[Yarglenurp]

It's a lot of setup for a pretty ordinary-sounding group sex series. It'd be more exciting if it was a true retelling, but otherwise, I'd just leave them at home.

 

[Rob_Royale]

It's an interesting idea, but them ending up in a mansion makes the reason for it moot. Travel is stressful and interrupted travel, thrice so. So just keep adding to the the stress.

Seven people on individual trips to Belize. A married couple, who are on the edge of divorce and take this trip to reconnect. A young man who has been ditched by the woman he took on the trip. She's off with some local Lothario and he's pissed.
A male college professor who took his female TA on this trip but she's not into him at all. A pair of young swimsuit models who were in Belize on assignment, but hate each others guts.

Flight cancelled and the airport sets them up in a "luxury" hotel on the beach, but it ends up being a dumpy place, near the beach. No food, no amenities. Seven displaced and pissed off people.

Add some local interest. Lucia, the lovely mature woman who runs a roadside bodega and food stand. Her handsome young son who is happy to help out the tourists. The smarmy hotel owner who's got his eye on the wife from the first couple.

Just create a really stressful situation and then have everyone work through the issues, in the least likely place.

 

[oksideshow859419]

And a surprise all you snack buffet of Burnt Footlong Hot Dogs & Overstuffed HO-HOs & Oatmeal Cream Pies

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I personally think the basic idea has merit.

As to the mansion, well, that would be an exercise in crafted believability. Tough, but not impossible and if done well, simply boffo!

Being stuck in a no-star hotel is easier to believe, but harder to make ‘fun’.

 

[LupusDei]

As to the mansion, well, that would be an exercise in crafted believability. Tough, but not impossible and if done well, simply boffo!

It was a no-star motel in an impressive form, although the jacuzzi on a terrace with mountain view was one of few things functional.

The "mansion" part was a historic fact from the real world inspiration (involving a girl and three guys, but she only fucked one of them to my knowledge). I have this only on second order retelling, but from what I gather, it was an unfinished house, possibly under active construction, partially at least, but the pictures were awesome, although the furniture was region traditional vibe and seemingly ragtag. They had an undisturbed stay there for over five days or so, including making their own food from locally sourced supplies.

ETA: but yes, in the real story I heard it was too present as a proverbial rabit one of the guys (not her boyfriend) pulled out from a hat thanks to leveraging a loooong acquaintance chain.

 

[apecast]

So, a small close group of friends, not rich, likely young... think college students, likely. But not necessarily.

They travel to a distant enough, exotic enough location they can't just casually drive back home from. After the well planned, overly busy week of checking in tourist traps and some less mainstream but more interesting experiences (yet nothing overtly sexual in unexpected combos) they returned to the relevant city for the return flight, just to discover it's been canceled, due to flight attendants strike in Germany or some such seemingly unrelated nonsense.

The airline offers them three options: a flight in two days, but there's only two free seats. A flight in four days, but it will have multiple connections and toss them about twice around the world for two days before they get home. A repeat of their original flight, but exactly one week from now.

Exausted, annoyed, angry... After much heated debate, exploration of alternatives, counting remaining money, and settling some matters at home, they decide the next week's flight is their best option after all. Now they have a week, in nowhere, with no money.

From there, a lot of things may happen.

But for example sake, let's say two girls and three guys. One couple. Her bff is the only one who knows the local language. His best friend or even brother or cousin is who actually mostly finances the trip. The fifth is a nerd who actually planned the trip. Everyone thinks someone else knows him better.

The language gal and the purse guy somehow pull a trick, and for all the remaining money they rent an unfinished, but picturesque mountainside mansion for the week, and just chill out... ending up in all sorts of unexpected combinations between themselves.

Bonus happy ending: the original plane tickets were bought well ahead at a very big discount. And even though they only took the third backup option that was carbon copy of their original flight just at a different date, those tickets got refunded, after they got home, and most surprisingly (but factually) at nominal value. Therefore covering much more of their expenses. Well, nobody but the nerd maybe would have died from malnutrition if it didn't happen, but still nice, and convenient excuse to celebrate together.

(Inspired by real events.)

How does the story evolve? Why should they have any sexual encounter?

 

[OnlyHappyEndings]

Two couples, long-time friends. There is a flight out but only two seats available. They agree to send one of each couple on the flight. The other two will follow when they can. Left to themselves, each couple succumbs to temptation.

Who goes and who stays? Perhaps the man from one and the woman from the other because they have important time-critical jobs to get back to. Or the women go and the men stay and you know what happens. Or two of the party are brother and sister and they persuade their spouses to go ahead, each of them secretly excited about being alone with their taboo crush. Or one couple are the parents of one of the other couple and the father sends his wife home with their son. A lot of possible combinations.

What happens afterward? Do they confess their sins? Make the switch permanent? Form a long-term foursome? Or do they keep their secrets and maybe continue the affairs, each illicit couple unaware of their partners' equal guilt?

 

[LupusDei]

How does the story evolve? Why should they have any sexual encounter?

Well... what I envisioned, extending the situation as described... basically, just some debauchery, ranging from careless indecency to potentially, but not necessarily, full on group sex on site, out of the situation that I perceive as conducive to it. Also, some of the inter-grouop dynamics could be conducive to the same. It doesn't have to happen, but there's opportunity for things to happen. I would rather envision an out-of-home, out-of-history extraordinary experimentation without much of attention to the fallout and long term consequences, but, that's open-ended, of course.

The secluded house they rent for a week is unfinished. It's extremely picturesque place on a mountainside, and somewhat grand region-traditional architecture, very romantic, but there's very few amenities. The bedroom has no doors, just a curtain, the furniture is ragtag, and they basically camp out on the floor instead. Only one bathroom is barely functional, but somewhat surprisingly the jacuzzi outside on the terrace overlooking the valley is operational. (This is the actual description of it, from the prototype real story I received.)

To reiterate, they have the place for themselves, undisturbed, secluded, without any immediate neighbors in sight. They meet an owner representative in the city to receive the keys, and drive out to the remote site themselves. It appear to be under construction/renovations, but with any work frozen for some time, there's no workers present or anybody else.

For all the last cash left they buy a week worth of food ingredients at the local market, and make their own, rather basic camping food at the barely outfitted kitchen themselves.

They are very tired, after the very demanding and intense traveling and exploring program they had made for themselves the previous week or more, and especially after the stressful discovery they can't get home as planned and dealing with it, the way they did. All this offers plenty of opportunities to ignite tensions and passions and bootstrap relationships that may turn sexual.

The original version was a girl and three guys, but I think dropping a second girl in stir the pot nicely.

Arnold is the older, and by far the better off in the group. He owns a small IT shop and has some investments, and his parents are rich and connected, but he's still quite constrained himself, especially when it's about disposable cash at hand. However, he's the purse holder of the expedition, and it is his connections and money that land them in the current situation. Confident and assertive, he may act as the host.

Bernard is a nerdy history buff who studies ancient languages and secretly writes poetry. He had designed the tour they had until this point. He and Arnold first met in person at the airport before departing overseas fof the tour. He has a never clearly expressed crush on Cindy.

Cindy incited Bernard to design the tour, possibly inadvertently. She studies music theory, multimedia and project management in two universities in parallel, for a goal to become professional classical music events journalist in press and media, something she believes is a great deficiency in her local environment. She also medicate a clinical depression. Nevertheless, she's the captain of the expedition, and the best cook, especially when it comes to making a meal out of nothing in particular.

Emily is Cindy's "dorm sister" since they shared a room at their boarding school. She plays and studies violin at masters level currently, and is regarded as very much talented, however her professional musician career so far is rather... non-existent. She's also the only one in the group who speaks the locally dominant language. She had met Arnold in passing, but never spent time with him before, now they had to work together, in particular, to pull of the "mansion" rental, but that may be just the last in a series of Bernard's ideas she and Arnold had realized.

Frank is Cindy's boyfriend. He is also Arnold's second cousin once removed, a good friend and partner in crime in more ways than one. He is in law school and intern as a congressman aide, he also volunteers with the national guard. On this tour, he's largely along for the ride, seeking to decompress and spend time with Cindy, something they don't actually have too much chance at home. (Cindy stays with him at best three nights per fortnight on average, otherwise crashing with her older sister (Diane) near the university campus or going out of city to her parent's house.) Somewhat frustratingly, during the active part of the tour they have had rather little opportunity for affection either.

After catching up with their sleep deprivation for some 36 hours or so, they still have at least four or five days of nothing to do but interact between themselves.

Okay, so...

Cindy and Frank will have sex, no matter what, even if it means flashing and embarrassing others.

Cindy and Arnold, the lowest hanging fruit is something along the lines of gratitude for Cindy, and/or sense of entertainment for Arnold. Arnold is likely an asshole, otherwise he wouldn't approach, and/or could turn Cindy down out of loyalty to Frank, but he may possibly know, or believe that Frank won't mind a bit of sharing during an episode of communal living, supposedly without consequences.

Cindy and Bernard, there's a predefined crush, and/or possible history that may be explored or revived. He's also possibly a much more pleasant conversation partner than the other two guys.

Cindy and Emily, they may or not have been near or actual lovers at some point already, but they definitely have no modesty between them.

Emily and Arnold, I think Emily will claim she hates him, but yet may succumb to arousal if he pushes someone buttons just right.

Emily and Bernard, kindred spirits?

Emily and Frank, there's could be some history already, since Emily is a fixture in Cindy's orbit. Also it could be consolation move for Frank if he finds Cindy in embrace of one of the other guys and decides not to disturb.

Bernard and Arnold, who said that many not happen?