(All over your body), all over your body

Nick was used to being put on the spot by this point in his life. Ever since he’d been **** onto this show, he’d found himself in more and more situations where he had to make important decisions like this one- sexy decisions, involving other girls, and sex with them.

And here he was again, being pressured by Sylvia to make a sexy choice. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Unfortunately, as much as he wanted to oblige Dawn’s request, he was really having some difficulty choosing right now. She clearly wanted him to choose whichever transformation was his favorite, but which one was? They all had their sexy advantages.

First off, Dawn looked cute as a cat girl. He was kind of curious what would happen if he upgraded that one. Would she become even more feline-like? He hoped she wouldn’t start sprouting fur all over her body, that was a little too much even for him. But behaving more like a cat? That could be pretty hot he had to admit.

Then there was the punishment transformation she’d received, Catch a Tiger by the Tail. For obvious reasons, upgrading that one was kind of a questionable decision. While the two of them had quite a bit of fun taking advantage of Dawn’s extra body parts becoming erogenous zones, it was still a sensitive subject for her. (And no, he didn’t mean that as a pun.) Plus, a punishment was a punishment. Who even knew what would happen if Sylvia upgraded a punishment transformation? It might make things even worse.

Then there was Sexterity. Of all the choices, this one was probably the safest. Dawn’s body had improved in flexibility, including her tail and her lengthened tongue, allowing her to use every part of her as a sexual tool. What would it even be like if she improved that? He was really curious to find out, which was why that was the choice he was leaning towards the most.

The others all had various issues. Like Catnip was a transformation that they had only dealt with a few times. Dawn had been able to handle her feelings of hormonal desire around Nick pretty well, as far as he could tell, but when she lost control, she really lost control. He had to be careful with her because of that. Then there was Poser. Another one they’d really enjoyed making use of. But as hot as it could be in the moment, right now Nick was thinking with his rational, logical brain, and it was asking him if he really wanted to upgrade Dawn to basically becoming a malleable sex doll. And as sexy of a fantasy as that could be, he was a little wary of what the upgrade would entail, especially since she was investing so much into tonight.

Self-Grooming could be sexy, but it could also be really gross to upgrade. Nick wasn’t so sure he wanted to enhance that one, even temporarily. And who knew what would happen if he upgraded The New Thing All the Kids Are Into? The point of Dawn tagging along on their date today was to make use of that transformation- upgrading it might result in something completely different.

So in the end, Nick found himself having a bit of a difficult choice.

“Nick,” Dawn said, noticing his apprehension. “This isn’t that difficult, you know.” Her tail flicked behind her. “Just choose whichever one you think will be the sexiest. That’s all I’m asking.”

“Yeah, Daddy! It’s really easy!” Sylvia nodded excitedly. This was all so perfect! She’d been trying to get Nick to take an active role in embracing transformations since practically forever! And while he’d stopped resisting at this point and had grown to appreciate what they could do, consciously choosing a transformation to upgrade was like consciously choosing a transformation itself! It was just another step towards his embracing of what Harem Hotel had to offer, and hopefully embracing Sylvia herself in the future, once he became more comfortable with everything!

She just had to make sure not to push him too hard; she could see he was really worried about all this.

“If you’re having trouble, I can always make things easier for you.”

Everyone jumped. Dakota appeared in the middle of the crowd with an amused smirk on her face, caressing the head of her cane. Her golden eyes flashed with excitement.

“Dakota?!” Rose gasped. “Is everyone going to interrupt my date?” She asked, getting a little miffed at the constant intrusions.

“I was listening in on your conversation earlier,” Dakota said, glancing sharply at the actress. “You two made quite a lot of inflammatory statements about the quality of films I chose to exhibit, didn’t you?” She cooed.

Dawn winced and Rose shivered.

Nick sighed. “Dakota, enough with the movie talk,” he insisted. “All this-”

“All this,” Dakota cut him off, “is needless, you’re right! Back to the matter at hand. I believe you were making a choice? I know, that must be quite hard. So why don’t I make it simple, then?”

She held up her cane, and the black crystal embedded in the head began to shimmer.

“Let’s put it to a vote, shall we?” Dakota smiled from ear to ear. “Give the audience a chance to decide what transformation Dawn gets upgraded! Since you seem to have trouble coming up with an answer yourself.”

“What?!” Dawn’s jaw hit the ground. “N-no! You… I don’t want that!” She shook her head fiercely. “Absolutely not! I’d rather not get upgraded at all, then!”

She looked frantically over at Nick. “Come on, Nick, it’s not that big of a deal, right?” She pleaded with him. “Just come up with something!”

“Dakota, leave it alone,” Nick said firmly. “You heard Dawn, that’s not how she wants to do this. She wants me to pick something, so I’ll pick, okay?”

Dakota looked a little disappointed. But before that, Nick saw a twinkle in her eye. That’s how he knew that her “disappointment” was just a façade.

So you were goading me, huh? Getting me to make a choice? Sounds like you. Honestly, as irritated as he was, part of him really appreciated Dakota going to all that trouble. He’d been having a difficult time figuring out what transformation he wanted Dawn to upgrade, but Dakota’s strong-arming had helped a lot.

He turned to Dawn. “Just one thing before I make a choice,” he said, scratching his head. He had trouble looking her in the eye.

Dawn’s ears twitched. “Yeah? What?” She asked curiously, leaning forward on her heels.

Nick averted his eyes again and blushed.

“You want me to choose whatever I want, right?”

Dawn shook her head. “I want you to choose what you think will be sexiest,” she clarified. “What will turn you on the most.” Her cheeks reddened. It was hard for her to say this sort of stuff too!

“Is there a difference?” Rose asked blankly.

“Yeah, those sound like the same thing,” Carly agreed.

Marley sighed and shook her head. “You guys don’t get it,” she sighed. “Think about it, it’s Nick. If he chooses what he wants most, he’s immediately going to think about Dawn and her comfort. Because he’s that kind of guy.”

“I couldn’t say it better myself,” Dakota agreed with an amused smirk. She puffed up her chest, her voice swelling with pride. “Nick cares so deeply for others that if someone asked him to choose what he wanted most, he would choose for their sake even more than his!”

“Aww, Daddy’s so sweet!” Sylvia gushed, clasping her hands together.

“Right, exactly,” Dawn said, nodding. She looked fiercely into Nick’s eyes. “I don’t want that. I want you to choose what you want, Nick. Not for me. For yourself.”

“Gosh, that’s so romantic,” Morgana mumbled, fidgeting with her fingers. “I don’t know if I could do that…”

“I know I couldn’t,” Vivian said, resting the back of her head on her hands and letting out a low whistle. “Giving up control like that, it’s way more than I could ever do.”

Dawn was generally a pretty risk-averse person. But her Poser transformation gave her a lot of pleasure at the thought of being used as Nick’s sex tool, and apparently that extended all the way to being aroused by the idea of him changing her body to suit his sexual whims, without any thought for her comfort.

…At least, she really, really hoped that it was her transformation doing that, and not something else starting to take root. But then, did it even matter if it was a transformation or Dawn’s own budding desires? The effect was still the same.

But I still like the idea that the real me isn’t a pervert who likes being used, so yeah. It’s the transformation. Gotta be. Dawn bit her lip and stared forcefully at Nick, coaxing him with her eyes to make a choice.

As for Nick himself… he knew he was dragging this out. Everyone including Dawn herself had told him that it was okay to choose what he wanted, to go with whatever would turn him on the most. And he anticipated that when Rose finally used her Method Acting transformation tonight, she would feel the same way.

So he might as well embrace it and take the plunge, right?

“You know,” Dakota said, tapping her cheek thoughtfully, “if he’s taking this long, maybe it’s because the choice he wants is just so embarrassing he can’t bring himself to say it in front of so many people? Well, Nick?”

Yep, that did it. Dakota knew how to push Nick’s buttons.

He made a choice then and there, practically out of spite. But honestly, he’d already made it- he just needed the will to see it through.

“I want…” His voice wavered slightly as he voiced his decision. “…Like Catnip. That’s the one I want to go with.”

Well, there, he’d said it. And he couldn’t take it back now. He’d made his choice, and he braced himself for the judgment that would ensue.

Everyone was surprised. Even Dakota looked stunned by that response.

Dawn was more surprised than anyone. She turned red and her eyes widened, and her ears flattened out on her head. “You… y-you want that one?” She stammered out. Her tail began to flick eclectically behind her, like a floundering snake.

“Which one was that again?” Morgana mumbled.

“It’s the one where, um, Dawn gets more aroused, by, uh… Nick’s… sc-scent,” Marley stammered out, turning red herself.

Carly had to resist the urge to burst out laughing. “W-well, that… that’s quite a choice, I guess.”

“Uh-huh, a bold one,” Vivian said. Her normally composed face had been shaken and she looked a little embarrassed. But she recovered quickly. “Gotta respect a guy who knows what he wants and just says it, right?”

“I-I didn’t think you’d go for that,” Dawn mumbled. She looked more shaken than anyone save maybe Rose.

“I didn’t either,” Rose said, looking over at Dawn. She was half-hoping that Nick’s choice would make her back out; heck- Nick looked like he was ready to back out, after seeing Dawn’s response. Apparently Dawn’s eyes were bigger than her stomach on this one! Rose thought. But I won’t be the same. I’ll accept whatever choice he makes! Even if he ends up regretting it and changing his mind.

Whether Nick really was planning to change his mind or not, he didn’t get the chance.

“That’s an amazing transformation, Daddy!” Sylvia gushed with excitement. She was already pulling up her screen. “Okay, let’s upgrade it-”

“Wait!” Dawn blurted out, her tail sticking up stiff behind her. Her eyes were wild with fervor and she turned towards Sylvia, stunning the redhead with a look like a feral cat.

Sylvia’s hands shot up and she froze in place, too frightened by the look in Dawn’s eye to keep going.

“Uh… uwah… um…” Sylvia mumbled. “Okay… waiting…”

Dawn needed a couple seconds to catch her breath. When she finally did, she adjusted her glasses and turned to Nick, looking at him with a sheepish expression.

Seeing that look on her face, Nick finally managed to speak. “Look, that was a mistake,” he stammered out. “I don’t have to pick that one, we can go with, um… Sexterity, if that’s the one you want, Dawn?” He offered, trying to walk back his decision.

Too late though. He’d already made his desires known. Even if he walked it back now, there was no undoing what he asked. But he didn’t want to put pressure on Dawn either, so-

“I didn’t say you had to, um…” Dawn’s voice was getting meeker and meeker. Morgana watched in amazement as the woman she looked up to and respected was suddenly doing a very good impression of her own hesitation and doubt.

Apparently Dawn felt that she was being a little too much Morgana herself, because she cleared her throat and raised her voice, trying to put on a firmer tone.

“Look, I-I said that you could choose what you wanted,” she said. “…I didn’t think… you’d choose that one, but… if that’s what you want, then…”

She swallowed and shook her head. “…Look, it’s okay, okay? I’m a woman of my word.” One of the things Dawn hated most was dishonest people and people who tried to back out of their agreements. No way. She’d turned herself over to Nick, and she would trust him. It wasn’t even that she didn’t like his choice, just…

“…But why did you choose that one?” She managed to ask. “I didn’t expect it, so I was a little surprised, that’s all. Don’t think I’m opposed to it or anything!”

“Well…” Nick blushed and looked down. “I mean… there were a few I could have chosen… and I was really leaning towards Sexterity.”

Dawn nodded. If the choice had been hers, that’s the one she would have chosen.

“…But part of me thought that was kind of unfair,” Nick said. He glanced at Rose momentarily. “I mean, to upgrade your transformation that gives you even more control over your body, before a competition about pleasing me with your body… it’s kind of like stacking the deck, don’t you think?”

Dawn could understand the logic behind that. “Makes sense,” she admitted.

Rose scoffed. “Come now, Nick, you know I don’t need any pity!” She clicked her tongue and shook her head. “I could simply use Method Acting to copy Sexterity, along with the upgrade, and get just as much of an advantage.”

“Oh, is that how it works?” Dakota mused.

Rose turned to her, surprised. “Isn’t it?”

Dakota’s eyes twinkled. She leaned forward, resting on her cane. “Copy an upgraded transformation,” she purred, “and see for yourself.”

A spark of inspiration twinged in Rose’s chest. But she had other things to focus on. “So anyway, like I was saying-”

“I didn’t just do it out of consideration for Rose,” Nick clarified, cutting the actress off before she could start bragging about how she could beat Dawn regardless of her upgrades. “You said pick the one I thought was the sexiest, and, well…”

He blushed, but he didn’t avert his eyes from Dawn this time. Which made her blush right back.

“…And that’s Like Catnip?” Dawn asked, surprised and a little excited.

“I-I wasn’t sure at first,” Nick admitted, scratching his head. “I went through a lot of ideas and thoughts, but… looking back at previous times when we’ve, um…”

“Had sex?” Carly bluntly offered.

“…Right. That.” Nick kept his focus on Dawn. “When you were under the influence of your transformation before… I don’t know how much of it you remember, but you were really wild, and the sex, well…”

He felt too embarrassed to say more, even though he’d had sex with almost everyone here. And it wasn’t like Sylvia or Vivian were blushing maidens themselves.

Dawn sure was. But she hid it well. I remember everything, of course! Have you forgotten who I am?! But no way could she say that.

She just nodded.

“…I thought, well, since the wild sex was so… …Look, it’s just what I thought would be sexy, okay? This is kind of embarrassing to say in front of everybody, you know!?” Nick gave up. He couldn’t finish his thought.

“It’s embarrassing for me, too! It’s my transformation you’re talking about!” Dawn said, standing her ground. But her flicking tail was showing her excitement as well.

“I know, sorry. Look, like I said, if you’re not comfortable upgrading that one, we don’t have to, I can pick something else,” Nick assured her. “Or you can pick. Whatever you’re comfortable with.”

Dawn sighed. It was a little more than she’d expected. But if that’s what he wanted, then she would do it.

Right now, with how she felt, she was liable to give him everything. And that was a scary thought in and of itself.

“So have you made a choice?” Dakota asked, pinpricks of excitement echoing in her voice.

“Yeah,” Dawn nodded, looking warily over at Sylvia. “We made a choice. That one. Like Catnip.”

She remembered what it felt like to be under the influence of that transformation. And she could control it well enough under most circumstances.

Hopefully it wouldn’t be too much for her body to handle.

Sylvia nodded and used her own transformation to upgrade Dawn’s. A light flashed across Dawn’s body and she began to glow, as her transformation upgraded itself.

When the light faded, Dawn didn’t feel any different. That was a relief. She’d been worried that the upgrade would kick her into immediate heat just by being close enough to Nick.

“So what happened?” Morgana asked expectantly. “How did it go?”

“L-lemme check,” Dawn said, smoothing out her skirt and then pulling up her transformation screen. She wanted to get a good look at what she could expect.

What she saw froze her blood in her veins.

• Like Catnip: In the wild, animals are drawn to one another through pheromones, and now Dawn will be as well. She’ll develop an attraction to the musk of her master, as well as the sexual aroma of the other contestants. While these feelings are manageable at first, it will slowly grow the longer she’s in proximity with the scent. UPGRADE: Pheromones are a two-way street. Now Dawn won’t just be aroused by the musk of her master, but will begin to release her own pheromones as well. The more time she spends in proximity to the master’s scent, the more pheromones she will release. This will have an effect on other women around her, causing them to respond to Dawn’s pheromones the same way Dawn responds to the master’s. (Animal Lover)

“Wh-what?!” Dawn screeched in shock.