Anything but

You swallow nervously. That was such a milquetoast justification. Your mom doesn’t even take off her shirt most of the time. She only really does that if she’s feeling sweaty. More often than not, you’re massaging over fabric.

“Would that be okay?” your mother asks. It almost sounds like She’s apologizing to You for halfway groping her.

You insist, “It’s okay with me. I just wanna do a good job.”

“Oh, well, I mean, if it helps you with your massage, I understand.” she relents. You watch as your mom turns around and disrobes one sleeve at a time, despite having already removed her bra on the way in. Even with her back turned, you can still see enough of her big mommy milkers to watch them bounce after getting lifted by the shirt. You could really get used to these magic powers.

Turning away from you also provides the time you need to unlock your phone and tab over to the Nova Starshine status page. You take a moment to review the effect details, making sure you didn’t miss anything about how it works.

Active - Training Clicker:

Condition(s): Subject is able to hear the User’s voice.

Effect(s): The next time the User praises something the subject is doing or has done recently, the subject will be more likely to consider it a praise-worthy act in the future. Effect expires if it is not used before the cooldown ends.

Cooldown: 14 hours

Despite the KDK’s fondness for clinical language, its description is actually quite vague. What counts as a “thing the subject is doing”? What counts as praise? The only clear part is that this will affect the very next instance of praise, so that’s what you’ll focus on.

Activating ‘Training Clicker’

With your phone locked and set aside, you get to work on your mother’s shoulders, immediately launching into a carefully-phrased compliment. “This might sound weird, but I think it’s really cool of you to take your top off during quality time with your kids.”

She tenses up under your pressing hands, the crossed arms underneath her holding tighter. “Um, thanks, but is that really a ‘cool mom’ thing? It does seem a little...”

You spin a story to interrupt her before her anxiety leads her to the worst interpretation. “What I mean is, I admire that you’re comfortable enough with your body to go topless. I feel like you set a good example for me and Hannah.”

Some of the tension leaves your mother’s back, but not all of it. “Well, as long as you aren’t going topless anywhere you’d get in trouble for it.” A smile is apparent in her voice, though it fades before she adds, “Are you sure it’s okay, me being like this in front of you?” She lifts one arm and touches her breast with the opposite hand to clarify.

“Of course it’s okay. I’m not bothered. And there’s nothing weird about breasts! They’re for feeding kids! With how hard you worked to grow them, you deserve to be proud.” At that, your mom finally relaxes, but not for long– You take the opening she just gave you to snake your hand around and blatantly grab her breast. “I’m glad I grew up in an environment where bodies aren’t stigmatized.”

Unfortunately, there’s no combination of words in existence that would stop her from freaking out at what you just did. She squirms away from your touch, getting up fast enough to knock you on your ass. The audible thump gets her to turn around, covering her chest with both arms. “I’m sorry, I–...” She pauses to grab her shirt, giving you a brief glimpse at the fruit of her bosom from the front. “I appreciate your kind words, Spring Flower, but… maybe I’m not as comfortable with my body as you think.”