Challenge 1, Part 6: Popularity and Possibilities

Beckie Petersen

As the last of the Francises heads home, Beckie is ecstatic. The judging went perfectly. I already got thank you notes from other hosts for the boost in some old season’s watch times on our streaming service. One even sent a Matlock action doll! Now for some talky-talk with the slaves.

She hovers over the assembled harem, then begins, “Welcome back! Wasn’t that a great challenge? While the staff quickly tabulates the results, let’s go over the results of our first ‘Best Girl’ poll! Let’s see those amazing results!”

The screen pops up as expected. It’s blank, which is unexpected. That bean counting mermaid shimmies out of a tube.

“Good afternoon, ma’am. The staff thought it would be fun to have you guess your placement in the poll. You guess your position, we will display those places on the board. Doesn’t that sound exciting?”

“Of course not. That is super boring. I obviously won first place.”

A transition effect is applied to the screen as just enough of it is illuminated to display first place:

1- Scarlet Smythe (116)

What? “RIGGED! The vote was obviously rigged! Why would the audience pick one of the **** sluts over me?”

“Why indeed? I assure you, ma’am, that the vote wasn’t rigged. Care to try and guess again?”

Her confidence rattled, Beckie offers, “Well, surely I’m in the top three?”

The same transition effect is applied as more of the results are displayed:

1- Scarlet Smythe (116)

2- Tina Campbell (104)

3- Josie Wulf (101)

“Did I somehow attract an audience that is made up entirely by the blind? That’s the only other explanation I can come up with. I should have at least beaten you skanky fish.”

The same transition effect is applied as more of the results are displayed:

1- Scarlet Smythe (116)

2- Tina Campbell (104)

3- Josie Wulf (101)

4- Skye Kimure (99)

5- Dinah Hornblower (89)

6- The Hotel Staff (69)

“You should have one more guess, ma’am.”

“Which one of the sluts isn’t on the board yet?”

The bean counter fish rolls her eyes. “You should really learn the names of the contestants, ma’am. That one.” The mermaid points at cyber slut.

“I at least beat her.”

The complete results are displayed:

1- Scarlet Smythe (116)

2- Tina Campbell (104)

3- Josie Wulf (101)

4- Skye Kimure (99)

5- Dinah Hornblower (89)

6- The Hotel Staff (69)

7- Indigo Rodriguez (41)

8- Beckie Petersen (25)

The smug fish smirks, “Well, Scarlet, you get the special prize. Unless you know exactly what you want right now, you can wait to inform us until your transformation time tomorrow morning. Ma’am, you get the special punishment. Master, do you know what you wish to grant Ms. Petersen?”

The brat has a smug grin of satisfaction on his dumb face as he replies, “I believe Ms. Petersen wanted me to pick the fun option. I believe she should be pleased as punch to share in the joy of having a transformation foisted upon her. Don’t you?”

The fish giggles. So do most of the sluts. Beckie fumes.

“Moving on! I assume that the staff has finished their tabulations if they had time to set up this travesty. So, a couple of notes before we begin. First, no offense, Master, but we really only want opinions from the contestants for their potential transformations, so you are going to sit there and listen. Don’t make me freeze you in place. Second, for a couple of contestants, I thought it would be fun twisty-turny twist to test some ‘variants on a theme’ transformations. For these contestants, every transformation is built on the same foundational change, with the audience choice being what is placed on top of said foundation. For fun, let’s present the transformations in the order of these results. In last place, naked slut!”

Skye

Skye was already gingerly walking up to the mean lady before her name was even called, despondent. She knew her performance was poor, to say the least. The mean lady has a vicious smile on.

“Now, naked slut, you did a very, very bad job in the competition. There’s no doubting that. Before we get to the fun, would some fun facts cheer you up?”

Fun facts? “Maybe? I’m confused as to how facts can be fun. They just are.”

“First fun fact, you only lost to 5th place by 1 point. In fact, you were in 5th place for a surprising amount of time. The last few voters pushed you into the abyss. So, despite how utterly and completely you failed, you were still at least a little competitive. Maybe, with a little more resiliency, you may have performed somewhat competently. But we’ll get to that in a moment.”

Skye shivers at that last bit. I don’t like what the mean lady is implying.

“Second fun fact, in the popularity vote, you earned what I would consider the title of ‘Most Controversial’. You got the most first place votes, but only averaged 3.4 points from the non naked slut simps. The writing team is sending me a note. Pound sign Skyeclad? I don’t get it. What do you mean we need to up audience engagement with hashtags? I don’t even know what a hashtag is!”

Skye tunes out the mean lady as she rants at the staff over the broadcast. It’s nice to know that some people like me, I suppose. Working on my relationship with my future lady love is more important, though.

“Speaking of audience engagment, let’s see the options for our dear naked slut! But first, naked slut here is one of our test cases for our ‘variants on a theme’ transformation style. No matter which way you go, audience, we should be seeing some drastic improvements.” Beckie gives a particularly wicked grin at that.

The screen changes display to show off Skye’s transformation options:

Champion of Lolth – Skye is transformed into a Drow elf. She gains the light-sensitive darkvision, knowledge, and skills of a Drow. Her devotion changes to that of Lolth. Skye’s fingernails are replaced with nigh invulnerable acrylics coated in drow poison. If damaged, the nails will rapidly repair itself. The acrylic nails are semi-sentient and share a hive-mind. They are able to adjust their length and color to match outfits, though Skye will have some ability to override them with **** of will. The poison embedded in these nails can be used to knock a person **** up to 8 hours by piercing the target’s skin. She can do this a number of times per day equal to her casting modifier (Paladin Class – Level 0).

Priestess of Kiaransalee – Skye is transformed into a Drow elf. She gains the light-sensitive darkvision, knowledge, and skills of a Drow. Her devotion changes to that of Kiaransalee. In addition to the usual Drow magics, Skye can innately cast the spell Darkfire, as described in the Sacred Texts of Gygax. If a target dies to her Darkfire, they revive as a very horny zombie. Said zombie will remain animated for 1 hour or whenever it achieves orgasm. She can cast Darkfire for free a number of times per day equal to her casting modifier (Necromancer Class – Level 0).

Agent of Zinzerena – Skye is transformed into a Drow elf. She gains the light-sensitive darkvision, knowledge, and skills of a Drow. Her devotion changes to that of Zinzerena. Skye is granted a magical short-sword with the following additional characteristics: the short-sword has a throwing range of 60 ft. The sword has 3 charges. A charge can be spent while throwing the blade to guarantee a critical hit on a target or a charge can be spent while not in Skye’s hand to have it return. Charges can only be regained when Skye uses the sword hilt to masturbate to orgasm (Assassin Class – Level 0).

Skye, reading the horrid options before her, just starts to sing a prayer of protection while sobbing.

“Ugh,” Beckie complains, “Why can’t you girls respect the audience enough to speak in languages programmed into the Universal Broadcasting Translator? You want to share your thoughts, naked slut?”

Skye continues to sob and pray.

“Whatever. Moving on! In 5th place, cyber slut.”

Indigo

Now, I’m no mathologist, but something is super fishy here. Like, I only got around half of the points that the mermaids got? Really? I mean, Irene is kinda cool, but I’m way smexier than her. Maybe the audience is too dumb to understand what I’m offering on stream; I’ll need to be more overt, maybe? And I only beat Ms. Pass-out-at-the-touch-of-clothes there by 1 freaking point? Mierda.

Indigo walks up to the crone (at least I beat her!) only to get the dumb old person mike shoved in her face.

“So, how do you feel about the results, cyber slut?”

“Are all of the Glorious Masters just dumb? Surely most of them should have appreciated my sculpting genius?”

Indigo: -1 VP (Insulting the Master)

“Ignoring your, frankly inspired but utterly grotesque, methodology of reshaping your Fashion Francis, have you considered NOT trying to bed every female guest from our panel of judges? You are supposed to be a sex **** for your Master, not a version of him from another dimension.”

“So says Ms. Least Popular.” Indigo rolls her eyes aggressively.

“I am so going to enjoy you crash and burn, cyber slut. Now, let’s see the options for our audience!”

The screen changes display to show off Indigo’s transformation options:

A Fox in the Hen-house – Indigo has a fetish for kitsune? She deserves a little indulgence, don’t you think? Indigo becomes a kitsune. She gains the fun fox ears, pointy teeth, and floofy fox tail one would expect. She also gains bonus spell points from consuming the sexual fluids of others. Later transformations may grant her additional kitsune powers and tails (Fox Girl).

Assuming Direct Control – Indigo got to experience giving up control of her toy usage during her date. Let’s make that situation more permanent, shall we? Indigo is no longer able to bring herself to orgasm on her own, as her app account is locked into “Edging Mode”. Edging Mode” can be temporarily turned off using the Playtime app, for up to 5 minutes or a specified number of orgasms, whichever occurs first. Indigo will still feel compelled to use toys on herself; this compulsion increases based on her VP total compared to the average VP of the contestants, at a rate of a 1% increased urge to masturbate for every 1 VP she lacks compared to the average of the harem (Toy Addict).

Time for a Collab – Indigo has been feeling a bit lonely and has difficulty interacting with others in meat space. Perhaps a friend will help? Spearmint Raene, Indigo’s only co-worker from the Monstergirl Menagerie that could stand to be around her, will be brought into the harem as Indigo’s buddy, according to the rules laid out in the “Bring in Secondary Characters” section of this season’s official rulebook. Don’t worry folks, she fits the theme of the season and is considerably less annoying (VStreemer).

“Wow, who wrote these?” Indigo asks when she is finally able to speak.

“Hotel staff.”

“Well, whoever wrote that second one can fall into a fish stick machine. Fuck that noise. I don’t know how to feel about that third one. One the one hand, it would be nice to have a friend in the harem; on the other hand, the way that transformation is written is so mean and I don’t want to wish harm on Minsty. First choice is best choice, even if I don’t know what ‘Spell Points’ are. Smexy fox parts and an extra bonus? Sign me up!”

“Great. Moving on! 4th place, breeding slut.”

Dinah

Middling to low placements from both challenges. Not great, given my strategy. Wish we got more feedback than ‘here are the results’. I wish I knew what they want me to do differently.

Dinah walks to the horrid hag with head held high. Can’t show weakness.

“Thoughts?”

“Just get on with it.”

“Now, let’s see the options for our audience! But first, breeding slut here is our other test case for our ‘variants on a theme’ transformation style. These should be fun.” Beckie gives a particularly wicked grin at that.

The screen changes display to show off Dinah’s transformation options:

A Solution to the Fertility Crisis – Dinah will begin to produce milk and lactate at a constant rate as if she is nursing a newborn. This breast milk will have a special characteristic when consumed by adult females, namely, that is will infect the consumer with HIS, which is now a communicable disease. Others infected with HIS will also produce breast milk and be able to infect others. The Master, if female, can choose to be immune to this effect. Her breasts will increase by 1 cup size (Patient Zero).

A Solution to the Cow Girl Monotony Crisis – Dinah will begin to produce milk and lactate at a constant rate as if she is nursing a newborn. This breast milk will have a special characteristic when consumed by adult females, namely, that it serves as a mood enhancing **** similar to catnip. The Master, if female, can choose to be immune to this effect. Dinah also becomes a cat girl, with the ears and tail one would expect. She also grows additional pairs of breasts along her abdomen so that there is at least one breast available for each other member of the harem to suckle simultaneously (Cat Girl).

A Solution to the Team Cohesion Crisis – Dinah will begin to produce milk and lactate at a constant rate as if she is nursing a newborn. This breast milk will have a special characteristic when consumed by adult females, namely, that is serves as both an aphrodisiac and puts the consumer in a suggestive state. The Master, if female, can choose to be immune to this effect. Dinah will feel a compulsion to nurse others in the harem when she feels they are not contributing enough to the team environment she is trying to create. All suggestions put into the mind of a consumer of her milk will include inducing an addiction to it (Team Mom).

The fuck is this nonsense!

“So, no matter how the audience votes, I’m going to be lactating poisoned milk?”

“Not poisoned. Special. And, the special effect of your milk will not affect the many, many children you are going to have. At least until they become adults. So you can breastfeed them until they turn 18 with no consequences. Do you have any feelings towards the particulars?”

“They are all so awful. I don’t want to spread the transformation you gave me to others, so the first one is out. The third is middling in poisonous effect, but feeling compelled to make others drink and them make them addicted to it? That bit of mind-fuckery is so offensive. The second, while having the least offensive poison by far, is such a violation of my physical form that I’m not sure it’s tolerable. Also, Cow Girl Monotony Crisis? Really?”

“93% of harem members that are given a breeding kink transformation are also turned into some sort of cow girl. It’s just so predictable it’s boring. Multi-breasted breeder cat girls is the kind of fresh idea I want to be known for!”

Dinah just stomps away at that, not saying a word.

“Moving on! Third place, stripper slut.”

Scarlet

Scarlet has been lost in thought since it was announced that she won the popularity poll. Tina needed to nudge the redhead to go forward.

Which prize do I go for? I mean, do I even risk the transformation upgrade? I don’t trust Beckie enough to just assume that upgrading my transformation would result in freeing some of my adulting skills. What if it takes away more of what I should know? Giving Francis another transformation is potentially interesting, but is that a betrayal of our little team polycule pact? And would one of those options have more value than a bunch of extra BP? I need time to think about it.

“Hey, stripper slut, you still there? Helloooooo. Did you decide to embrace your bimbo sex slut future already?”

“Sorry. Lost in thought. I got an extra prize to consider. You’re so lucky that Master gets to decide your prize for you.”

Beckie scowls, “Quite. Now, let’s see the options for our audience!”

The screen changes display to show off Scarlet’s transformation options:

(Brain) Pop Quiz – Despite our helpful payment plan, Scarlet doesn’t seem too interested in paying off her loan. Let’s give her a little more encouragement, shall we? Scarlet permanently loses a point of IQ for every day she does not bring a new person to orgasm until either she pays off the loan or she reaches an IQ of 70 (whichever happens first). Harem members can be used more than once, but will not count for this transformation until all harem members have been given a turn (Bimbo).

Smokeshow, Literally – Scarlet certainly enjoyed ruining my precious merchandise. Well, actions have consequences. Scarlet becomes an enenra (a Japanese bonfire smoke yokai). Scarlet gains a (slow, hovering) flying speed and the ability to become incorporeal. Scarlet must spend some effort of will to maintain a corporeal humanoid form, especially as she adapts to her new state of being (Smokeshow).

Working Girl – Scarlet has been neglecting her part-time job. Perhaps returning to the working world would do her some good. On evenings that she does not have a date with the Master for the rest of the game, Scarlet must perform at least one striptease in the hotel tavern. Scarlet will be able to earn BP from other contestants and hotel staff based on her performance (Working Girl).

Scarlet stares at the nonsense she is reading, stunned.

“Any thoughts, stripper slut?”

That triggers a rant. “The fuck is wrong with you? **** me to prostitute myself to keep my brain? Really? After already robbing me of my ability to remember most of my adulting skills and all but the most basic of my education? Or **** me to strip for the staff? I get that being able to earn extra BP can be useful, but can I at least be able to do so in a way that’s not so demeaning? That middle one is weird but I guess the least offensive? Not sure. But fuck that first choice.”

“Have you considered the old saying ‘Ignorance is bliss’?”

“‘Only when it is folly to be wise.’”

“Huh? Don’t explain that. I don’t care. Moving on! Second place, bunny slut.”