Challenge 2, Part 11: Transformations III

Daphne

“Auntie Ariel, are we cool?”

The mermaid doesn’t snub her, instead answering, “Niece, you are still persona non gratis with the frenzy. But, I will treat you like any other contestant. Is that what you mean?”

“I was hoping my job with the challenge would wipe all that badness away.” Daphne pouts.

“You still did a bad thing, Daphne.”

“Ariel, can I deal with it? Resolve the situation as her Mistress so Daphne can be restored?”

“So long as you actually deal with the problem and punish her, I will allow it. Until then, Daphne is not a part of the frenzy.”

“Okay,” Daphne replies, still sounding sad. She perks up almost immediately with “Thanks Beloved! Now, onto reactions. Middle of the pack in the popularity poll. I probably need to do more sexy stuff with my Beloved to climb the ladder. You okay with more sexy stuff, Harper?”

Daphne grins from fin to fin at the big smooch on the cheek Harper gives her. Yeah! More sexy stuff! She continues, “Second place in the date poll surprises me. I would have sworn Scarlet’s and Josie’s dates were way sexier than mine. Still not going to look a gift seahorse in the mouth.”

“You want to address the elephant seal in the room?” Harper teases.

“Oh, my whole body changing. I guess I should. So, I really, really messed with the biology of the frenzy retroactively. It affected everyone in the frenzy. I’m still a runt, so I got extra fun-sized! I’m going to miss being the tallest, but, hey, I’m still a little taller than Skye! And look, my boobs are way bigger!”

“Still embarrassingly small, Niece.”

Daphne pouts and stamps her foot. “It’s not my fault I am a runt, Auntie! Don’t be mean!”

Harper leans down and gives one of Daphne’s nipples a long, hard lick. Daphne giggles. Harper offers, “I love the new boobs. Perfect size, Daph.”

Daphne feels her face blood boiling again. Beloved embarrassing me feels way better than Mom embarrassing me. And Mom embarrassment felt good.

“Seeing that Daphne doesn’t want to react to her challenge placement, let’s see her transformation options for this round.”

The screen changes to show the transformation options for Daphne:

Look at This Stuff, Isn’t it Neat? – Daphne’s collection will never be complete. Ariel in the Little Mermaid had a bit of a hoarder mentality. Daphne should horde things too. Sex Toys, in specific (The Little Human).

What’s Mine is Yours – Why make her Mistress go through the tedium of adding additional spells when she has a perfectly good mermaid to handle it for her? All of Daphne’s current spells are copied to Harper’s spellbook. Whenever Daphne adds a spell to her spellbook, it is automatically added to Harper’s as well. If Harper chooses to prepare one of Daphne’s spells (unless Harper has selected it as a spell of her own), Daphne will be unable to prepare it herself, being able to swap it to another if Daphne’s spells are already prepared for the day. For the inconvenience, Daphne gains 1 additional spell of each level she can currently cast to her book for free and will gain 1 additional spell whenever she gains access to a new level of spells (Wizard).

Time for a Restock – The staff has complained about how often the party goes through consumables. Shouldn’t the shop assistant do something about it? On evenings when she does not have a date with her Mistress, Daphne must spend at least 1 hour producing items that she would sell in her store (scrolls, potions, weapons, et cetera). She will gain access to the appropriate equipment and an artisan tool proficiency of her choice for the time period, though they may work a little more perversely than normal (Dungeon Mermaid).

“Well, Auntie, Time for a Restock sounds fun. Some flexible crafting ability using some sexy equipment? I’m all for it. While I don’t mind scribing some spells when my Beloved needs it, What’s Mine is Yours seems ultimately a hassle and a half. To steal a response from Tina: Boo to that first one.”

Harper speaks up, “I agree with Daph on this one. I also don’t exactly like how that middle one implies I’m lazy.”

“With that, by process of elimination, our winner is once again Josie. She’s on fire, winning 3 challenges in a row.”

Josie

Josie hops up and smirks. “Hey old lady. Enjoy the show?”

Harper pauses, almost as if she is trying to find the right words. “I had no idea Amy was such a pervert.”

“Well, so are you. So, you’re even. Anyways, middling performance in both popularity polls. Great performance when it counts. I know I need to work on some anger issues. Control my emotions better. Yeah.”

And work on opening up to the old lady better. But I’m not saying that out loud. Josie gives Harper another look. Oh, Harper is not happy right now. What did she do now?

The screen changes to show the transformation options for Josie:

Struggle Snuggles – Josie had a phase where she liked using smaller opponents as weapons. Let’s encourage that to return, shall we? Josie gains the Grappler feat and the urge to use grappling techniques on mates (potential and actual) she considers smaller and weaker than her (in a sexy manner). Josie will feel increased arousal when wrestling (Berserker).

Pack Tactics – The pack enforcer hunts with her pack. When Josie is within 5 feet of another member of her pack and neither are incapacitated, she gains advantage on attack and seduction rolls. Josie can claim additional women for Harper’s harem by claiming them as her Mistress’s property during a successful pack group seduction effort (Pack Enforcer).

Now, A Message From My Sponsors – What’s a gym bunny without a brand deal or two? Josie now has a social media presence she must maintain, complete with sexy home gym equipment and sexy supplement sponsorships. She will only be able to wear branded gym wear (Gym Bunny).

“Can I just have the ones from my mid-game vote again?”

Ariel says, “No. They are available for purchase, if you want them. These are the ones up for you today.”

“Well, they all seem not great. Pack Tactics seems powerful, but, given how wide I like to spread myself, I’d be mighty tempted to enslave hotties for a one-night stand. Not that I would...” She directs that last line to her girlfriends.

“As far as the other two go, I got better ways of fighting now, so Struggle Snuggles just seems kinda... rapey... with no real payoff. So, no thanks. We’ve seen how Tina’s showbiz transformation went last time. How, I don’t know, evil are these sponsors gonna be?”

A voice speaks from above, “I can answer that.”

Floating down is a lilac skinned angel with silvery wings in complete bondage gear: blindfold, panel gag, collar, armbinder, nipple clamps, corset (with breasts exposed), chastity belt, ballet slipper style binding thigh high boots. A buzzing is heard above the silence as the angel lands.

Tina, of all people, speaks first, “Is that you, Prudence? You look... different.”

“Oh, hi, Ms. Campbell. Yes, it is I, Prudence. The situation turned... dire and I am no longer working for Hotel Concierge, Inc. Don’t worry; I’m still your agent and will also be Ms. Wulf’s agent should Now, A Message From My Sponsors win. It’s just my primary job is now Production Assistant for your set’s Producer. She can’t babysit this set all the time, so I will be assisting Ariel as she needs. To answer Ms. Wulf’s question, I have already started sending feelers out for potential sponsorships and they will all meet Ms. E’s standards. Might even build you your own personal gym life brand eventually. So, sexy, but not evil? That should address everything.”

“Ah, Prudence, why are you an angel now?”

Tears stream out of the blindfold. “Ms. E inverted my alignment after I turned my boss into a nuclear bomb. Whenever I take a moment to stop working, I feel so guilty about all the bad things I did as a devil. So, perpetual work until the guilt goes away!”

“Huh?” Tina blurts. I don’t get it either.

Harper pips up, sounding somewhat melancholic, “She went from Lawful Evil to Chaotic Good.”

Tina still sounds confused, “Lawful Evil sounds like a, what’s the word for when two words are opposites, yet mushed together? Same with Chaotic Good.”

“Oh, Lawful and Evil are not mutually exclusive. Lawful Evil would use legalism to perform evil ends. Like, say, wrapping you up in an impossible contract and hold you accountable for failing to meet it’s expectations.”

“Whatever,” Josie snaps. Taking a moment to breath, she calms down a bit. “Anyways, I like the gym bunny one the most of them.”

Harper gives her another look, “The other two are salvageable with vetoes, but I’m okay with the sponsorship one.”

Harper

“And, finally, we get to Harper. You’ve been generally good about sharing your thoughts about your girls. So, let’s see your transformations. Are you excited?”

“I guess?”

The display changes to showcase Harper’s options:

Mistress of the Blade – All elven warrior cultures combine martial tactical prowess with mystical study for those trained to be protectors. Harper could use some more martial skill to keep her sluts in check. Harper gains both the Fighter Initiate and a (modified) Martial Adept feats. For the Martial Adept feat, Harper starts with 2 Battle Master Maneuvers, plus 1 for every Bladesinger feature granting level she has earned. Her superiority damage starts at 1, plus 1 for every Bladesinger feature granting level she has earned. She may perform maneuvers a number of times per day equal to her Intelligence modifier, plus 1 for every Bladesinger feature granting level she has earned. As she gains Bladesinger feature granting levels, all effects increase accordingly (Elf).

Well Rounded Student of the Weave – Or perhaps expanding her knowledge of magic would better suit her nature as she conquers her sluts? Harper gains both the Artificer Initiate and a (modified) Eldritch Adept feats. For the Eldritch Adept feat, Harper starts with 1 Eldritch Invocation (granted from an appropriate being of her choice), plus 1 for every Bladesinger feature granting level she has earned. For purposes of selecting Invocations, she is considered to have the Pact of the Blade, the Pact of the Tome, and the Pact of the Chain; she will need to select an appropriate item to have the invocation affect if she chooses a Pact enhancement. As she gains Bladesinger feature granting levels, all effects increase accordingly (Wizard).

Fudge the Roll – Every DM is tempted to lie about the dice to ignore a deadly crit or allow a foe to be felled early. Now Harper gets to experience that temptation in real life. Once a day per harem member (other than herself), she can choose to turn a failed action into a full success. For 24 hours afterwards, the woman in question will lose all autonomy, becoming what the slut in question would consider the perfect submissive **** to her Mistress (Dungeon Mistress).

“Nice to see the introversion option gone, but, wow, that third one is totally a trap. I don’t want them to be mindless slaves, I want them as equals. You know that, Ariel.”

Ariel pauses a moment, looking a little embarrassed. She finally answers, “But to know when one of them is about to miss a key hit and can make sure land it perfectly instead? That surely would have helped a time or two last week, right?”

“I like the first two equally, at first blush. I’m sure if I spent the time planning out extra maneuvers vs extra invocations, I would figure out which one is slightly better than the other, but I think the audience would get bored of me silently mapping that out for several minutes. Either one of them, please.”

Ariel

“Some final things before we go. First, an update to the leaderboard, after we add in all of the fun challenge day prizes!”

The screen switches one more time to show the leaderboard:

• Josie 99 VP 280 BP

• Daphne 96 VP 347 BP

• Skye 93 VP 250 BP

• Tina 92 VP 230 BP

• Scarlet 88 VP 426 BP

• Mattie 70 VP 295 BP

• Dinah 67 VP 120 BP

• Aelene 48 VP 230 BP

“Ooooh, Josie. So close. Just think about it; all you needed to do to trigger the end game right now would have been to say 3 simple words to Harper. Or gave her an aftercare kiss after plowing her ass. With half of the ladies needing less than 10 points to be considered a winner, it’s still anyone’s game. Scarlet is not too far behind. New girls and Dinah, you still have all round to catch up, so maybe, just maybe, Harper may be able to save all of you. And, with that, it’s time for me to sign off! Don’t forget to vote and talk to you next time on Harem Hotel!”