Getting Sweaty Together

Lynn let Xin lead her towards the yoga studio. The younger woman leaned her head on her shoulder as they walked together. Xin was giggling happily, seemingly at random. When they finally got to the yoga room, Lynn said, “Okay, Xin, you can let go of my arm now.”

Lynn attempted to pull away but found Xin clinging tightly to her. She also finally noticed that Xin had gotten rather flushed since they left their room. Xin pouted at Lynn. “Whaaa?! I thought Lynnie liked Xin. You do, right?” Xin’s lower lip was quivering in a pout.

Lynn said, “Yeah, but we have a schedule to keep.”

Xin’s eyes lit up, and she lightly bonked herself on the head with a closed fist. “Oh, Lynnie, you’re like totally a smartypants.” Xin looked confused for a moment. “Right, we’re here to get sweaty.” Xin let go of Lynn.

Lynn turned to get out two yoga mats for them, and when she turned around, she found Xin naked except for the socks and a scrunchie tying back her hair. Lynn quickly averted her eyes. “Xin! Why are you naked!?”

Xin skipped over to Lynn and put her hands on Lynn’s hips, sliding her fingers under Lynn’s blouse. “Well, duh Lynnie. We’re getting sweaty together.” Xin started undressing Lynn.

Lynn immediately pulled away, dropping the yoga mats. “XIN! Stop that! I’m not interested in women. Also, we’re going to get in trouble for not following our schedule.”

Xin looked crestfallen, but still closed the distance with Lynn. “I thought Lynnie liked me. Lynnie kissed Xin yesterday. Two times. Also, stop being a dummy. We’re supposed to exercise together here.”

Lynn quirked her lips to the side as she did actually like Xin for a myriad of reasons. She also hadn’t minded kissing her, especially in front of Zach, but it didn’t really do anything for her, at least when she wasn’t in front of Zach. “Xin, why do we have to be naked for that?”

“Well, how else is Xin supposed to play with your… lady garden?” Xin gestured towards Lynn’s crotch.

Lynn swore internally. Crap, if she’s already thinking about that now so much, she’s probably getting really horny. If I actually indulge her, it’ll be worse. While Lynn was lost in thought, Xin crossed the distance and pulled Lynn by the blouse and snogged her. The two fell to the floor as Xin continued kissing Lynn. Luckily, the floor was padded, so it didn’t hurt too much when Lynn hit it, or when Xin landed directly on top of her. Xin started unbuttoning Lynn’s blouse while continuing to kiss her.

Lynn wasn’t sure why she was having such trouble getting Xin off of her, but she just couldn’t manage it for some reason. Only after Lynn’s shirt was fully unbuttoned did Lynn manage to push Xin away long enough to shout, “XIN, STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!”

“But me so horny. Don’t Lynnie like Xin?”

Before Lynn could respond, Zachary barged into the room with Piper following close behind. Zachary exclaimed, “Lynn, what’s wrong?” He hadn’t had a chance to process the scene before blurting out his words. Once he processed what he saw and then his brain connected the dots to what Lynn had just said, he became furious and crossed the room in an instant, yanked Xin by the arm, and tossed her off Lynn. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing to her!” He snarled.

Lynn saw Zach take a step towards Xin, still furious. She got rather aroused by Zach’s display of protectiveness over her, but she moved to stop a major problem from happening. “Zach, WAIT!” Lynn said anxiously. Lynn hastily stood and moved between him and Xin, baffling him. He also found it extremely distracting that Lynn’s shirt was open down the front and glanced away.

Zach asked, “Explain, because it looked like she was forcing herself on you.”

Lynn really didn’t want to lie to Zach but also didn’t want him getting angrier at Xin. “It’s complicated. I need you to calm yourself; also, I need you to tell Xin and me we don’t need to exercise while we handle this so we don’t get in trouble.”

Zach was breathing heavily from anger, but was trying to calm himself, scowling at the naked Xin with contempt. “Okay, Lynn, I’ll try. You’re also fine not to do the exercise routine.”

Lynn firmly said, “Xin, too.”

Zach was pissed, but seeing Lynn protecting Xin, he relented. “Xin too.”

Lynn said, “Could you please take a seat?” Lynn then looked to the concerned Piper standing behind Zach. “Piper, could you help Xin get dressed? Fair warning, she’s rather horny right now.”

Piper nodded and moved to gather Xin’s clothes off the ground and help the scared woman off the floor and to the far side of the room. Lynn took Zach by the arm and moved him to a set of chairs on the side of the studio. Zach was still glaring towards Xin. Lynn buttoned up her shirt, and seeing she didn’t have Zach’s undivided attention, sat down in his lap, straddling him, and took his face in both of her hands and forced him to look at her. “Zach, please listen to me.” Zach nodded and did his best to focus on her. “I’m okay. I also don’t really think Xin is at fault here.”

“She was on top of you. You were shouting for her to stop.” He said angrily.

“Yes, that’s true. Look at what Xin is wearing right now.” Lynn let go of his face so he could look.

“Those are normal clothes,” Zach said, realizing she’d be really stupid at the moment.

“Yes, exactly. I don’t know how Delilah defines intelligence, but it seems like Xin literally didn’t understand what she was doing was wrong. Like she lost that knowledge. When we left our room, she eagerly took me by the arm and said it was time for the two of us to get sweaty together. I thought that was just her lowered intelligence making her talk differently. Now I think she intended this when she said that. The fact that I let her drag me here and that I kissed her yesterday confused her.”

“You’re saying she doesn’t understand consent?”

“I don’t know. I do know she’s compromised in more than one way. So leave her alone. Are we clear?”

Zach glared towards Xin, and then sighed, saying, “If you’re sure, Lynn.”

Lynn wrapped her arms around Zach’s neck, hugging him. “I am, and thank you.” Then she whispered, “Also, you rushing in to save me was hot as hell. I’m definitely going to reward you later.” Lynn felt a twitch from his crotch as she said that.

Zach asked, “What are we going to do about her? If she’s just going to attack someone else, that’s a problem.”

“I have an idea for that,” Lynn said while getting up off Zach’s lap and turning towards Piper and Xin. Piper had managed to coax Xin into most of her clothes, with just the shirt left to put back on. She quietly said to Zach. “Stay here.” Then she hurriedly walked across the room and spoke to Piper in hushed tones.

Zach couldn’t hear them very well, but her noticed Piper’s brow furrowed as Lynn spoke, and then she curiously looked towards Xin, who at first had a really guilty and hurt look on her face. Then, as Lynn continued to speak, Xin perked up and got excited, then glanced towards Piper expectantly. Piper sighed and nodded. Lynn then came back to Zach. “Okay, that’s taken care of. We are going to leave and start our date together far earlier than my schedule says we need to, but that’s fine; I’m quite eager to spend more time with you.”

“What about Xin?”

“Piper’s agreed to stay with her and manage her today. Unless you’re here, Xin’s going to need to exercise and would likely have to as soon as you leave anyway.”

“Won’t she just attack Piper as she did you?”

“Piper is aware and has accepted that possibility. Now come along.” Lynn grabbed Zach by the arm.

Zach stood, but did not let Lynn lead him out of the room. Instead, he pulled his arm free and went over to Xin. Xin nervously looked at the ground as Zach stared at her. “Xin… Xin is sorry.” She let out weakly. “Xin thought Lynnie… sorry. I’m a dummy.”

Zach was still quite upset with the woman, but took a few deep breaths. “I’m sorry if I injured you when I tossed you off, Lynn. I’m also sorry this has happened to you as well. You mentioned that you had considered something like this yesterday when we talked. I didn’t think you’d wear something that took away your intelligence so much. We will be talking about this eventually. I’m going to let this go this time.” Zach turned towards Piper. “Try and keep her out of trouble and under control.” Zach had a thought and messaged Delilah.

Delilah appeared in a puff of smoke. “Yes, Zachary, how can I help you?” She had a wickedly pleased smile on her face. “You had a question about giving your women commands?”

“Yeah, specifically how it would interact with Xin’s Crescendo transformation.”

Delilah’s smile turned into a frown, realizing she likely wasn’t going to see him punish the young woman as she had been hoping. “That wasn’t a question, and whether I’ll answer any interaction questions depends on my mood and if I find the result interesting.”

“Do I have to be touching Xin for it to count as an intimate act? Or if I use a command on her, will it work?”

“I’ll answer the first bit solely because I’d like to see where your line of thought is headed. No, physical contact between you two is not necessary.”

“I’d like her not to be so horny that she’s going to attack the other contestants or become a quivering mess like Piper was a few days ago. You said that she can’t come up tonight, which means I can’t manage that.”

Delilah nodded. “True, but you could just command Piper here to listen to her.”

“Yeah… somehow I have a feeling that isn’t going to be enough even if I were willing to do that.”

Delilah smiled. “Perhaps not.”

“Is there a way to use the command so that Xin’s arousal will decrease even if I’m not around?”

Delilah said, “What’s that knowledge worth to you?”

Zach took a step towards the demoness, getting right up in her face. “You get what you want, where I use my command to make that happen. I’ve got a few ideas myself, but I don’t want to make the situation worse.”

Lynn moved to Zach’s side. “Zach, you aren’t doing this to punish her, are you?”

Zach shook his head. “No, just making sure she doesn’t assault anyone else.” Zach turned to Delilah. “If you don’t answer me, you realize I’m simply going to hold you responsible for any and everything she does. I assume you were eager for me to punish her. That definitely won’t happen if you refuse to answer.”

Delilah pouted, “Very well. Yes, it is possible, but you must be involved in the act. You can’t just order her to go masturbate privately to resolve the issue. You don’t have to physically present, though.” Delilah then vanished in a large cloud of brimstone that enveloped far more of the room than normal and smelled far worse.

Everyone pinched their noses. Xin said, “Why she smell all yucky?”

Everyone ignored the question. Lynn asked Zach, “What were you thinking would work?”

Zach turned towards Xin. “Listen up, Xin, whenever you get horny such that you can’t resist masturbating or having sex, you are either going to get someone’s consent and play music for them or send me revealing pictures or videos. You will continue doing that until you’re no longer horny, but only if sending me those pictures decreases your arousal in the first place.”

Zach felt the command in his words and knew that the command would work as he intended, but not if sending the pictures would work. He also knew her comprehension of the command was irrelevant.

Piper said, “That’s actually pretty clever. Plus you can always delete whatever she sends you.” Piper looked at Zach skeptically. “You aren’t planning on keeping them, are you?”

“I’m not sure yet.” Zach said, “For several reasons. I’m guessing that I’m going to have to view them at a minimum for this to work.” Besides, if I really wanted naked photos or videos of any of you to keep, the console in my room would allow me to get them, but if you don’t know that, then sending me nudes should definitely count as an intimate act.

Piper’s lips formed into a thin line, but she didn’t chastise him.

Lynn grabbed his arm. “We should go.” Zach finally let himself be led out of the room by Lynn.

Piper turned towards Xin. “Well, you’ve got a workout to do.”

Xin smiled as her hands slipped up under Piper’s shirt and pulled it as they both moved to lie on the ground.

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Lynn took Zach to the gazebo in the gardens where she had tea with him and Xin on the first full day here. She just held his hand until he was calm. They sat in silence for a while; eventually Zach asked, “Do you know why Xin picked that outfit today?”

Lynn nodded. “Several reasons. I can’t tell you all of them, or she’ll get in trouble, but all her outfits weren’t ideal today. I’d really appreciate it if you could try and put it out of your mind and focus on us for the remainder of the day.”

It had been a bit over twenty-five minutes since they had left Lynn and Xin in the yoga studio. Zach’s phone pinged. Zach ignored it for the moment. “I’ll try, okay?”

“Thank you.” Another ping.

“Speaking of us, I really want to talk about what has been up with you this week.” Another ping.

Lynn said, “You should probably check that.” Several more pings in rapid succession occurred.

Zach pulled out his phone and saw several pictures of Xin posing naked for the camera. They weren’t selfies. Did she get Piper to take these? Also, damn, Xin’s fucking hot. The next several photos were of Xin in various yoga poses, all naked, and clearly more and more aroused as they went on. Zach also noticed something peculiar in one of the photos: a second set of panties on the floor. A pair of purple panties he had seen earlier that day. What’s Piper doing naked?

+1 VP Send Nudes (Xin) (First x2) Well, that's some fine material for his spank bank. Or as blackmail...

Zach decided to message Piper.

Zach: Hey Piper, care to tell me why you’re also naked there with Xin?

Piper: What are you talking about? I’m just taking the pics for her to help out.

Zach: Oh? How about this: I use a command on you right now via text. If I’m right and have proof, you send me a photo any time Xin does today, and you answer my previous question honestly. If I can’t provide proof, I’ll give you three more stat points to assign as you wish once you earn them.

Zach waited and saw a set of ellipses pop up and disappear several times over the next few seconds.

Back in the yoga studio, Piper leaned against the wall, butt naked, and bit her lips as she got turned on. Fuck, what the hell is up with this? Why does the thought of agreeing sound so appealing? Piper was going through the pics she had sent to Zach already using Xin’s phone and was trying to figure out what gave her away, but she couldn’t find it. She was glad that Zach’s plan did seem to be working, though, but it wasn’t immediate, meaning he was likely correct and he had to view them for it to count.

Piper: Why would I possibly agree to that? You clearly think you already have proof. Meaning you’d simply assume you’ve won.

Back at the gazebo, he smirked, catching Lynn’s attention. Lynn asked, “What’s so amusing? I’m guessing that Xin is sending you nudes? You know if you wanted to see a naked woman, I’m right here.”

“Piper is texting me. I was asking why she was naked while taking pictures of Xin. I’m trying to coax her into a wager.”

“Oh? Is that something that would interest you?” I’ll have to remember that for Piper. Even if that’s not something I can really do too well… Lynn frowned for a second as that thought entered her mind. Oh fuck you, Delilah! I’m not a failure. But Lynn knew that she’d most likely end up pushing that responsibility onto Piper now, whether she wanted to or not. “Why do you think she’s naked?”

“Her panties are on the floor in one of these pictures.”

Zach: Fine, I’ll sweeten the deal. I’ll give you three stat points either way, and an additional two if I lose, but if I win, you send me those pictures any time you are aware that Xin does, not just today.

Piper: Deal, but you have thirty seconds to give the proof.

Zach: Your panties are on the floor in the third photo you sent. The purple ones. Also in the fifth photo, while it’s blurry, I can see a reflection in the sidewall mirror of you, and it’s all skin-toned.

Piper: MOTHER FUCKER! How didn’t I notice that?

Zach: Okay, well, here’s my command: ‘You’re to honor the terms of our bet.’

Piper: FUCK YOU! Also, because the two of us started making out and doing stuff together…

Piper’s message also included several hastily taken selfies. While it was clear she was naked in the pictures, they were all angled such that her genitals were out of the photo, and she used an arm to cover up her breasts.

+0 VP Send Nudes (Piper) You got to do better than that if you want those points

Piper: You’d best keep your end of the deal too, or I’ll be pissed.

Piper was breathing heavily and interrupted Xin’s stretching to continue working out with her, even knowing that would result in having to send Zach more pictures.

Zach just smirked, believing that Piper would likely be doing exactly what she was, because of her newest kink. I wonder if she’ll figure it out or not. Zach then turned back to the slightly annoyed Lynn. “Sorry about that, and I’ll probably need to check my messages a few times today with what they are likely to get up to today.”

Lynn huffed out a sigh, “It’s fine. As long as you remember that tonight you’re mine.”

“Yeah, about that…” Zach hesitantly began and saw Lynn give him a stare that said, ‘You’d best not be about to tell me we aren’t having sex tonight’. He continued, “I’m not saying we can’t do stuff together, but Caroline brought up a good point with me about you.”

Lynn’s expression did not change much, except possibly to be slightly more annoyed.

Seeing Lynn was waiting for him to finish, he continued, “She mentioned it could be dangerous for you to earn too many points too fast.”

“Why?” She asked testily.

“Well, what if this competition thing lasts ten rounds or something? We were told that specific sexual acts were worth fewer points the more they are done. You could wind up at forty or fifty points this round if we have sex.”

“When we have sex.” Lynn corrected.

Zach didn’t correct her and continued, “The point is, at fifty points you’d need to earn at least another 13 next round. What if everything is worth a flat -1 VP from the previous time? You got a lot of first-time bonuses and quite a few things might not be worth much at all next round.”

“So that’s still an achievable number.”

“Sure, this next round. What happens if there isn’t a limit to what you could reduce to being worth 0 VP? What happens when that includes sex and then you need something like thirty VP not to be eliminated, because Delilah didn’t say you were safe after reaching 100 VP?”

Lynn frowned. “Damnit.”

Zach tried to reassure her, “Look, I’m not saying we can’t do that this evening; I just don’t want to risk losing you. We’re going to have the rest of our lives together. You’re too important to me. I don’t want to lose you because we couldn’t hold off just a little.”

Lynn’s emotions were all over the place as Zach continued to talk. She was pissed at Delilah for possibly cock blocking her again. On the other hand, her head was swimming with delight as he talked about how much she meant to him and his talk about how they had a future together.

Lynn took a minute. “I… I understand. I still want you. I want you tonight. Frankly, I wanted you to take me several times this week, but I’ve been plenty patient already; a little longer won’t hurt. So I’m going to continue looking forward to tonight.”

“Okay…” Zach’s tone turned playful. “I look forward to it then, after, of course, that amazing date you have planned for us.” Lynn bit her lip nervously, hoping what she had planned would qualify; she wasn’t honestly sure. Zach continued, “Before that, though, I was asking you about how you’ve been acting this week. Everyone has mentioned their concern about your behavior. I’ve seen some concerning things too.”

“Oh, everyone?” Lynn asked bitterly. “Why would you trust what any of them have to say about me?”

“Because I had them under an honesty compulsion. Also, you’ll notice I’m not accusing you of anything, but I’ve also seen you act out of character. I’m concerned, not angry. What’s going on? Is this your transformation?”

“Maybe… at least partially yes. I don’t think I’m dealing well with having our chance ripped away from us and having to share you.”

Zach sighed. “Look, this sucks. But I’m not going to simply abandon the others to their doom. After the show, though, whether anything continues between me and them will depend on how things go here. Both based on their ability to function due to their transformations and how my relationship develops with each of them.”

Lynn asked, “Are you saying you’d consider being exclusive with me after this?”

“It would depend on several things, and honestly I figure it will be unlikely to work out like that, but yes. Xin could technically play for us, or crowds regularly; Piper, Caroline, and Melinda don’t currently have anything directly requiring my help. Heather…” He said her name with disdain. “Will require my help and unfortunately will likely have to live with us, but whether that is as our servant or something more will depend on her actions.”

Lynn sighed, “I’m glad to hear you say all that… but I can already tell you that you’re right; it won’t work out with us being exclusive. I hate it. I hate it so, so much, but my transformation is pushing me to find places for the others with you.”

“Is it bad?” Zachary asked.

“Most of the time, no. Xin’s been a great help in that regard, even if she doesn’t realize it. Every time I got her to do something with you, or think about you, it made things easier. Every time I made a plan or noted a way to make the others better suited to serve you in some capacity, it relented. I know you aren’t pleased I made a deal with Melinda and bought stuff for her, but that act alone has had a similar impact as everything I’ve done with Xin so far.”

“Okay. Now I’d like to know, and this isn’t an accusation; I’d simply like to hear your side of things: did you threaten Caroline or Heather?”

Lynn scowled. “Kind of?”

“Could you elaborate?”

“I think I know what you’re referring to. When we first went to the BP shop, Pita, that’s the shopkeeper, showed us around and told us about sabotages we could buy for the other contestants, as well as the fact that we could buy various things for each other without the other party’s permission. I was intrigued, and then suddenly I got a limited-time discount for any purchases made that affected someone else, but it would go away if I bought anything for myself.”

Zach listened along patiently, nodding his head as she spoke.

“As soon as Pita mentioned the discount, Caroline got all uppity and started telling me what to do and started a threat, but I didn’t really let her finish it. I simply made the reality of the situation clear to both her and Heather.”

Zach asked, “What do you mean by that?”

“Just that I didn’t like them as much as they clearly don’t like me, probably more. That threatening me was stupid for several reasons. It doesn’t matter what she was going to threaten, because if they did something to me, I know you would not just let it slide. Then there’s the fact I could simply retaliate if she decided she was going after me by buying something for her.” Lynn paused for a moment. “I… I was just so frustrated with everything… that I might have overstepped a bit when I told Caroline I could get my value in retaliating against her by buying something physical for her or Piper.”

“Lynn…” Zach said in a chastising tone.

“I know, I know… I shouldn’t have brought her daughter into it, but was I just supposed to take her sanctimonious attitude and threats lying down?”

Zach rubbed his eyes in frustration. “Look, I’m not happy to be around most of them either. Actually, scratch that. All of them. But for different reasons for different people. Xin is just awkward to be around because she’s my student, and you know I’ve dealt with rumors about me being a perv. Piper is a bit stubborn but honestly might be the one who is the least awkward to be around besides you. I know Caroline, and you have gotten off on the wrong foot, and she doesn’t approve of several things I’ve done while here… but if not for the age gap and the fact that she was my former advisor, I could see myself in a relationship with her and being happy. So I would appreciate it if you could try to make peace with her. Melinda… I don’t know. Sometimes I want to hit her, and other times… I’m not sure. I can see she’s contrite. When I told her about what happened…” Zach got a little sullen remembering, “You know, during the early years after my injury.”

Lynn knew what he was talking about and took his hand in hers to comfort him and simply waited for him to continue.

“She ended up being sick because of her guilt. That’s not the kind of thing you can fake. Yesterday she also simply took on my punishment for her without hesitation.”

Lynn asked, “Is that why she was locked in her pod yesterday?”

Zach nodded. “Yeah, I figured a good way to relieve some of my frustrations with her while also easing some of her guilt would be to let her experience some of what I went through.”

Lynn said, “Her moans did not sound like ones of pain.”

Zach looked at Lynn reproachfully. “You know I wouldn’t put anyone through that pain. I made her experience it as pleasure instead, figuring it would still be overwhelming for her. Which it was. I checked on her this morning. She’s a bit tired, but she should be fine with a bit of rest. Then there’s Heather. Heather… is Heather.”

“Fuck that bitch.” Lynn replied, “Actually, wait, scratch that; I’d rather you not be doing that. Cuck that bitch.”

“You were the one who told me to give her a chance at a relationship again.”

Lynn nodded. “Sure, and that was definitely the transformation talking. I also know that I need you to be serious about that or find some other place for her. Luckily, that can be as your devoted servant, maid, or whatever you want to call it. I despise her as you do. I’m also fully aware she was able to pull you out of your depression when I couldn’t. That and her sisters being decent people are the only reasons I haven’t completely written her off.”

“Does explaining this help at all? With your transformation, I mean?” Zach asked.

“A little, but what I really could use is specifics on what you want out of each of them. And don’t tell me that you want me not to try and get them to fill a niche; that won’t work.”

“That’s the issue: I don’t know what, if anything, I want from any of them.”

Lynn crossed her arms as she leaned back in her chair. “Well, then I’ll try my best with the knowledge I have, but realize that until they are in a niche of some kind, I will feel the urge to push them. I’m focusing on Xin because she’s the easiest, and we’re roommates. Now can we stop talking about the others and focus solely on us for the rest of the day?”

Zach’s phone started to ping several times in rapid succession. Zach chuckled as he stood while checking his phone. “Sure, as much as it’s possible when I keep getting nudes every twenty minutes.”