It's all fun and games.

I want to make one thing very clear: I didn't want this to happen. Julia is a little cutie, but she's also really important to me. I knew when she started getting suspicious that I may end up needing to use the remote on her, but I still wasn't ready. I have no idea when I would have been ready, but it definitely wasn't today. But now, here we are. The remote is already starting to work its magic, and as far as I'm aware, there's nothing I can do to stop it. I just hope whatever she gets doesn't end up making her miserable or ruining her life. No matter what she turns into, I promise I'll do my best to take care of her. And everyone else in my family, for that matter. It's the least I can do.

Alright, it's time to see the final result.

- SELECTED TARGET: JULIA ANDERSON -

Identity: Doll

That's... actually surprisingly appropriate for Julia. In fact, that might be the most fitting identity I've seen so far. She would probably kill me if she ever heard me say this, but Julia already basically looks like a doll. She's small, cute, and innocent-looking. She even has the sweet smile and friendly personality to match (at least normally). I know that my sister does everything she can to try to look like a serious adult, but nothing she does ever seems to help. Maybe getting her to embraces that cute side could be good for her. Although, given that these transformations are always sexual in some way, she might not end up being all that innocent. I'm not sure how I feel about turning Julia into a sex toy, but something tells me that's where this might go.

All of that aside, one question still remains unanswered: does this help me get Julia off my back? Maybe. It's kind of hard to say right now. I suppose I should see what her first attribute is before I make any more judgements.

Initial Attribute Unlocked

PLAYTIME

The target will grow an increasing fondness for playing games. In addition, the target will also begin finding the idea of engaging in sexual activities as more and more fun.

Okay, that's certainly something. So if I understand this right, this will make her want to play games all the time, while also making her see sexual stuff as a game. Julia could definitely use some fun in her life given how much stress she's probably put herself through recently. That being said, it looks like my prediction was confirmed with that second part. Great. After trying my best to not involve her, it looks like my sister is going to end up becoming a fuck doll. Sure, she can be pretty sexy, but am I really okay with pushing her further down that path? I guess I have always wanted to get a shot at that little bubble butt she has...

I'll have to think more about that later. The important thing to think about right now is whether on not this helps my current situation. Honestly, probably not. It will take some time for the attribute to really start taking effect, and even then, it doesn't do much to make her less mad, at least not on its own. Maybe in the future, if she starts getting on my case again, I can use it to distract her, but I can't imagine that working at this second.

As I'm looking over Julia's profile, I notice her start to sit up from her position on the floor. She groans slightly and places her hand on her head, clearly still feeling a bit of pain from her fall. After getting her bearings, she looks over and sees me sitting on the floor too. Everything happened so fast, I'm sure it took her a second to fully realize what just happened. It's at this point that she sees that I have the remote in my hand. Her eyes go wide.

"Did... did you just use it on me?" Julia asks, half in anger and half in fear.

"I didn't mean to! It was an accident, I swear," I try to explain.

"W-what did you do to me?"

It's at that moment that a thought occurs to me. Julia has a vague understanding that the remote is used to change people, but she still doesn't know much more than that. Do I really want her to know any more information? I'm not sure that I do. Not after how she reacted earlier. I'm suddenly reminded of my experience with Violet back at the restaurant. Even though she knew about the remote, she still wasn't aware of her own changes until after she read them for herself. So theoretically, if I don't tell Julia about her new identity, and she doesn't read it off of the remote, then that means...

"What did you do to me, Matt?!" She repeats much more assertively.

"I'm sorry, Julia. But I can't tell you."

"What?! You can't be serious!"

"Trust me. It's better if you don't know," I tell her as I put the remote in my pocket, away from her view.

If Julia is aware of what's happening to her, she might try to resist it. And if that happens, she might end up frying her own brain like what almost happened to Michelle. For now, it's much safer if she has some time to adjust to it first. Maybe at some point, I'll find a way to make her more compliant, then I might be able to tell her what's going on. As much as it's going to damage our relationship, it's in both of our best interests if she doesn't know.

"No! You can't do this to me, Matt! Please! Just tell me what that thing did!" Julia yells.

I know there's nothing else I can say, so I choose to say silent. Julia takes notice of that and start getting up off the ground, which only makes me more nervous.

"Fine! You don't want to tell me? Then I'll just take it and find out for myself. You can't keep it away from me forever," she says as she begins approaching me.

I try to get up and move away from her, but as I do, I feel a sharp pain shoot throughout my body. I guess colliding with the kitchen counter injured me a bit more than I thought. Unable to stand up and run, I try my best to crawl backward away from Julia, but it's no use. There's no way I'm going to outspeed her like this. I can't think of any other options, though. I think I might actually be stuck.

Just as I'm about to accept defeat, I see a large figure move between me and Julia. It takes a second for me to realize it's another person.

"Don't touch him, Julia," I hear in a familiar voice.

"Michelle?! What do you think you're doing? Move out of the way!" Julia demands.

Sure enough, standing over me, blocking Julia's path is our older sister Michelle. I'm not sure when exactly she got here, but I'm sure glad she did. I never thought I would see the day that Michelle is protecting me from Julia, but I guess if there's one thing the Random Remote is good at, it's turning the world on its head.

"No! I'm not going to let you touch our brother! I don't know what's going on, but you need to back off," Michelle says in a commanding tone that I haven't heard from her in a while.

"You don't understand, Michelle! He's doing something to us. He's been messing with your head all week! And Mom's too! And now he's doing the same thing to me. I have to stop him!"

"What are you talking about? Sure, Mom's been acting a little weird, but she's always a bit off when she gets stressed at work. And I feel totally fine," Michelle claims.

"That's because he's doing it without you knowing! Please, just move out of the way. I'm not going to fight you," Julia begs.

"Listen to yourself, Julia. You sound crazy. Everything is totally fine. Why don't you just leave Matt alone and go get some rest? I already told you: I won't let you lay a finger on him."

Julia looks at Michelle, then down at me. She grits her teeth and crosses her arms.

"Fine. But I'm going to figure out what you did to me, Matt," she states before storming off.

I can't believe that Michelle just stood up for me. And all of that confidence I used to know her for seemed to come back. Huh. Now that I think about it, I guess that's because she was only talking to Julia. Her attributes only make her submissive to me, so none of those restrictions apply when she's interacting with others. Thank goodness for that.

"Are you alright, Matt? Julia didn't hurt you, did she?" Michelle ask as she kneels beside me.

"Huh? Oh, no. I'm alright. We just got in a bit on a fight and I ended up falling. I'm fine now, though. Thanks," I inform her.

"Good. Let me help you up. If you'll let me, that is," she says while extending a hand.

I nod and take her hand. She pulls me back to my feet, and after a moment, I start to feel better. After asking her a few questions, I find out Michelle was actually just getting home from work when she heard Julia screaming, then a loud crash not long after. Once she managed to get inside, the two of us were already on the floor, with Julia already starting to yell again. Michelle doesn't make any mention of the remote in her explanation, so she must not have noticed it in all of the commotion.

I'm tempted to ask Michelle about that lingerie command I gave her yesterday, but I ultimately decide against it. I want her to do it all on her own, without anymore influence from me. And besides, after that whole ordeal, now's not exactly the time. With that in mind, I don't have anything else to do with Michelle for now. I thank her again and let her go get settled in. Man, I'm glad that's over. That should buy me a little more time before I have to deal with Julia again.

So... what am I supposed to do now?