Learn about your new slime skills

You looked down at your slime-covered hands. Chloe's slimy membrane covered all of you, but after this new revelation that your human body was being recognized as the 'core' of her slime, it seems that Chloe in essence was now just an extension of you, albeit one that still had a mind of her own. This was going to be confusing... first thing's first, however. The slime was still present on your body in an exaggerated human shape, and if Chloe couldn't alter that, it meant it was up to you. You racked your mind, but you were at a loss.

"I'm, um, not exactly sure what to do with that info. Core means control, right? I don't know how to be a slime though, so I don't know how to move slime around." At this point, Chloe was making angry frowny-face emoji on what essentially were now your slime-breasts, if being the 'main brain' of something meant ownership of it. She apparently didn't like being so helpless to affect a situation like this.

Zoe taps her chin, strolling back and forth nearby. "Just like any new extension of one's body, such as in cybernetic research, there is a learning curve. But, with brain plasticity being what it is, your thoughts will be able to affect Chloe's slime with incredible precision with practice. To start, though... the further away slime is from the core, the easier it would be for Chloe to make her presence known. She can't move your limbs because the core is so close, but those giant melons?" Zoe reaches out to caress the shape, causing you to shiver involuntarily. "Some of the slime is far enough away that she has some degree of independence. How about an exercise? Hold out a hand, and imagine pushing the slime outward. You won't push her completely off of you, but try to have it so only your arm is encased in her slime."

You sighed, and nodded. Might as well make an attempt. You held your arm out, and closed your eyes, and focused. And focused more.

And then you realized you looked like when you were a kid playing Star Wars in the backyard, trying to move objects like a Jedi, and you lost focus. "This is stupid, can't we just do something more science-based and--"

"You tried for like five seconds!" Zoe rolled her eyes. "If it doesn't work, then I'll try something else, but something like scraping her slime off of you could do her harm. Slimes that lose cores go into Core Paralysis, which even Chloe could be susceptible to. Problems might range from maintaining a form to treating any new bodies she comes in contact with as a core, which puts her right back in this position. I can try to find a way to reset her slime to recognize her independence, but for now, you have to try something so we can actually communicate more directly with her."

Hesitantly, you closed your eyes and tried again. This time, as you focused, you could feel slime receding from your body, traveling away from you and toward your hand. The slime around your head seemed to melt away, feeding that slime down your shoulder and along the arm. The larger breasts also disappeared, running up and along your arm, until a heavy teardrop of slime started to form around your hand. More and more slime receded from your body, up your legs and from your hips, gathering into one round shape that you eventually set on the ground when the weight became too much for your arm to hold. Once there was enough of it in one spot and only your hand was present inside, Chloe took things the rest of the way, forming into her usual green self, albeit slightly grumpier.

"I can't believe this!" Chloe said, trying to step away from you but stopped like a leash held her back. "Grrr... this is unfair. I'm the one who makes other people do stuff, not the other way around!"

Zoe giggled a little as she poked Chloe on her translucent nose. You managed to faintly feel it, as well as all of Chloe's movements, as if they were an extension of yourself. In your relaxed state, it seemed Chloe could at least speak and reshape herself as needed, though Zoe's prediction was correct, Chloe couldn't fully leave your body. Your hand was enough of a 'core' to work with, it seemed. Zoe was totally focused on the slimegirl rather than your situation, however. "Now now, Chloe. These are the kinds of risks that we know can happen. To be honest, I'm a bit jealous--if you truly cannot leave Emily's body, even if you cannot completely control yourself anymore, you do at least have the ability to absorb all the energy you need to survive.

"Fine, I guess it's just--whoa." Chloe looked down at herself, as her body rippled and re-formed into a bustier shape, her hips swaying back and forth seductively. Chloe glanced back at you, while you seemingly were daydreaming about something--and both Zoe and Chloe figured out right away what might be on your mind. "She can even control my shape just by accident, that's great." When you realized you were being observed, you snapped out of it, and Chloe stopped her impromptu hip swaying.

"Aww, cheer up, Chloe! As for you, Emily." Zoe turned back to you, while Chloe huffed and tapped her foot on the ground. "I don't know of a slime's core ever being so... human-shaped, before. So that might afford you a lot of options while getting used to this scenario. You could control Chloe's shape around you, you could pull her slime within you most likely, you could adjust her molecular structure into clothing and fabrics to wear, you could have her transform your body... it's all up to you, right down to whether you want to give her the ability to talk and move while she's wrapped around you again. Her slime is designed to reshape a human's body drastically, and I mean drastically, such as turning you into a centaur or mermaid. Consider that there's something to gain by turning this predicament into an opportunity."

Chloe blinked and scowled at Zoe. "You're talking like I'm some sort of genie now to grant her wishes! I'm--" Chloe stopped talking, as this time, with your imagination focused on Chloe, she looked as if she had donned bellydancer attire, much like a stereotypical genie might have on, made from her slime. She once again shook her hips, lifting her arms into the sky. Chloe was fully under your control in this instance, And that would be true for a while at least whether she liked it or not. Zoe simply gave you a thumbs-up as she watched the show.