Meet up with friends

Hurrying into the facility, she went straight to the small locker room area to strip down in front of a mirror.

If she hadn't made a habit lately of checking out her gains in the mirror, she'd likely not have noticed, but something was off. She'd lost some muscle definition everywhere, and unless she was imagining it, her waist was visibly thinner.

She ran her hands down her body, trying to measure by sheer memory of feel. She didn't quite look like herself, she realized. She did, but also...

She stared at the gentle, feminine curves of her waist and hip. She looked... cute. Not buxom, or sexy, so much. But cute. Definitely cute. The whole hourglass thing was never really her body type, but now? Her waist definitely pinched inward.

She'd always been proud of her strong body shape. She had the body of an athlete. But she couldn't shake the feeling that this slimmer look was... better.

With a whine, she turned to get dressed.

Her workout clothes were a simple pair of leggings that suddenly felt almost baggy, with little wrinkles here and there because she couldn't quite fill it out properly and a simple sports bra she had to squeeze herself into. It offered excellent coverage and support, concealing her entire cleavage and keeping her girls firmly in place for her exercise.

She swapped her work heels for running shoes and headed out to the main area, where her three best friends were already gathered. They chatted amongst themselves and didn't see Mercy approach.

There was Tori, the green-eyed, freckled redhead. Mercy thought she was pretty with her round face and cute little nose, but only one description truly captured Tori: Phat. Ass. White. Girl. She was about 5'4” with large natural breasts with enough hips and ass to tempt anyone. She was proudly aware of her best feature and was dressed in the tightest little shorts that barely contained her cheeks. The girl was a notorious flirt, often having no trouble finding boys to take her home.

Adrienne came next. Dressed in a snug but modest outfit that covered everything but her arms and a tiny hint of her taut belly, she was one of the most beautiful women Mercy knew. Ethnically mysterious with bright blue eyes and olive skin, the multiple-mixed-race beauty was a professional model. A proper one, with an agency and everything. She's been in several high-profile, nation-wide ad campaigns. Tall and slender, with hair like a silken waterfall all the way to her tight ass, Mercy thought she was virtually perfect. She never seemed interested in boys at all, and kept a lot of her personal life private, even from the squad.

And then there was Emily. She was such a basic, standard white girl that she actually made Mercy look interesting by comparison. Straight brown hair to her shoulders, pretty brown eyes. The 5'6” athlete was fairly average all around. Very nice legs, though, thanks to playing soccer and volleyball for years. Mercy knew the poor girl wanted more attention, like Tori and Adrienne got, but she just didn't dress very stylishly or do much to stand out. She was boring, but dependable.

Adrienne was in a deep standing stretch, feet wide with her head between her ankles when Mercy pulled up to them. Nothing Mercy hadn't seen before, but a dude once fell off his wall trying to stare. His partner didn't even catch him.

Emily, with one hand on a low wall, leaned forward with a leg raised behind her, stretching against a hand on that ankle. She dropped her stretch and waved when she saw Mercy. "Hey, Mercy!"

Tessa bounced back and forth on her bare feet, throwing her arms across her body and tilting her head from side to side. She glanced at Mercy with a little nod of recognition. "All right, let's go!"

Adrienne stood upright and turned also to greet Mercy. But she paused a moment, studying her carefully. "You look different. Did you do something with your eye makeup? They look bigger. It's cute."

Cute. Thinner and cuter. Mercy didn't want to discuss the app with her friends; it would only make her sound crazy. Or would it? There was definitely something weird going on.

"Hey, we're ready over here!" She said, raising a hand to the two men who would be belaying for them. She just wanted to move on and have fun with her friends.