Plague aftermath

Tuesday Evening Turn 4

• Kai - Espionage
• Cynthia - Espionage
• Grey - Research
• Regan - Work

Twist in effect Topsy Turvey

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Cynthia had been too slow to react. Not that she could have stopped the plague, that was a done deal the moment she hit deploy. No, she was too slow to react to the logical conclusion that would follow such a plague. Instead of looking out for herself, she took it upon herself to go around campus checking on the students. While the insects had caused no physical harm, the psychological scares shouldn't be ignored. Many people had a phobia of insects and that swarm...her swarm...well, she felt rather guilty.

And so it wasn't until late in the afternoon that Cynthia set out to buy herself some replacement underwear. Far, far too late. The plague had consumed everything within range, including the garments at her own house, but they hadn't touch every lingerie store in the city. Unfortunately while Ellesmere Falls did boast a world class University, in her humble opinion, it boasted little of anything else. The sprawling campus of the University did lower the population density, slightly, but it still remained that a 20 km diameter circle would encompass the entire town and its suburbs, such as they were. The next big city down the TransCanada was more than an hour away, and by the time she got there she was too late.

They'd been a run on bras and panties. She'd suffered through horrendous traffic only to be faced with sign after sign on storefronts declaring they were sold out. Three hours after she left home she found herself in a Costco grumbling while she wolfed down a cheap but delicious hot dog. Even this giant warehouse was sold out. She couldn't imagine Ellesmere falls had the demand to drain this entire city, she suspected the involvement of scalpers. She could see it now, guys in dark alleys hawking their bras and panties...

She felt unnaturally exposed just sitting here. Even in her younger days she was never so bold as to go commando. And while her chest was fairly modest, she felt like every man's eyes lingered just a little too long as they passed her over. It made her incredibly self conscious.

She finished the hot dog and opened her phone. 8pm had just passed and her action had taken place. She'd picked espionage, she figured she needed more information before playing another invention and her spy seemed to be doing something. In fact it had given her another piece of information this turn.

Your spy has produced results. Another player's invention has wrought havoc! All 4 players are now female.

She wasn't quite sure what that meant. Before she'd unleashed the plague she might have thought it meant there was a new player, and that the male had left. But now...

It wasn't possible...was it? To change a person's gender? Well, not overnight. She fully supported her trans students. She just had a suspicious that's not what this meant.

It was interesting, but not particularly useful. Still, she didn't regret picking espionage. She figure it would help, eventually. She placed her new spy on Research and closed the app. It was time for a long drive home.

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Kai had been rather disappointed to learn that these locust considers sports bras as part of their target. Even some of her athletic wear with built in support had been eaten. Skipping practice was one thing, but Kai couldn't skip working out altogether. And so she found herself at the gym, no bra, no panties. She chose sweat pants instead of her usual leggings and along with a tank top she put on a bulky sweater. She would have been more comfortable in leggings and a tank top, but she was keenly aware of how men could act. She got hit on enough when she dressed as modestly, when she dressed comfortably it could be a nightmare at times. She tried to go to the gym at less popular times, but she couldn't reverse it for her exclusive use. There was a varsity athlete only gym available to her, but the football team was always there and they were the absolute worst.

At least right now it was pretty dead. The insects had damaged more than just clothing apparently and a lot of people were staying in their dorms. Or so it seemed to Kai anyway. She did like seeing other people hard at work, it gave her motivation to try hard too, but less people to hit on her was a good thing too. As she scanned the room she saw only two other people there. A very normal man in the corner doing bicep curls with 15 lb dumbells, and a giant of a man standing beside him hefting 100 lb dumbbells without breaking a sweat. Kai couldn't help but stare at him. It wasn't that she was ogling him, she wasn't feeling arousal or anything like that, it was just awe, and a bit of jealousy. As a female athlete Kai gave her training her all, but she knew she would never, ever, reach the same strength as that man.

Eventually she moved on and got into her own workout. So into it she didn't notice someone was beside her until she finished her set and he spoke, "Uh, hi."

Kai jumped and turned. It was the giant. She was glad he'd waited until she put down the weight to say something, "Um, hi." she replied.

"I'm Jonah," He said with an awkward look on his face, "You're Kai Fowler, aren't you?"

She raised an eyebrow, "Uh, yeah. Do I know you?"

He shook his head, "No, sorry. I watched your game last week. I recognized you and just had to say that dig you had in the 3rd set was amazing. And then you got back up and ran back in time to block the next spike? I was in awe."

Kai felt the heat rising to her cheeks, she wasn't really comfortable with this sort of praise, "Oh, yeah. That was great. Thanks."

He smiled and relaxed a little, "Well, uh, I shouldn't interrupt your workout. Sorry. I'll let you get back to it. See you around."

Kai nodded, "Yeah. See you around."

Jonah nodded and walked off, back to where the other man was. Kai couldn't help but watch as he put on plate after plate after plate onto the bar. She realized she was staring and quickly looked away. She took out her phone and noticed the time. It was after 8 and her action had gone through. Her spy had earned nothing unfortunately, but she still felt okay about playing Espionage again. After all, knowledge was power. This time she paid 2 coins to put it on INVENT, then she closed the app and went back to her workout. She was undecided about tomorrow, she'd wait until she found out what the twist was. She shuddered as she realized how close she'd come to changing her own body with that genetic manipulator. Waiting for the twist was definitely the right option.

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Grey stared at his phone, wondering if the game was playing a trick on him. Today he'd suddenly switched genders and when he drew a new card? A bra. The game had sent him a bra.

Well, just the promise of one. He'd have to INVENT to materialize it. But he was sure that it would create a physical bra. It had a hidden effect after all.

The last bra you'll ever need Cost: 7 VP: 3 Effect Self[None] Effect Others [Lose 2 coins/Lose 1 card] Effect Special [Hidden]

Well, he might consider buying it tomorrow. Whether or not he wore it himself remained to be seen but after the plague today...he wondered if he could sell it. People might feel weird about buying a bra off the street...but **** times and all.

He heard a thud as the front door slammed shut. He sat up straight, Lars was finally back. He got out of bed and headed downstairs, "Lars did you find anything?"

Lars looked rather annoyed, "Yeah. It was a zoo though." He said. He tossed a couple bags on the counter, "Here."

"Thanks, I owe you." Grey admitted. While Grey hadn't been a particularly impressively specimen as a male, he had been rather tall. His transformation hadn't just taken his junk, it had made him much, much smaller. He'd lost more than 6 inches in height and 6 inches from his waist. While he could survive in his now baggy t-shirts, he couldn't keep holding up his pants every time he tried to move. He'd sent Lars out to buy him some clothes that fit, a rather expensive favour. He'd had to promise Lars a day with the X-ray specs to get it.

Grey took the bag and opened it, pulling out the first thing he saw, "Wait...is this..."

Lars kept a straight face, "It is. I'm sorry dude. It was a zoo. A fucking zoo. Those women...they're animals man! They couldn't buy underwear so they were stocking up on pants and shorts which meant...THAT was all I could get you."

Grey held up the skirt and shook his head, "I can't wear this."

Lars shrugged, "Then you can keep holding up those pants. You still owe me the glasses."

Grey hesitated, then sighed, "Fine. I'll try it on."

He grabbed the bag and went into the bathroom. He purposefully avoided looking at himself as he slipped the pants down and pulled the skirt up. Unfortunately it was a perfect fit. He looked down and felt a wave of discomfort. He'd never worn a skirt before and he felt very ****, exposed. Even if this skirt was fairly modest it was still a lot for him to take in.

He left the bathroom and saw Lars was in the living room watching tv. He went to join him, "Well...it fits. So thanks."

Lars whistled, "Looking good...though actually you need to shave your legs."

"W-what?" Grey gasped, "I..." He hadn't considered it but Lars had a point. Most women he saw wearing skirts had smooth legs and his while his gender swap had thinned out his leg hair a little, it hadn't made it disappear, "Shut up." He finally said.

Lars grinned, "Also dude...lose the t-shirt. Tops were easier to find than pants, I got you some better options."

"I'm perfectly happy like this." Grey insisted, although he realized he'd have to try them on sooner or later. He plopped down on the couch beside Lars, "What are we watching?"

Lars had Netflix open and was still scrolling, "Hmm...I was debating between It's a Boy Girl Thing or...She's the Man. What do you think?"

Grey eyed his suspiciously, "I don't know either of those movies but I feel like you are making fun of me."

Lars shook his head, "No way. But actually made it's a little late to start a movie. Have you ever seen Ranma 1/2?"

"No, what's that." Grey asked.

"Perfect, you'll love it. I'm sure you'll relate to the main character..."

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Regan and Ashley were back in their dorm after their meal, each at their respective desks working on some homework. Or at least Ashley was. Regan was mostly staring at the incomprehensible questions on her screen and wondering, not for the first time, if she was really cut out for University. Finally she gave up and grabbed her phone. It was after 8 anyway, she needed to check out Nefarious.

She'd picked WORK as her action and she whistled quietly as she read her new challenge.

Drink at least 5mL of Ashley's breast milk

Damn. That was...she glanced over her shoulder at her roommate, that could be hard.

5mL didn't sound like a lot, but she couldn't just ask Ashley...could she?

Regan had never been one for subtly after all. She turned around fully, "Hey Ash, got a sec?"

Ashley turned too and nodded, "Sure, what do you need?"

"I...well..." Regan rubbed her head awkwardly, "I was really curious...about...well..."

"My boobs?" Ashley asked, seeing where it was going, "Me too. The nurse practitioner said it was galactorrhea. I guess there's a few things that can cause it but for now she just ordered a blood test and we'll wait and see. It doesn't hurt or anything, it's just...weird. Especially now that I'm braless."

"Have you...tasted it?" Regan asked. She was worried Ashley would be scandalized by the question, but Ashley just grinned.

"Ya. I was super curious. Oh, do you want to try it too?" Ashley solved Regan's problem for her.

"If it's not too weird." Regan said.

"No, that's fine...uh..." Ashley looked around the room, then saw what she was looking for and walked over to pick up a mug, "It's clean. Don't worry. I'll just...uh..."

"Right, I won't watch." Regan said, turning her back to Ashley. She really DID want to watch, but she wouldn't beat this challenge if she pushed Ashley too far.

A few minutes later Ashley coughed awkwardly, "Um, I'm done. Here."

Regan turned around and accepted the offered mug. It wasn't full, not even close, but there was definitely more than 5mL inside. It was recognizable as milk, while still clearly not being cow milk. Or at least not the kind Regan was used to. Ashley watched her nervously as she brought it to her lips and drank. She swallowed all of it, completing her mission, then lowered the mug. She thought she should say something, so she smiled at Ashley, "It's great."

Ashley beamed, "It is, isn't it?"

Regan nodded and then an awkward silence filled the room. She didn't know what else to say.

"Uh, you've got a milk mustache." Ashley pointed out.

Regan quickly wiped her mouth, "Uh thanks. Um, I should get back to work..."

"Ya...me too."

Regan turned around and stared at her screen. That had been awkward, but worth it. She was that much closer to building another invention.

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Wednesday Morning Turn 5

Grey checked his phone right after waking up. It wasn't yet time for his next action, but the Twist had been revealed.

Parallel Universe Actions do their effects twice (do them, then do them again)

He read and re-read it several times, trying to think of the implications. He had enough coins to build one invention, but not two. So that would be a waste. Getting two more spies would be alright, but instead he decided this would be the perfect time to earn some money. He locked in WORK as his action, then set his phone aside.

He wasn't sure what he was going to do today. Could he really go to class like this? Especially since he had Professor York today. She was the youngest professor in the department by far and seemed to have a chip on her shoulder. Even though this was University, she ran her classes a lot more like high school. Other professors might not notice, or care, if a stranger sat in their class. But Cynthia York was an entirely different story.

He sighed and laid back down on his bed, staring at the ceiling. He'd have to decide, but maybe he could just lie here for a little while longer.

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Cynthia opened the Nefarious app as she waiting for the kettle to boil. Today's twist was interesting, but it only took her a moment to decide what to do. She'd done every action except Work, so she wanted to see how that one played out. She locked it in and put her phone away.

She finished brewing her tea and then sat down at her kitchen table. She had only 1 lecture today, but she had office hours right after. She encouraged her students to come to her during office hours for anything, but few took her up on it. The ones who needed help avoided her, like she was going to be angry at them or something, and the ones who did come were the overachievers trying to score extra brownie points. Some days she just wanted to cancel, but every once in a while she was actually able to help someone and so she kept her door open, just in case.

She sighed loudly and then took a sip of tea. She had a feeling it was going to be a long day.

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Regan took little time to decide her next move. If everything was doubled then she was going to make bank. Her challenges so far had been pretty easy, so she wasn't worried about doing two at once. She locked in WORK as soon as she checked the Twist.

Regan yawned and went to get dressed. She went to grab her panties, until she remember what had happened yesterday. She smirked as she imagined that campus would be a little different today. She expected to see very, very few skirts.

Always trying to buck the trend, Regan selected a short pleated skirt. Today everyone would know she's wearing nothing underneath this skirt. It was a bold, daring choice. Exactly like her. She checked herself in the mirror, nodded approvingly, then headed out.

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Kai knocked on the open door and stepped inside, "You wanted to see me coach?"

Coach Johnson looked up, "Kai! Yes. Take a look in those boxes over there, take whatever you need."

Kai raised an eyebrow, then walked over to the indicated boxes and peaked inside, "Bras?"

"I can't have my girls competing at a disadvantage. I know all the stores nearby are sold out of, well, everything, so I bribed my brother to buy as much as he could and drive it over here. It's mostly sports bras, but that freak picked out a bunch of lace crap too. If it's your size you can take it. Just don't take too much, I want to make sure each of my girls gets at least one sports bra that fits."

"Wow, thanks coach," Kai said honestly. She started to dig through the collection and pulled out a couple sports bra and one of the 'lace crap' that happened to be her size. "Tell your brother I said thanks."

"I will not," Coach said seriously, "He still owes me big time. That little shit has been mooching off me for decades," She shook her head, "But ah, I guess he did come through for me this one time. Alright, ya, I'll give him a break. Anyway practice is back on today so don't be late. After skipping yesterday it's going to be brutal, so come prepared."

"Will do coach." Kai said, taking her new bras and heading out. She'd just about made it out of the building when she realized it was after 8am. She'd seen the twist this morning and picked WORK, hoping to get enough money to double invent in today's second turn. She was about to check her phone, but decided it was more important to get to class on time. She hurried out of the building and across the quad, she'd check Nefarious after her first lecture.