A bit close to home

(Trigger warnings, deadnaming and reference to transphobia. Not my personal beliefs, but relevant to this story.)

"This first one, is someone I'm certain the Mistress will know well, even if she might wish to never see her again. After all, they spent so many years together!" Eyes narrowing at those thoughts, Alyssa moves back in a little bit, hoping against hope that this won't be who she thinks it is..or that maybe this is just a dream after all. Even though the odds of that are looking slimmer and slimmer indeed. "Let's bring in her little step-sister, Kayla Harper!" The only thought that crosses Alyssa's mind is a rather sharp expletive.

Reclining on her bed with a headset, Kayla stretches before flipping the mic back on. "That was amazing, guys! Give me 5 to get something to drink and then I'll be back, and we can run the next dungeon." Flipping the mic off and removing the headset, she smooths a strand of blond hair behind her right ear, the neck length tickling her skin above her T-shirt a moment. Long legs and modest B cup breasts, she moves to open her door before hearing that her roommates are back. "Dammit, guess I should put jeans on. Last time I went out in a shirt and panties, they just about lost their minds." Slipping into a pair of tight blue jeans and slippers, she wonders if she should warn her friends this might be more than a few minutes, before she opens the door. Stepping through it, everything seems to shimmer and flicker a moment before the hallway she expected to see fades to black.

One of the drapes parts and lifts up, revealing a tall mirror as Kayla appears in front of it, confused and looking around. Seeing that Darcy was being dead serious, Alyssa is filled with dread at who else might end up being on this list before glancing over at her. Kayla tries to take a step forward, only to remain right where she is. "What is going on? Where am I? And who are you two?" Her eyes sweep the room, coming to rest on Darcy and Alyssa, as the latter feels her heart sink. Not knowing whether to feel relief at not being recognized; or worry at fearing it will be short lived. For her part, Darcy just walks towards the mirror and Kayla, before stepping to the side and gesturing towards the seats. "You are our first contestant on Harem Hotel, and you're here to compete for a spot in the the harem, and the heart of its Mistress, Alyssa Harper. Surely you recognize the person you grew up with, after all?"

Even though she's staring right at Alyssa, Kayla merely shakes her head as Darcy continues. "Why don't you introduce yourself for our audience? And then you can take a seat while we meet the rest of the members." Kayla tries to move again, before fixing Darcy with a stare. "Look, I don't know what kind of messed up dream this is, but I'm going to wake up and then have a good laugh about this. So how about at least making it seem realistic until then?" Those jade green eyes flash, as her tone takes on a slightly icy edge. "It's cute that you seem to think my request was optional, but it wasn't. Introduce yourself for us, and just to help you understand how 'real' this is? Good luck with lying, or withholding thoughts from what I said earlier" Darcy finishes, deciding to give a little show of what's in the future for all involved. "My name is Kayla Harper, I'm 26 years old and I enjoy yoga, gaming, and watching funny or cute things. I don't believe in multiple partners, and I have no idea who that girl on the chair is. I have an older brother, who I haven't heard from in a few years...wait a minute...is that you, Seth? If you'd only told me, you know I would have been supportive! Is that why...." She goes silent rather suddenly, as she's staring into the eyes of her copy, who scoffs. "You would've what? Been supportive? Like you were supportive with that close friend of yours, who you welcomed with open arms before you stabbed her in the back? Oh wait..she was a friend of the family, after all. But that wasn't a thought at the time." Fading from view, Kayla finds herself suddenly able to move as she steps backwards, aiming for the mirror but instead backing into the wall as the drapes and mirror vanish from sight.

"Well, seems like the sisters will have a lot to catch up on after this, doesn't it? But there are still 7 more members to get through, and our next one should be a real delight. So go take a seat dear; we have so much left to do before we get to the real fun." Feeling her body move forward on its own, she sits on the farthest chair to the right of the throne, as the next drape lifts up.