On Envoie! 3

Given that it was the third time they were going through this process of waiting for those invisible votes to be collected preternaturally quickly, one would expect that maybe it might ease their nerves. But, if anything, knowing what was coming only made the group more tense. Even Lucian magically giving them their clothes back did nothing to set them at ease. It was clear Lucian had clearly upped the ante on the transformations, and in Caleb’s mind, there was little question as to why.

The demon had said it himself, he would get even for humiliating him by showing his past to the world, and he had made good on that in a way they couldn’t object to. Even if they did object, they had no recourse for the complaint, emphasizing once again that he was the final authority on this island. On stage, the group could only wait and sweat as the host finally slapped his stick onto the hardwood floor.

“Well, everyone, the results are in, quite a lot of participants eager to decide all of our motley crews' fates, as host, I thank you.” Lucian gave an exaggerated bow before lifting his head and spinning his stick repeatedly, “But you’re not here for thanks! So let's not keep you waiting!” He hit the stage with his stick, and the back wall lit up with the listed results, showing the final BP numbers only to the viewers at home.

Popularity Poll:

• Stella Vincent 15.4% +25 BP
• Amy Tanaka 14.5% +20 BP
• Lily Wright 13.4% +20 BP
• Maddy Purcell 13.4% +20 BP
• Maya Quinn 13.0% +20 BP
• Noemi Castro 11.1% +15 BP
• Eliza Dawson 10.4% +15 BP
• Mira Gayen 8.6% +10 BP

MVP Poll:

• Amy Tanaka 16.1% +12 BP
• Lily Wright 14.1% +10 BP
• Stella Vincent 13.3% +10 BP
• Maya Quinn 13.1% +10 BP
• Maddy Purcell 12.9% +10 BP
• Eliza Dawson 10.5% +7 BP
• Mira Gayen 9.9% +7 BP
• Noemi Castro 9.7% +7 BP

End of Round Totals

• Lillian Wright - 72 BP – 46 VP
• Mira Gayen – 34 BP – 60 VP
• Eliza Dawson – 26 BP – 55 VP
• Amy Tanaka – 34 BP – 44 VP
• Noemi Castro - 38 BP – 53 VP
• Madeline Purcell – 101 BP – 55 VP
• Stella Vincent – 75 BP –52 VP
• Maya Quinn -50 BP –62 VP

The group gazed onward, Mira giving a quiet nod to herself. She had expected this, honestly how could she have expected anything differently?

Nearby, Noemi was fuming as she stared. Not only was she in the bottom three of the popularity poll, but she had scored BELOW Mira in the MVP poll? Unable to keep her anger contained, the Chilean scoffed, “These audience pendejos have no taste.”

If Stella had a reaction to being at the top of the popularity poll, it didn’t show on her face as the imp was uncharacteristically quiet, holding her arms crossed against her chest. As far as she was concerned, she was waiting for the results that mattered.

Maddy stared at the sheer amount of BP she now had in her possession. It was enough to temporarily distract her nerves before the anxiety swept over her again.

The rest of the group was quiet. Maya’s face was clouded with something that couldn’t quite be read. Eliza bit her lip in frustration, and Amy kept tensing her hand over and over just in anticipation of what was coming.

Lucian stood up straight, “Well, some interesting results, wouldn’t you say? Looks like the audience wasn’t a fan of Mira’s Sexual Predator antics, but they seem to be digging our resident imp. Weren’t you dead last before? How fickle our audience is.” The demon chuckled, “As for Miss Whiner…” Lucian turned on Noemi, “You might consider that while our audience loves a competition, hypocrisy and **** don’t tend to earn a lot of points. You can only get so far by debasing yourself with other hosts’ gifts.”

Grinding her teeth together, it looked like Noemi was about to speak up when Maddy reached out to grab her arm and shook her head. The Chilean reluctantly pulled back.

“Now then.” Lucian continued with a smile, “It’s time to get to the part of the votes the audience is really looking forward to, so let’s get our Master’s portion out of the way, eh?” Lucian crossed the stage to stand next to Caleb, “To remind our audience, even though our Master received a transformation from the challenge itself, his previous rounds' transformation has some housekeeping to resolve before we can move onward.”

Swinging his slapstick, Lucian jabs it against Caleb’s chest, “So what will it be? Are you going to keep your Bondage fetish and choose the fetish you get next? Or will you leave it to fate, while losing your baby step into bdsm?”

Caleb pursed his lips together before answering, “I’ll keep bondage; if I leave it to fate, I have no doubt you’ll twist it to something awful.”

Lucian rolled his eyes, “So suspicious, well then…if that’s your choice, then I have the selection of fetishes for you to choose from-”

The demon was cut off, “The transformation says I get to pick, what do you mean a selection?!” Caleb narrowed his eyes at the demon, who didn’t flinch

The demon rolled his wrist and sighed, “There are nearly as many fetishes as there are people; we have to make it manageable somehow. Can’t have you picking Objectophilia towards office supplies.”

Clenching his fists, Caleb didn’t let up, “I know what you’re doing here, if you think you can-”

“I DO think, and I CAN,” Lucian said simply, “The lab rat does not get a prize for figuring out it’s in a maze. Your reality while you are here is shaped by me. So to get on with it, your options are as follows: Electric Play, Free Use, and Watersports.” Lucian lifted the stick from Caleb’s chest to prod his chin, “Choose, so we can get to what the audience cares about already.”

Caleb grit his teeth and clenched his fists, but knew that trying anything at this point only risked the women beside him. He physically swallowed his feelings down and let out a defeated “Free Use, then, out of all those.”

The demon raised the slapstick and playfully bopped Caleb on the cheek, “See? Was that so hard?” A small flame bursts on Caleb's chest, then just as quickly vanishes.

Gliding over to Lily, Lucian began narrating, “Now, you, Miss Wright, had an option you definitely didn’t want to win. But when it comes to Harem Hotel, more is more in our audience's eyes.”

Lily’s features sank, “Oh no, they didn’t-”

“-Which is why I’m genuinely surprised that losing out to Bud’s on the Vine with 51.22% of the vote, Off Collab only received 41.46%, with Duplicitous Serenity only getting 7.32%. That last one might have been a bit too convoluted for the audience’s enjoyment.”

Relief washed over the plant girl briefly, “So Merri…”

“Still safe at home, though I could always use my veto, I think there is a better place for it this round. So for now, enjoy your new fashion accessory.” Lucian waved his slapstick, and a flame coiled around Lily’s waist before vanishing, leaving a vine with several closed buds on it.

Buds on the Vine: Lily's vines will periodically sprout special flowers with random ongoing effects.The flowers may be cut off and given to others, in which case they bestow the effect to the other person for 24 hours. If kept on the vine, they last until the end of the week. If Lily ever has no flowers on the vine, her arousal will increase in proportion to how long the vines are bare (Flower Girl)

Lucian tapped the midsection of his slapstick against his hand, “So watch for those as they bloom throughout the week.” He stepped forward, “Onto our sex offender, tell me Mira, what do you think our audience picked?”

Mira bit her lip and avoided eye contact with the demon, “The Collar, I imagine they want me put in my place.”

Putting on a mock proud expression, Lucian inflated his chest, “Aw look, she might be awful but she’s not as dumb as she looks. With 56.76% of the vote, Muzzle and Collar beat out the next highest option of Sin Eater, which only had 27.03%.”

Mira just gave a slight nod of acknowledgement as flames wrapped around her neck before vanishing and leaving a bright pink collar in its stead

Muzzle and Collar: Mira gains a permanent collar as part of her ensemble. While worn, any attempt to prevaricate or lie results in a surge of arousal. The collar can be removed and given to others, but must be worn for at least 12 hours of each day. (Dominatrix)

Mira reached up to touch the smooth surface even as Lucian was already making his way to the next contestant. “Ah, our dear elder youngin. Much like Mira, your poll was a bit of a blowout. Any guesses which dominated the poll with 57.89% of the vote?”

“I may have to go along with this sick game, but I don’t have to humor you.” Eliza shot the demon a glare.

Clutching his chest in feigned shock, “Oh my, such harsh words. Well then, Eliza, if that’s how you're gonna behave. I won’t say the results, I’ll let you figure it out.” He flicked his slapstick and flames consumed Eliza’s body, and her back arched as she gave out an involuntary cry as both her ass and bust swelled to even more generous proportions. As the flames vanished, the young woman gawked at her new curves

Sexual Reawakening: There is a common phenomenon of older women’s libido going up; while Eliza may physically be younger now, we don’t want her to miss out on the experience. Eliza's body will take on the more exaggerated sexual characteristics of a cougar on the prowl. In addition, her baseline arousal will go up, and her libido will become ultra sensitive (Milf)

Lucian smirked as he approached Amy, who was staring down into the audience towards Andrea, who was watching this all with a delighted grin on her face. She was so distracted she didn’t notice the demon's approach until he tapped her on the head with a long finger.

“Paging Amy Tanaka, it’s come time to face the music. Your poll teetered a lot back and forth for a while; people seemed unsure of whether they wanted you horny and sweaty or broken and dumb”

Amy bit her lip, “So you’re using your veto to make it both?”

“Ooohoo? If that’s what you want, I certainly could oblige, but no, there is a better place for it. See, while it went back and forth for a while, Kenja Time at 51.28% did end up solidly beating out Rowdy Roughhouser at 41.03%. So just a minor adjustment for you…I say minor but let me assure you, when it goes off, it will be anything but.”

A small coil of flames covered each of the oni’s horns before vanishing. Amy reached up to touch them and found that while physically they didn’t feel different, there was a sensation, a tender, pleasurable sensation at their being touched.

Kenja Time: Amy and her sexual partners will feel a much greater inclination towards very rough sex while grabbing her by the horns. Should a horn snap, she will experience an absolutely mind-shattering orgasm, accompanied by a sharp drop in intelligence. Her horns will heal in a day or two, restoring her intelligence. (Oni)

Leaving the oni with these new sensations, the host approached Noemi, who was tapping her foot in irritation. Lucian smirked down, “What’s the matter, Miss Castro? Still annoyed that the audience is calling you out?”

Noemi blew up her cheeks, “I’m doing everything I can for this harem! Why can’t they see that?”

“Ah, yes, well?” Lucian smirked as he leaned his head back, “Maybe they just don’t appreciate your brand of dedication. You do bring a sort of mafia enforcer energy that makes people upset.”

Noemi looked over, “Well, hopefully they gave me something to help me do my job better.”

“I don’t know about that, but they did see fit to have Wincest take the poll with 56.76% of the vote. The next highest was shockingly 29.73% for Spreading Gospel.” Lucian waved his slapstick, and a mild flame washed over Noemi, who looked down and then up, confused.

Wincest: Noemi sees her fellow harem members as her sisters. She will now also be attracted to them even though she knows **** is wrong. Her sexual orientation will remain unchanged but she will find the act of engaging with others in the harem sexually exciting (Family Girl)

She looked over at Lucian, “I don’t feel any different, though?”

Lucian smiled, “Don’t worry, I've been assured that discovering new things about yourself is a beautiful process. Give it time, and I’m sure you’ll be noticing all sorts of things.”

The host wasted no more time, leaving the Chilean standing there confused as he walked over to Maddy. “Miss Purcell, I think you surprised us all this last round with some major moves you’ve made, and this has resulted in a contentious vote.”

Maddy pulled her hands to her chest, “R-really?”

Lucian’s grin grew more menacing, “That’s right, in fact, the winner of this vote was decided by a single vote Dinner, Dessert, or Me? taking 38.24% beat Unbearable Constraints with 35.29%. Now this is where my veto comes in because clearly the audience wanted both these things for you, so I say let's give it to them.”

Eyes widening, Maddy squeaked, “Wait, what?” As the flames took over her body. Immediately, she felt her body heating up and a sharp wetness overtake her core as she squirmed in place, rubbing her thighs together as she tried to suppress the feelings overcoming her body

Dinner, Dessert, or Me?: Maddy knows the joy of serving good food, and now that will always be an option for her. Maddy will receive increased pleasure from Oral Sex and her secretions will taste delicious to those eating her out. She will also grow increasingly restless the longer she goes without serving someone. (Chef)

Unbearable Constraints: Maddy wants to be seen but is hesitant to put herself on display, so we’ll give her encouragement. For each item of clothing Maddy wears, her base arousal will go up, including accessories, underwear, or any improvised covering. (Exhibitionist)

Already a stain was forming on her outfit, giving the impression that the chef had wet herself as Lucian passed her by.

“Last but not least, we have our fan favourite for the round. Really turning things on their head, Ms Vincent, any comment on what you think turned it around?” Lucian placed his hand down on the imp’s shoulder

“Tits,” Stella said simply before rolling her eyes and brushing off Lucian’s hand.

Lucian flicked his hand as if getting dirt off, “How cute, well, perhaps then you won’t be surprised to find that our audience wants even more of you, with 44.44% Wicked Shoulder takes the win over Hair of the Dog’s 36.11%. As for a small preview of how it might work, well,” Lucian snapped his fingers and flames coiled around Stella’s frame before bunching at her shoulder.

As they vanished, a miniature version of Stella appeared, cackling, which couldn't help but bring a smirk to the actual Stella’s face

Wicked Shoulder: Everyone has those little voices often depicted by an angel and devil, except we don’t have any angels here. Stella must now choose someone per day and act as their shoulder devil, splitting a fraction of her consciousness into a chibi version of herself with no impulse control that rides on the person’s shoulder. It acts independently of Stella herself, but when it vanishes, Stella regains all its memories. (Tiny Devil)

The miniature Stella vanished, and Lucian looked to the bartender, “I’ll let you figure out how to use it on your own time.”

A dejected Maya stood at the end of the Line as Lucian made his way over, “As for our winner, you have immunity from Transformations for the round, but don’t let that get you down. With that new VP score, you have everything you need to get ahead, isn’t that right?”

Maya gave a meek little nod, and Lucian moved center stage, “Now as for room assignments, we will be using the popularity poll this round to decide our room pairings. We’ll skip the team names; no one cares about those, but these are our pairs!” The screen behind lit up

• Stella and Mira
• Amy and Eliza
• Noemi and Lily
• Maddy and May

Room Placement Poll: https://forms.gle/fvDLRXoENj3txvvU7

Lucian turned toward the audience, and confetti fell as he spread his arms wide, “We leave it in your capable hands now, audience, decide these fools' fates in the most amusing way you can muster so we can continue to give you the best show possible.”

“Wait!” Caleb spoke up, which caused Lucian's smile to falter as he turned towards the show's master

“‘Wait’? For what? What could there possibly be to wait for at this point?” Lucian leaned his weight on his stick

The master moved forward, “We know what the room effects are now, there is no point to them, so…turn them off. There’s no reason to go forward with them.”

Lucian blinked and then raised his free hand, twirling his wrist before letting it hang limply, “Walk me through that? What’s this nonsense you're spouting?”

“We know what the rooms do now, so turn them off. What’s even the point of the magical effects if we know what they do, right? You want a good show, right?” His voice was growing **** towards the end. If they could just avoid another fiasco like what happened with Mira…

“I think you’re confused, Master. You were always supposed to figure it out.” Caleb froze as Lucian's words hit him like a truck, but the demon didn’t stop there, “We outright told you there were magic effects, you were supposed to use context clues to figure it out. That book was a failsafe if you all were too stupid to figure it out. You’d think with how self-absorbed you all are, you might have noticed, but maybe that’s more telling.”

Lucian’s smile grew larger and more menacing, “The wallflower, Ms Purcell, making such big moves because she was in a room that made it so she couldn’t second-guess herself, but she never questioned it because she wanted to think she was growing as a person when she is the same sad sack she’s always been.”

He pointed his stick at Noemi, “She claims to have changed, but her first instinct is ****, and she never once questioned if it might be absurd or deranged to go at someone with a bat.”

The demon laughed, “Both Mira and Eliza, Eliza never thought anything magical was up when she gave up on herself and hid under the blankets. Mira didn't stop to consider that something was wrong before she assaulted her roommate. This felt natural to both of them!”

He points his stick between Maya and Stella, “Our two antisocial misanthropes only open up because they're in a room that's forcing it because they're too weak to do otherwise.” He spins the stick at Lily, “Meanwhile, she thinks it's perfectly normal to fantasize about fucking her roommates while her roommate feels nothing because she’s incapable of it.”

Lucian steps forward and leans in towards Caleb's face, “The room stays on, Master, because, even knowing what they do, you’re all too broken to avoid the hilarity they’ll bring. Congrats on reaching the start of round three.”

With that the demon snapped his fingers, and he, Andrea, and the caged Reyna vanished, leaving them alone with his words ringing through their heads.