Round 1 Results, Rewards and Punishments

Though she'd been confident of her plan, and thrilled by its execution, Emily felt nervous.

Part of that was the fact that she was sitting here, naked, surrounded by people struggling to pretend they didn't notice that new fact about her. Part of it was her confusion, as she knew that she needed her changes to end, but couldn't stop fantasizing about what her life would be like if it they didn't. But above all, it was Jake that made her nerves feel like a ball of rubber bands.

She'd thought her use of the ray gun had been sexy; a fun way, safe way to both explore her new compulsions and to get Jake in on them as well. She'd thought it would appeal to the audience, give her a thrill and remind Jake that spontaneity was part of what made their relationship fun. Instead, he'd only been angry. And if she'd lost with him, might that mean she'd alienated viewers as well?

She wasn't the only one. All of the girls looked to be on edge as they waited for the results to come in. Only AJ, Loretta and Lindsey looked composed. And Ryan, Hannah and Julie seemed downright miserable.

Finally, Leah stood up.

"Alright," She said. "We have ended our voting period. It's time to rank the contestants, and hand out their potential changes."

She placed her hands on her hips.

"First, however, we need to start with me," She said. "I did not have a chance to compete in this contest. I was only added to it mid-round. So as the newcomer, I'll receive two transformations to catch me up with everyone else. Your options are as follows."

Emily was impressed by the dignity with which she spoke. Leah laid out her own fate in a very matter of fact manner, calmly explaining how each of her four potential transformations worked.

Walk a Mile - Every round, Leah will share a random transformation another contestant has endured. This will last the entire round, and rotate each round.

Spin-occhio - If Leah lies to a contestant or attempts to spin the truth, either her breasts, ass or libido will grow. The effect can be reversed if she tells the truth about the lie, but is otherwise both cumulative and permanent.

Triggered - Leah will receive a list of secret trigger words, 20 in all. Each will induce a transformation or behavioral state. While they can be discovered by uttering them, they can also be purchased by the contestants for bonus points.

Fluctuating Form - Leah will wake up to a new, significant physical transformation every day. Each new transformation removes the previous one.

"Naturally, the top two scoring answers will be the ones applied to me," Leah finished, before turning to Ryan.

"You were the contestant on the chopping block this round. While you defaulted to last place by failing to submit a contest entry, the audience was given a chance to spare you."

Ryan barely looked at her. She sighed and said.

"Do whatever you're going to do."

"Well," Leah said, "You'll be pleased to know that by an overwhelming 66% to 34% vote, the audience has chosen to let you stay."

Ryan sighed, though Emily couldn't tell if it was in relief or resignation.

"Alright. What have they got lined up for me?"

"I'm afraid your last place finish means your results will be rather ****," She said. "We're giving you a new identity. This won't kill the old one, mind you, but we are pushing you further and further down the path to femininity. You'll also begin next round with -10 Victory Points, and since you've already used your chopping block save, finishing the next round below zero will result in elimination."

Those identities soon revealed themselves.

Momma's Girl - Ryan will mentally and physically be changed to become more like her mother. Her name will change to Ryahaneh. Her ethnicity will change and she'll be more mature, serious and witty.

One-Of-The-Guys - Ryan will become Rhian, a sexy tomboy with corresponding makeover. She'll remain immature and unambitious, and maintain most of her interests. But instead of freeloading off her parents, she will rely on Jake to support her as a live in friend with benefits.

Retcon - She asked for it. Ryan will retroactively become Riley, with only she and a contestant of her choice remembering she was anything else. She will appear and act the way she would have had she been born female.

"Be strong," Farra said, placing a hand on her son-turned-daughter's thigh. "I'm here for you not matter what."

"Coming in second to last was Hannah," Leah said. "The audience found your choice to transform strangers both mean spirited and uninspired. It would also seem that a number of our contestants rather dislike you."

"So what does that mean for me?" Hannah asked glumly.

"It means that you'll lose 5 victory points. Which, when added at Jake's displeasure with you, means you will also be starting 10 points underwater."

The hostess made a half-mocking, half sympathetic gesture.

"Your second to last placement also earns you some particularly harsh punishments."

Encumberance - Every day, there will be one simple skill, trait or behavior that Hannah will lose access to. Permission to get it back will be randomly assigned to one of her harem sisters and the master. She must acquire their permission in order to get it back.

Servicer - Hannah will experience incredible pleasure when serving the master and any "superior" harem sisters who have more VPs than she does. She will feel emptiness when she acts against their wishes that won't subside until she is forgiven.

Community Property - All of Hannah's possessions, including her body, are free for anyone in the harem to use, so long as they have more VPs than she does.

Hannah paled at the options, and Emily felt another pang of sympathy for her. She had a great deal to say to her roommate. But it would have to wait until they were in private.

"It would appear that our audience didn't care for any of the changes made to strangers," Leah said, "Because our third from the bottom finisher was Lindsey."

"It was Julia Roberts, wasn't it?" The contestant in question asked. "Listen, I know it's dated, but the lady asked for it!"

"A little word of advice, love," Leah said. "If the audience can't see the results of your handiwork, they're probably not going to respond to it."

She paused.

"We are following the couple you changed, though. We think there's potentially a very good little TV special to be had in their changes."

"I don't suppose I'll get any royalties for that," Lindsey tried.

Leah gave her a "who can say?" shrug before rolling out her potential changes.

Independent Contractor - Lindsey can be compelled to do things or be trasnformed by other contestants, so long as they pay for the changes in either bonus or victory points. The compensation required to make the change will determine their severity.

Mandatory Overtime - Lindsey no longer gets to decide whether she wants to make multiple challenges from the audience. She's required to pick three every round.

Hangover - One of Lindsey's challenge transformations will linger into the current round. She will always be required to take at least one challenge in order to keep the chain going.

"Our next low ranked finisher was Exe," Leah said. "While the audience seemed to appreciate your generosity, it wasn't very sexy. And several of our viewers seemed to feel it was illegitimate as well, given you only chose to help people at Megan's insistence."

"Hey, you helped, right?" Megan said, squeezing Exe's hand. "That's what matters?"

Exe pulled her hand back with a sigh.

"Well, winning would have been better," She said. "But thanks for trying I guess. Shows what I get for helping out."

Leah began explaining her potential changes.

Respec - Exe's adjustable stats shuffle whenever she orgasms, and reset when she brings someone else to climax.

Cheat Book - A book of "Cheat Codes" will be generated for Exe that will have various effects on her if conditions are met to enact them. A copy will exist in the master's possession, but others will be generated and hiddena around the island as well.

Item Selection - Every day worn items and accessories will provide Exe with buffs and debuffs. She will be required to select at least one such item from a prearranged selection daily, though others can be applied as well.

Leah kept the proceedings moving at a brisk pace.

"Next up among the clear cut losers is you, Farra," She said. "And I must say, I'm quite surprised to see you fare so poorly given that you were a top finisher in the popularity poll. This round saw quite the reversal; some of the contestants who finished best in that poll ranked poorly in the contest, and some of the least popular contestants were very successful."

"I'll admit to being a bit at a loss for good ideas," Farra said. "How am I being punished for it?"

Differential Association - Farra will be **** to act differently when acting through each body. One will behave in a mature and matronly manner, while another will act in a less thoughtful, more sexualized one.

Individualism - Farra will become sexually attracted to her other body. When her bodies are nearby, they will be compelled toward flirtation and physical affection with one another.

Looking Glass Self - Farra will behave in a manner based on how individual harem members of the harem perceive her.

Farra nodded.

"Very well. Do your worst."

She seemed almost unconcerned by her own fate. Emily suspected she was too focused on Ryan's for the time being.

"Next up we have something of an honorable mention," Leah said. "By far the most divisive of our submissions was yours, Julie."

"Can't say I'm surprised about that," Julie said quietly. "I'm pretty divided on it myself."

"I've decided that divisiveness should mean something. Your actions, whether loved or despised, inspired strong emotions in our viewers. And that should count for something." Leah explained. "As a hostess fiat, I've decided that there will be upside in being divisive, both because it's interesting and it could encourage you all to take risks."

Julie eyed her warily.

"Upside?"

"I'm giving you two victory points," Leah said. "And in addition, you will receive a tradeoff rather than a punishment. All your potential changes will have an upside and a downside."

She proceeded to explain them.

Part Timer - Julie will have to take up jobs around the hotel, which will be assigned daily. Each will have an erotic twist, but they will earn her bonus points.

Middle Mangement - Julie will have dominance over one contestant and be submissive to another each day. These roles will rotate.

Matron - To any contestants younger than her (as determined by an average of her physical and mental ages) Julie will be seen as a comforting, trustworthy figure to whom they will confide in and whose advice they'll be inclined to follow. As a downside, Julie will feel this effect toward contestants who are older than her.

"Very clever," Loretta said. "Gives us an incentive to take big swings in future contests."

"See? Here's a woman who understands the value of entertainment!" Leah said with a smile. "Now, we only have one more loser here. But I want to add a slight caveat. Because our next contestant actually finished with more positive votes than negative ones. They didn't dislike your submission, they just happened to like four others better."

"Oh my god, quit drawing it out," AJ complained. "Just tell us who it was already!"

Leah stiffened a bit, a look of disdain on her face.

"It was you, actually," She said with a frown. "Viewers were somewhat torn on your reversal of your own changes, but they rather liked you drawing me into this."

AJ's grin was almost infectious.

"Never hurts to hedge a bet," She said, before giving Leah a wink. "Lookin forward to workin' with you."

Leah rolled her eyes.

"Did the pizza place count for anything?" AJ asked. "Not that I really care one way or the other."

At this, Leah looked almost amused.

"Actually, that one seemed to count against you," She said. "The general wisdom is that if all the employees quit their jobs because of the money you gave them, the place will go out of business."

"Oh...fuck me..." AJ said. "Didn't think of that."

"You wouldn't. Anyway, here's what we have in store for you."

Pinup - AJ's clothing will take on very feminine, sexy and retro styles.

Painted - AJ must always liberally apply makeup. The style can be either feminine or alternative, but she will have to alternate.

Homemaker - AJ will gain all the cooking, cleaning, decorating and homemaking skills required to be a traditional housewife, and will derive sexual satisfaction from completing them.

"Uhm, excuse me..." Megan said, raising her hand. "I have a question."

"Go on." Leah encouraged.

"The rules explicitly state that only the top 3 finishers are considered 'winners' in a round," She said. "But you just indicated that four people won."

"Yes," Leah said. "Two of our contestants received an average voter score of 3.590243902. An exact, statistical tie."

Megan blinked.

"How on earth is that even possible?"

"Believe me, love, I'm as surprised as you," Leah said. "But since we had a tie for our number 3 spot, that means both are winners."

She turned to Rachel and pointed.

"And the first of those is you," She said.

"Me?" Rachel asked, blinking in surprise. "I assumed I was taking a loss with that stunt. I think AJ and I both did."

"Well, that's the funny thing about viewers, isn't it?" Leah said. "They seemed to think it was a creative use of the gun. And despite how overwhelmingly the audience voted for that soft body you used to have, they seemed pleased that it came back."

"Huh...alright then," Rachel said, turning to Jake. "Thanks, I guess."

Jake, who seemed to have been trying to think about anything apart from what would happen to the women around him looked up from his close examination of the floor and nodded.

"Just wanted to help. It's a better look for you anyway."

"So does that mean I get a reward instead of a punishment?" Rachel asked.

"Indeed.

Personal Trainer - Rachel is given complete charge of the gym, and will be able to conduct private workouts with Jake and the other contestants. As a secret ability (this will be unannounced to the other contestants), she can make minor, unnoticed alterations to anyone who works out with her.

Gym Bunny - When dressed in appealing workout clothes, Rachel gets a bonus to seduction, persuasion, and special intuition on things happening around her.

Mind Body Workout - Rachel can physically and mentally train herself in her exercise routine, allowing her to apply minor, temporary mental and physical changes to herself.

"Those...really don't seem that bad," Rachel mused.

"Well, they're rewards. I should certainly hope not," Leah said. "And on the subject of rewards, your improbable statistical tie was shared with...Loretta."

Emily looked to Loretta. For a heartbeat, she almost looked disappointed. Then she flashed a big smile.

"I'm glad I'm in the winning column. It was a big risk."

"Oh, I don't know," Leah said. "It was sexy, karmic and it's providing the harem something in the future. The only thing that seemed to drag it down was the extent to which his harem was cuckolding him."

Loretta scoffed at that.

"That man's been cuckolding me for almost ten years," She said. "Few months ain't gonna hurt him."

"Right, well...let's see what the audience has for you," Leah said.

Socialite - Loretta will be prettier and more appealing to the host and contestants when she's in a with 3 or more people, and will get a charm bonus that makes her especially convincing.

Pep Rally - Loretta can earn bonus points by cheering up other contestants and assisting them in challenges.

Power Broker - Loretta gains a bonus in persuation and seduction to Jake, as well as anyone with more victory points than her. Successfully seducing such individuals will also give her bonus points.

Emily was starting to get excited. For all her worrying, her name hadn't been called. She'd finished in the top two. Maybe even number one! If she had gotten this right, she could maybe even use it to convince Jake to be more accepting of all that was happening. Maybe...

"And that brings us to you, Emily," Leah said, pointing at her. "Your self transformation finished in second. Overwhelmingly positive reception."

"Oh...okay," She said, a little disappointed to have missed the top spot.

She turned to catch Jake's eyes. They were hard to read. Confused? Happy? She couldn't tell.

"Your potential rewards are as follows," Leah said, before rattling off a number of art movements at her.

Romanticism - A variant on her random attraction change. Emily will still randomly have erotic dreams of her harem mates when she sleeps, and still seek to impress them when she wakes up. But now, the subjects of those dreams will be attracted to her as well.

Illuminism - The other contestants will find themselves confiding in Emily, expressing their honest thoughts and feelings when in her presences.

Suprematism - As the master's girlfriend, contestants can earn bonus points by pleasing her just as they earn victory points for pleasing Jake.

"That first one doesn't seem like much of a reward," Emily said, crossing her arms beneath her expanded breasts.

"Does it not?" Leah asked with a smirk, "It seems like a good start in getting things steamy with other contestants. Don't underestimate the value that provides in winning, love."

Her grin broadened, and grew more malicious.

"Or that you don't love it."

Because of her nakedness, all of them could see every inch of Emily's blush. Thankfully, Megan interrupted.

"Wait...you haven't named me yet," She said. "Is there...some kind of mistake?"

"No, darling. You won the first round. By an overwhelming margin too, I might add," Leah said. "Your score of 4.014 beat out Emily's 3.8, and was the largest gap between any two rankings. You didn't just win, love. You won by acclimation."

Megan reddened.

"But...I didn't..." She stammered. "It was all...y'know, an accident. I probably hurt a lot of people!"

"You accidentally did something sexy," Leah said. "But did it with good intentions. It was a good balance."

"I didn't mean to! I swear!"

Leah waved her hand.

"Yes, yes. Regardless, the submission was what it was, and you won. Congratulations! Let's see your prizes."

Dean's List - Megan will find herself attracted to the three contestants with the most victory points. If she is one of them, all the contestants will find themselves attracted to her.

Accelerated Program - Because she has little to no sexual experience, Megan will receive a permanent libido boost as well as well as a curse that will place her in suggestive situations.

Cram Session - Megan can temporarily master any ability she needs to, at the cost of another ability, skill or area of knowledge.

Megan nervously adjusted her glasses as Leah rattled off her changes.

"I can certainly understand the utility of options one and three, but what's the benefit of option 2?" She asked. "I don't want to be in suggestive situations. Or get a libido boost for that matter."

"And that is precisely why you should," Leah said. "It would do you some good to get freaky."

She shrugged.

"Besides, be happy darling. Between your first place in the contest and your number three ranking in our Best Girl poll, you're sitting pretty atop the leader-boards with 18 Victory Points."

Megan's jaw dropped.

"I'm....a fifth of the way to victory?" She asked, awe struck.

"Not quite. Though I doubt I have to tell you that," Leah said. "Regardless, it's a rather impressive showing for someone who sees herself as hopeless."

Megan bit her lip and blushed, though Emily could tell she was pleased with herself. Jake was actually smiling, and Emily was too. Disappointed as she was, she couldn't help but feel good for Megan, who she'd always liked in spite of her shyness.

The others didn't seem to share her enthusiasm, however. They all watched nervously as the results were tallied.

((Author's Note: VOTE HERE! So happy we were able to get the first leg of this journey done! Couldn't have motivated myself to do it without all of you ^__^)