Second round

Just as Alison had stated she was not fully ready for the next round, but indeed her mental state would most likely not improve with time. The agent was not a virgin, but her sexual experience was limited and she did not know how to control her arousal. Her treacherous bra kept rubbing her transformed nipples and made it difficult to concentrate. The audience was still there, although ironically enough, the arousal had somewhat diminished the stage fright. On the other hand she had always been a perfectionist and the unnecessary mistake from the first round was hard to forget, and it only made the contestant more anxious. She had known the correct answer and yet made a mistake. What if that happened again?

What is the historical region shown in the picture? Alison obviously knew the answer and managed to focus well enough to remember it. Banat, she answered. Correct. Bessarabia is now mostly part of which modern-day country? Moldavia. Correct. Which power had conquered the Balkans in the 15th and 16th century? Ottoman Empire. Correct. Bulgaria does NOT share borders with which of the following countries? Slovenia. Correct. This city in north central Bulgaria was between the 12th and 14th century the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire and as the Byzantine Empire weakened it was even proclaimed to be the Third Rome. What is the name of that city? Alison remembered reading about it, but as she searched her memory her thoughts kept returning to her nipples being rubbed by the bra. Finally she answered - Varna - and it turned out to be WRONG.

“One mistake again, Alison,” Frank announced, “you’ll get another chance for an exciting transformation.”

“That mistake could’ve been easily avoided,” the contestant replied, “it’s just that these… nipples make it hard to focus.”

“That means the transformation is working as intended,” the host said with a grin, “you could always get rid of any stimulation by taking off your clothes,” he added with a grin.

“Ehm,” Alison blushed, not knowing how to reply, “I’ll stay dressed,” she finally said.

“For now at least,” Frank replied with a wink, “draw one transformation card.”

“Lust Induction. Oh no.”

“Perfect. This is the audience’s favourite.”

“I’m sure it is, but it would be even more distracting than the nipples,” Alison had not overcome her stage fright, but she knew how to play the game. She was still trying to win and make the best possible choices, “I want to discard it.”

“As you wish, although the audience will be disappointed. Draw two new transformation cards.”

“Fetish: Toys and Confidence Boost. Ooh!”

“Nice replacements,” Frank commented, “the former is self-explanatory. I just add to dispel any doubts that it concerns sex-toys exclusively,” he says with a wink, “you’ll love to use them, all kinds, not just dildos and vibrators. You’ll also want to include toys during regular intercourse with your partners. The latter is a new transformation, also a mental one. It increases self-confidence and communication skills, and isn’t sex related. We had received feedback that some of our contestants had their libido greatly increased, but it wasn’t always matched by regular communication skills. These can’t be fully replaced by sex appeal or pheromones, so we decided to give our contestants a chance to improve that part of their character as well.”

“I wish I had this one before the show,” Alison replied.

“We’re merely two rounds in. I’d say that you’re really lucky. AND it’s another transformation which you consider positive.”

“I agree here. It’s definitely a positive one.”

“Into The Chamber you go then, so you can experience its positivity.

Alison entered the device with ambivalent feelings. On one hand she did not want to become a pervert who carries a dildo around in her purse. Or even worse it might not be actually a purse, but a more intimate place; the agent blushed at that thought. On the other hand she had high hopes regarding the Confidence Boost. Mediocre looks and poor communication skills had been her plight throughout her entire life. Alison had learnt that in contacts with men intelligence could not be a complete substitute for physical attractiveness. Especially since her shy nature handicapped her opportunities to exhibit her intelligence. The contestant entered the device, closed her eyes and hoped for the best. The transformations were both supposed to be mental, so she was not expecting to experience any tingling. But she felt it nevertheless and in the exact place she had been thinking about only moments ago. Something had appeared inside of her vagina! And it began to vibrate!

“Ahh!” Alison moaned in astonishment, but with a noticeable amount of pleasure in her voice. She did that right as the door of The Chamber opened, they always did so silently. Of course the microphone captured the sound and amplified it to all the viewers.

“Welcome back, Alison,” the host said, “we’re glad to hear that you’re enjoying your transformations already,” he added with a grin.

“I thought they’d be purely mental,” the contestant replied without stammering. She walked onto the stage and looked directly at the audience, “I should’ve known better,” she added with a smirk and they chuckled.

The audience no longer looked so dreadful. They were there for her, to see her struggle and to simply enjoy the show. Alison knew that the audience WANTED to see her transformed, but in their own peculiar fashion they supported her. She smiled brightly and turned to Frank.

“Does this pesky thing,” she pointed towards her crotch, “have to vibrate the whole time?” she asked, smiling.

“Sure, that’s why it’s a vibrator,” the host replied, ”but you can always take it out,” he added with a devious grin.

“Here? I believe that exhibitionism is a separate transformation.”

“It is and we hope that you’ll undergo it as well.”

“Oh, you pervert!” Alison replied with a chuckle.

“We’re all perverts here. It’s a basic requirement to be allowed to enter the studio,” Frank said with a deadpan expression.

“I wasn’t a pervert when I entered,” the contestant countered, enjoying the silly exchange, but more importantly enjoying her newly acquired confidence.

“But you became one after mere two rounds. How else would you call a person who wears a vibrator in her vagina publicly and refuses to take it out?” the host barely maintained the deadpan expression.

“Touché!” the agent replied and laughed; Frank joined her. She was still blushing, but this time it was from pure excitement.

“I see that you’re ready for the third round,” the host said, when they stopped laughing.

“It seems so. Let’s try the Cold War.”