Testing the boundaries with Fennel

"Well that was a successful test!" Fennel said, clearly happy with herself.

"As much as we would like to stay and continue to... <ahem> test your new toy, we really should be going." Juniper remarked. "Bianca, you ready to go?"

Bianca practically jumped and ran towards Juniper. Was she that weirded out by all this?

After they left, Fennel turned to you. "Ian, do you mind testing it further?"

"Sure," you shrugged. "What did you have in mind?"

"I want to see if there are limits on time and distance," Fennel replied. "And I would obviously prefer a co-operative partner in this."

You looked around to see if she meant any of her aides, but you saw no one.

"Oh. My aides?" Fennel said, noticing your glance. "Unfortunately, I don't believe any of them would be suitable candidates. As I mentioned earlier, this is dangerous technology, and while they are brilliant scientists - that does not translate to their battling skills. So Ian, I am asking if you would be comfortable testing it with me, for... let's say 24 hours for a start."

A whole day as Fennel? You weren't sure what to say. Sure, you weren't doing anything, but wouldn't it be weird?

Then again, why not?

"Uh, yeah I guess." You said.

"Don't worry, " Fennel tried to reassure you. "Obviously we would need to keep up appearances and go to our bodies' respective homes... but I live in a cool apartment in Castelia, so it should be fun enough for a day. Plus I usually live with my sister, but she's on a work trip and won't be back for another two weeks. So you wouldn't need to worry about anything."

"That's actually reassuring." You mentioned. "Well, let's do it I guess..."

You load up Fennel's details into your c-gear, select two-way swap, and hit the button.

A moment of cloudiness later, and you were standing in a different place. And everything felt very different. Your clothes were different. All your body's proportions were different. Something as simple as breathing felt foreign, and caused a huge weight on your chest to pull down with every breath. You couldn't help but blush at the thought of what that particular sensation was.

"It's certainly disorienting, isn't it?" A very familiar voice said. Your voice!

You looked in the direction of the voice, and sure enough - your body stood, casually admiring itself.

"This feels rather different than I expected..." your voice continued.

"Uh... yeah..." you replied, in a very feminine voice.

"Fascinating indeed." 'You' continued. "Well, Ian - or should I say Fennel for now - we should probably wrap up. I want to see how this contraption handles extended distances - say, a few towns. Say, you live nearby, don't you?"

You nodded.

"Then it would make more sense for both of us to return to our new respective homes." 'Ian' said. This was so confusing, seeing your own body talk to you, and in a way you never spoke.

"Well, Fennel, I think I should head off. If you need anything, please call!"

You nodded awkwardly, and watched as your body walked out the door. Deciding it was a good idea to not be at the lab - in case someone stopped by with questions you were definitely not equipped to answer, you sought to also leave.

After digging around in the lab coat you were now wearing, you found the lab keys. You locked up, and headed to Fennel's apartment, where you would be pretending to be her for the next day or so...