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"Let's test out the mix settings for a while, before we decide anything," Beth suggested. Undoubtedly, that was James's cautious influence reining in some of her more impulsive tendencies. Ivy was even slightly surprised by the suggestion! But she nodded.

In Ivy's room, the two--four, technically--worked out a schedule. Every half hour, a new mix, until bedtime. At that point, James and Luke would disconnect, and then maybe they could reconnect the next day for something fun if everyone was happy with the outcome.

They waited until 8:30, and then each set the mix of the other unit that they had admin privileges on to the next mix: 80% Ivy, 80% Beth. The girls were mostly back to their old selves like this, able to chatter about their friends, their favorite music, complaints about their parents or the typical high school drama that accompanied their lives. Of course, with twenty percent of the boys mixed in, that provided different perspectives that even the girls were surprised when they said them--Beth had to stop herself when she started talking about one of their mutual friend's asses in detail after seeing it in the shower, realizing that a bit of James's excitement about the female form was bleeding into her. Still, they decided to do a little dress-up, knowing the guys were watching--and maybe subtly influencing some of their choices. They were trying on the dresses with the plunging cleavage, or the shorter skirts, or Beth would borrow some of Ivy's pants that hugged just a little too tightly around her hips, but both of them seemed to enjoy it. There was enough of the guys in the mix that either girl seemed to get at least a little turned on by each other...

The next half hour began, and the tables were turned a full 180. Lucas and James were given 80% control, and immediately wanted to game and goof around in their own guy way. They argued about which fictional character could win in a fight, while making fictional characters fight on the game console. They joked and shoved and went into the kitchen to find the not-so-healthy chips and sodas when they were hungry, although the thought about being careful to not eat too much did creep into their minds thanks to having a little bit of a buffer in thought patterns from the girls. They did all this while still dressed up in some of Ivy's fancier clothes, but then near the end they decided to change once more! While James and Luke seemed to find a different sort of thrill going through the girls' underwear drawers and outfits, they were still at least somewhat behaved. Had they been fully in control, likely they would've started to touch themselves and been unable to stop, but in that mix, they just let their eyes linger on each others' nearly naked forms for a bit, before dressing the girls up more casually--naturally, donning graphic tees and jeans that looked more like their usual casual styles, often with some action movie logo on it. James had bought these for Ivy at one point, but she never seemed to wear them... until now. Both bodies got a little turned on by seeing the 'casual nerd' side of them come out.

"So far, so good," Ivy said with a grin, posing herself for Beth as Beth did the same in her tight jeans, going so far as to bend over for Ivy's amusement with the total horndog in command of her body, "but I guess it's time to change things up again."

The next mix ended up being fully Ivy, and fully James. There was no filter for Beth to help him ease into it, to Ivy it simply seemed like James had swapped into Beth's form completely. They cuddled and chatted about their relationship, plans for college, talking like a real couple. They both felt adorably awkward doing this with Beth's body, as Ivy wasn't attracted to it without Lucas's mind pitching in, though she appreciated that her boyfriend was so pretty as Beth. And James felt rather **** and awkward knowing anything he did as Beth would be all his actions, so he tried to keep his hands very far from any 'danger zones', trying to be considerate. Beth was amused about that inside her head, as she didn't mind if her own hands were touching herself, but she appreciated James's discretion.

When it was time to turn it around, though... Beth was out in full ****, while Lucas was in control, and Lucas always seemed a bit handsy with Ivy's body, and he took his chances with Beth's as well. Lucas tried to be more forward and convince Beth to try dating again, but given the weirdness of the situation, Beth didn't seem so inclined to agree quite yet--and since Beth on her own wasn't attracted to Ivy, having Ivy's hand running along her shoulder and arm the way Lucas did it was a bit creepy. It was a roller coaster with those two--pleading, arguments, a little bit of yelling, then some resignation to just watch some cartoons for a bit, before moving back into the final mix, where both were fifty-fifty again.

Each girl took a deep breath, exhausted by the marathon of emotions and activities as the half-and-half girls looked at each other, a bit confused, before they finally leaned in and kissed. "This is going to sound weird after just yelling at Luke for a while," Beth said, "But like this... I'm okay with things. I feel good about the idea of spending time with both of you in that head. There's no confusion about it."

Ivy nodded, looking a little depressed for a moment, before smiling. "Hey, at least I have a way to be with you--to be with both sides of you, at the moment." She tugged Beth back to the bed, taking a seat as her hand came to rest on Beth's hip. Beth, in turn, put a hand running along Ivy's side, trailing up toward Ivy's chest. It was truly like in this mix they were unique personalities, happy with the other side, more adventurous and accepting of each other's advances. Ivy leaned back on the bed, as Beth climbed over her, leaning down to kiss as her chest dangled in front of Ivy. Normally not one to care about looking at another girl's boobs except for a comparison, Ivy couldn't help but bring her hands up to feel Beth's body this time.

"I guess that settles it," Beth said, sounding both happy but resigned to the situation simultaneously. "If Luke and me are going to do anything, then it has to be with us partly mixed. Based on our tests, I think even just ten percent of the other mind in the mix might be enough to make me attracted to you like this, it still felt really strong at eighty. So, I can still be mostly Beth, you could still be mostly Luke, and as long as we had Ivy and James guiding us... maybe it would work."

With a smile, Ivy pulled Beth down for another kiss. "Maybe, but I personally like what we've got right now! Fifty-fifty seems great. Like my mind is perfectly balanced. I like all the potential for the other configurations, sometimes we need more of one side or the other, but this is... really comfortable, Beth."

Beth smiled. For a while longer, the girls made out, just teasing each other with light touching or pressing their bodies together without going too much further yet, until they grew sleepy. Both realized that if they were to do one of the fun activities outside the house tomorrow, everyone needed a good night's rest, likely with no Ascend helmets attached to them.

"I still want to talk for a bit, but let's get out of the headgear. Goodnight James," Ivy said with a wink.

"Goodnight Luke," Beth said with a grin, as both of them reached up to remove the Ascend receivers simultaneously. Suddenly disconnected, Lucas went right to sleep. James stayed up a bit longer to 'take care' of himself, after all the fun stuff he'd been doing all day! But eventually he passed out.

Ivy and Beth slipped off or each other, a bit embarrassed by the fact that just moments earlier, they had been making out with each other, their hands on both bodies. It felt almost like a weird quasi-cheating for Ivy... but eventually the two smiled at each other.

"That was wild," Beth said sheepishly. "Like, I still remember everything, and how I felt, it felt like it was just me falling for you, wanting to touch your... uh."

Ivy nodded. "It's so weird, like right now I see you as just a friend again. But when Luke is a part of me, it's like I have this inner beast that wants to go a bit wild, and... and I, uh, kind of like it." Both girls blushed for a while, looking away.

"We have to do it more," Beth eventually said. "It felt too good. I already sort of miss it. I mean, what if we, just, to confirm... try a kiss?"

Reluctantly, the girls moved closer together again, and locked lips. They tried to ignite some passion, but Beth backed away, and Ivy shivered. "Nope, nothing without the mix. The mix is so good, I can't believe there's not even like a residual attraction or something..!"

Ivy grinned. "Well, I know that if you like it so much, and I like it so much, we just have to keep getting the boys involved. And it won't take much to keep them interested. We might have to make some, well, sacrifices in terms of how much control we have, at least at first. But I bet we could convince them to do this more and more," Ivy suggested with a hint of mischief.

"...What are you thinking?" Beth asked, as she hunted for her pajama pants in her backpack. She still didn't have any qualms about changing in front of Ivy, just that now it was just two friends. "The comic con? We could go as fifty-fifty mixes again and I bet we'd both have a ton of fun. I know it's not really your thing but James would help out there."

It took a moment for Ivy to consider it, but she shrugged. "It could be that. I was thinking about that pool party though. What do you think would happen if we put them in majority control tomorrow and had them attend? I was feeling a bit shy about the idea of going without them, but I think they'd probably grab everyone's attention if they controlled us."

Beth snickered at the idea. "How about, let's sleep on it. And let's not tell them what we choose. They have to find out by wearing the transmitters in the morning, and they have to deal with whatever we decide. Convention, pool, mall, friend's house, staying in, whatever we do."

Something really excited Ivy about the idea of depositing Luke and James somewhere in new womanly bodies and letting them sort their way out of the situation! "Agreed, we'll pick something fun in the morning."

After a delightful night's rest for all four, James and Lucas text with each other for a better part of the morning, up earlier than normal. They saw the message from the girls to put on the headsets at 9AM, but wherever they end up and whatever the mix is, they have to endure. Both of them felt a mix of fear and excitement as they donned their transmitters, connecting to the headsets worn by the girls...