Week 2 Anna's Date: Part Three

"So now you're seeing emotions as colored lights around us and these 'other Misty's' as well?" Gabriella summed up what Misty had been telling her back in her room after breakfast.

Misty nodded. "Three times now, or three of them. I'm not sure which." She hadn't the courage to tell Susan, but she could tell Gabriella anything.

"And two of them actually interacting with objects, your wardrobe doors and sketches, so not just images of past or future you." Gabriella mussed. "And three not two so not likely to be something created from your painting."

Misty hadn't even thought of her paintings! "But there was just the one when I'd only painted you in the maid outfit and now that I've painted you in a dress there are two!" Was she making these whatever they were?

Gabrielle stood from the chair she'd been sitting in and crossed to the other woman sitting on the foot of her bed and held her close. "Calm, be calm. What ever these other Misty's are they have caused no harm that we know of. What say we do another painting today and if tomorrow you see three of them we go to Shar about it?"

Misty took solace from the taller woman's warm embrace and relaxed. She was right, her pale imitations had done nothing but apparently go through some of her stuff. No Harm. "Okay, but can I paint a nude of you?" Misty asked hopefully.

Gabriella blushed bright, but looking down into those earnest silver eyes she just couldn't say no. "I suppose that would be fine." She stammered.

Misty jumped up from the bed and all but **** the Spanish woman back to her room. Maybe after she had her posed naked she'd be up to doing some other things naked as well.

Misty had sex with other contestant +5 VP

Gabriella had sex with other contestant +5 VP

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Tracy didn't want to ditch her sister, it was starting to feel nice to have her around again, but as far as she knew no one else had been given access to this smaller Moongate that led to the short hallway that seemed to only run between Shar's bedroom and office. Maybe coming up here unprompted was stupid, but she was worried.

She knew the weather was tied to their host, and this cold felt wrong somehow. Then this morning she'd seen the black in Shar's hair and something in that had set her tail on edge, which was a odd enough thing on it's own really.

Having feline instincts was fucking rad. Almost as good as having actual cybernetics! She was so glad her great aunt had grabbed her for this adventure, she'd already become so much more than she'd been in just the short time they'd had. All the sex was just the icing on the cake far as she was concerned. Becoming her big sister's tech guru slash lap cat was so small a price to pay she considered it a boon instead.

But not everything was sunshine and unicorns. Shar was the heart of this show, and without that the ride was over and who knew what came next if it came crashing down around them. And crash it might if something was wrong with her. Someone had to check and make sure, might as well be her and do it right.

Standing in front of Shar's office door she took deep breaths trying to calm herself. Just knocking, not doing anything wrong, if she doesn't answer we just try later, absolutely no trying to pick the lock cause that would be really really fucking stupid.

Finally she raised her chromed fist to knock, but first. "Come in Tracy." She heard the tall redhead say clearly through the wood. Well that was just cheating!

Tracy barged through the unlocked door now in a snit, she could have said something earlier instead of letting her stew in the hall! She noted however that Shar was paying more mind to her computer monitor than the irate cat girl in her office. Tracy could hear a conversation going on between Laura, Susan, and Anna.

"Are you watching the date?" She asked curiously despite herself.

Shar shook her head looking up from her computer. "This is apparently not their date but just a conversation needed as a prelude for it. You might be interested to know that Susan and Anna both asked Laura for children." Tracy inhaled sharply, Anna too? "And Laura agreed."

"Fuck yeah!" Tracy was already picturing both women with big round bellies. "That's gonna be so hot."

"And you need not be so worried about coming here, I could simply revoke your permission if I cared to, but yes picking locks would be a very bad idea."

"Never crossed my mind." Tracy said knowing they both knew that was bullshit.

Shar smiled, absentmindedly toying with her blue haired figurine, and asked. "So what can I do for you?"

Tracy noticed the figurine in Shar's hands now had a companion and looked closer. "Is that Chun-Li? Seems way more busty than normal, not that I'm complaining."

"No, just someone cosplaying as Chun-Li, who happens to be rather busty. I think the two of them make an excellent set together."

Tracy nodded. "That explains her not being Asian as well, but I've seen worse adaptions. So anyways, I just wanted to check up on you,. Which probably sounds pretty stupid now that I've said it out loud and all but somethings off and frankly your hair is kicking cat instincts I didn't even know I had till now into gear so I had to say something."

"Interesting that that would make you sensitive." Shar said putting the blue haired figurine back down next to the brunette. "I would have expected Misty to have noticed instead."

Tracy had to admit the figures, whoever they were, did make a cute couple though her money was still on Rose and Delilah. "So something is going on then?"

Shar steepled her hands in front of her. "Yes, an experiment of sorts you might say. Or rather a trying to unravel things that have been lost. It's how I recovered Tonya's name."

"And this is causing the." Tracy gestured to the right side of her head vaguely while raising an eyebrow.

Shar laughed at Tracy's absurdity. "The process has certain side effects yes, but you needn't be worried. This is not the first time I've tried this, and I know how far I can let things go before a crisis. I have no intentions of putting any of you at risk, nor the show itself."

"Sure, but you're also insane so..."

"Yes I know, but that does not mean I'm stupid. Now do you want to watch some of Sage's season? Perhaps Sally's instead? She's going with a gamer theme you might find interesting and I could even use your input on some letters I'm writing for them."

Tracy's eyes lit up. "Gamer harem?! Who's the lucky woman to win one of those?"

"Unfortunately it's a man. Not many hosts have the good taste to make a woman master."

"Shame."

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Stacy was annoyed and alone. Susan had gone off with Anna on her date so no trying to get to know her further now. Tracy had managed to sneak off somewhere and of course her scent only led back to the Moongate which could mean anywhere. And the musicians had taken Evelyn with them to apparently try and teach her to play guitar of all things and Stacy had less than zero interest in watching, or hearing, that.

Well fuck it then, she had two more strikes on her charm and Tracy had been kind enough to show her a list of places she could explore.

And it's not like she could get lost being able to follow her own trail back. Being part dog now had some benefits at least.

Maybe she'd find that big ass victory point card and leap into first place.

Better than standing here alone and bored.

"Well lets see what this place considers a library then." She said to her bracelet which then began to gently tug her forward towards the Moongate.

Maybe it would even be nice enough to take Laura to on their date. She certainly didn't care if it was romantic or not.

Information might be useful though.