Mathew, a 20-something otaku (Nice guy route)

((Authors Note: Hey, this is my first attempt at writing on here, and I hope I do halfway decently at it. I'm going to be drawing inspiration from some of my favorite other branches in this story, especially DancingKitten's branch, but I will do my best to be original with this. I also am planning on having my version of the app based somewhat on a certain phone game that is extremely popular and has people running around using their phones to catch make-believe monsters that they then use to battle other people with their own make believe monsters. Feel free to leave comments on directions you would be interested in seeing it go, or even just to give constructive criticisms on how I could improve my writing!))

I drop my last box on the floor a little more roughly than I probably should have, and take a look around my new room. It's going to take a while to get it decked out the way I like, but I'm looking forward to not needing to worry about who else might see it. The only other person who's going to be here is my best friend Madison, and she's even more into anime and manga than I am!

Speaking of Maddie, I can hear her coming in the front door, so I hurry out to see if she needs a hand with the rest of her things. I know she has a figurine collection she was bringing with, and I would hate to see any of them damaged.

Most people probably wouldn't give Maddie a second look if they passed her on the street, her being only about 5'4" and close to 200lbs. But she's got a razor wit, a sharp mind, and is one of the few people I know who is openly pansexual. That being said, I've always had a bit of a thing for her, but never had the courage to actually try anything. Her raven black hair is always well kept, usually in a braid a bit past her shoulders, and I know she wears a D cup from the couple of times she had me take care of her laundry for her. Who knows, maybe us moving in together will be the push it takes for us to go from friends to friends with benefits?

"Hey, Mads, you need a hand with anything," I ask, hurrying to hold the door for her as she pushes against it with her back.

"Naw, man, thanks though. Most of what I have left is getting shipped here by my folks. Thought it would be cheaper to mail things rather than rent a U-Haul, for some reason. Just got what I could fit in my car, so a few days worth of clothes, bed spread, and the most important thing," as she's talking she sets the box she's holding down on the counter, and then reaches in to pull out a Blu-Ray case, "The complete series of Slayers! I figured we could binge watch it over pizza after we got settled in this evening. You wanna go chronological, or by release?"

I grin. We met at an animecon a few years ago and quickly bonded over our love of Japanese media, Slayers being a top favorite for both of us. I love the humor, she loves the art, and we both enjoy the action scenes. I already know what answer she's hoping for.

"Gotta go chronological! After all, can you really follow the complex and intricate story of season one without first seeing all the shennanigans that Lina and Naga get up to," I joke. Naga is by far her favorite character, and I have to say I never mind seeing her on screen either. Not a huge fan of her laugh, but it fits her, so I deal with it.

Madison's grin looks like it's going to split her face in half. "I know, right? And of course, that outfit of hers is just Mmmmm!" Yep, that's Maddie all right.

"You wanna call in the order? I've gotta get some things unpacked first, but it shouldn't take long."

"Yeah, you want your usual? Pepperoni and green olives?" I nod, then head into my room to rummage around through my boxes for my clothes and sheets. Thankfully, I can find them quickly enough and throw my bed together well enough for me to sleep in tonight, then head out to make sure the entertainment center is hooked up right for several hours of magical mayhem and mischief.

Sitting on the couch, I pull out my phone to check my social media before the food arrives, only to see an app I didn't remember downloading. It looked like a pink heart with a camera shutter by it, and the letters CG! overlaying it.

Weird, I don't remember downloading anything. I open it up, and scroll through a pretty typical ToS agreement. I skim it, before hitting accept, and it opens to a main menu screen with a message window popping up in front of it.
Thank you for selecting Custom Girls! We at the dev team are always striving to improve the experience of our app, and in an effort to do just that, you have been selected to serve as a beta tester for a new version. As one of our first beta testers, you will receive a free 10 gems, plus an additional 10 gems every day! No longer do you need to scroll through available targets in text form, now you can simply point your phone at them, and click! They're yours to do with what you like! We hope you and your Girls will have loads of fun!

Oh, great, some sort of Augmented Reality game. Probably all kinds of malware tied to it, I'm gonna have to run a massive debug and antivirus on it after this. Ah well, may as well see what it's about, its already open. The main menu has several options on it, but the only one I can select right now is 'Get Girl!' at the top. I touch it, and my phones camera opens, showing the room around me. I figure it will probably just take pictures of the women I 'get' with it, and modify them however, like some sort of glorified Photoshop.

Maddie comes back in the room, apparently having gone to the building's door to get the pizzas. I turn my phone around and a locking reticle that looks like a pink heart covers her face, with the name 'Madison Jones' popping up over it. Wait, how the hell does this app know her last name? Is it accessing my Facebook feed and using facial recognition? I may have to analyze this before I scrub it from my phone! "Hey, Maddie, mind being a test subject for me?"

She gives me a confused look as she sets the boxes on the counter, "What are you talking about?"

"Some random ARG app got downloaded on my phone, figure I may as well see what its about before I scrub the damn thing."

She shrugs, "Don't see why I should give a fuck, knock yourself out," she pulls out a slice of her own pizza; Pepperoni, Italian Sausage and jalapenos. Madison is way too into spicy shit for my tastes, but I have a feeling she's going to be slipping it into the meals whenever its her turn to cook.

I take a picture, and the words 'GIRL GET!' arch over her face, and it goes back to the main menu. Now, the second option is available, 'Girl List.' Another message window pops up as I go into this menu
With our new changes, alterations can me made to your Got Girls regardless of distance between you! Once a Girl is yours, you can alter them however you like, whenever you like! Please note, some commands are still limited by distance involved, such as the Summon! hotkey. Any effects limited in this way will have their effective ranges listed in the customization description

Shaking my head, I clear the message and tap on Maddie's picture. It enlarges to show her full body nude on one side, with a list of apparent 'customizations' I can use next to it. I do a double take when I see Maddie's tribal dragon tattoo that she has on her hip, though. I'm one of the few people she's shown it to, and I know there aren't any pictures of it online

OK, now things just got next level weird... I look at the top of the customizations list, where there are different tabs for Breasts, Body/Face, Ass, Behavior, Hotkeys, and Misc. I'm currently in Breasts, and I start scrolling. It is obvious from some of these options that this is meant to be a sexual game, from stuff like 'Breasts increase 1 cup size' for 6 gems to 'Target will orgasm when nipples are pulled' for 30, all the way up to 'Target lactates uncontrollably' for a whopping 90. Scrolling down, I see one that might be fun.

Targets nipples are always hard. In addition, they are always visible no matter how many layers she wears (2 gems)

Why not? I buy it, and see the nipples on the model protrude out. Simple gimmick, I guess. Then I look up, and my jaw drops as I see Maddie's nipples clearly poking through her t-shirt and bra while she gets the first disc in the player