Chloe Has To Tell You Something First

"First, don't freak out. Think at me if you want to answer." Chloe's voice rang out inside your head, her pseudo-face sitting on your shoulder, unmoving. "Understand, Jason?"

"Y-Yeah. You don't want them hearing this..." You thought back. "You could've just taken control of my mouth to talk to them, but didn't. You made that fake head on my shoulder to make them think-"

"Correct. Now... this is incredibly important, Jason. So listen closely."

"Okay..."

"There is almost certainly going to be some side-effects. I've rebuilt enough of your body now that-"

"My cells are covered in your slime, yeah." You interrupted, crossing your arms. "Which means I need to... you need to make me possess my friends to survive."

"Yes. But... the human body is rather resilient, Jason. For better or worse." Chloe began. "Your body has begun adapting to my slime. Normally, this is expected, however... we haven't done thorough testing on the breadth of repairs I had to do to your body. Meaning... as I've continued to monitor your cellular structure, you've changed. In simple terms, you're not entirely human anymore."

"WHAT?!" You mentally shouted, literally biting your tongue to not slip up and alert your friends.

"Good job not blurting that out, Jason." Chloe sighed. "The problem, if you want to call it that, is my nature. And yours now, I suppose. In simple terms, I have a 'core' inside me, using sheer **** of will to keep my slime around it. It's the main reason I was even given the opportunity to develop sapience, in fact." Chloe continued, forcing your head to turn and look at a half-empty glass of water nearby. "Understand?"

"Kinda? Why'd you take control to make me look at-"

"You don't understand then. Jason, you already have a will of your own, yes? And your cells have similarities to mine now, yes? Now, what would happen if someone where to... ingest some of your cells. I'm not suggesting your friends are cannibals, of course. But... dead skin cells. Saliva. Semen. Possibly even blood, if... a transfusion were to happen. You understand?"

"What'll happen?" You whispered, not noticing you said that, until the last syllable, those words left your mouth.

"Water seeks its own level, Jason." Chloe said slowly inside your head. "It'll start as being more agreeable to you. Then... attraction. Then obsession. Around that point, they'll be completely under your finger. You could almost certainly modify them remotely. Everything about them. Personality, appearance... gender."

"Oh my God..."

"I... I am a woman of science, Jason. Morals don't weigh as heavily on my mind as with others. So I won't stop you if you want to carry on. Double-dip, backwash, kiss, touch, and do all the sexual acts you want, if you really want that. Just... I would appreciate it if you could chronicle what happens." Chloe whispered. "You'll be compensated, of course."

"Do you... do you want me to do this?!" You began, trying to keep a calm face. "Not just steal their bodies, but-"

"I'm nothing more than an observer. For now. So my say doesn't matter." Chloe said in a calming tone. "Unless you tell any of them, they'll never know. Their minds will simply accept the changes. And... even in another body, your cells will still leak out. And whoever you're in for longer than a few hours will almost certainly be changed, regardless of your actions. Your entire body is essentially undergoing dialysis inside of them, after all. I... I would personally advise against taking any bodies in a relationship, unless you intentionally infect their significant other as well."

"So... what about Amanda? You offered-"

"In the event she becomes nothing more than a **** to your will... she'll be aware of the changes. For better or worse, she'll be accepting of them as well, her mind becoming twisted in its undying loyalty to the origin of the new cells within her." Chloe explained. "That is why I'm speaking to you like this. I wanted the option of allowing your friends to live in ignorance, unable to be aware of the mental changes at least one will be unavoidably experiencing."

"Th-Thanks for giving them that, at least."

"If one of them has a crush on you already, you wouldn't be completely changing their mind, you know." Chloe finished as the crowd of your friends dispersed and approached again.

"Hey, man." Daniel began, rubbing the back of his neck. "We, uh..."

"We all agree." Ken said, glancing at his wife Julia for a second. "If we were in this situation, you'd give us your body, after all."

"Just don't do any weird things without permission." Lisa sighed, smiling at you.

"Or do. Could be fun!" Julia chirped, getting a glare from the others. "Alright, if you take my body, you don't have to ask for things. That's what I meant."

"Juuuuuuuulia." Ken growled.

"Except for romance stuff! Only Ken in my body! And only me in Ken's body!" Julia corrected, sighing in relief at Ken's nod.

"D-Don't be a stranger." Willow whispered, her cheeks red as she looked down at your feet.

"Phew, that's a relief!" Chloe shouted, speaking from your shoulder again. "You've got some good friends, Jason!"

"Yeah, I do..." You muttered, your mind running various fantasies you could do. If... if you really wanted to. "None of you mind?" You asked, your eyes darting between the five friends in front of you. Getting various shaking heads in response, you sighed. Unless you were about to run off and find a stranger, you were going to borrow one of your friends, unavoidably corrupting at least their mind in the process. But... you didn't know whether you should have said anything. It might've been more terrifying to be aware of what was happening, after all...