The mall

(chapter originally by faith on writing.com)

Minako Arisato sat on a wooden bench reading a book beside a bubbling water fountain in the local mall on Paulownia Island. She hummed happily to herself. But slowly, a strange look spread across her face. This wasn't a weekend. Shouldn't she be in school?

"Minako!" A familiar voice called.

"Elizabeth!" Minako said excitedly, then paused.

The familiar attendant of the Velvet Room had an unusually serious look on her face.

"Minako, I must speak with you. And we must hurry. I fear my Master will soon overwrite time to prevent this conversation from occurring!"

"What? Wha..he can do that? Why would he do that?"

"Do you remember the wall in the Velvet Room? The one that manifests behind your back whenever you enter?"

"The one with the big glass window that says 'Break in case of emergencies'?" Minako asked.

"Yes. Well, this morning I broke it."

"You broke the Velvet Room's fourth wall?"

"Precisely. This conversation is only happening because I have broken the fourth wall."

"......"

"In any event, having done so i have glimpsed the strand of Fate and Destiny! And they all converge on this day!"

"That sounds serious!"

"It is! Apparently today someone chosen by Fate is going to get naked!"

"...What?"

"Naked! Without clothing! Stripped! Humiliated! Bereft of modesty! Seen in their birthday suit!"

"Okay, I get it!....WHY??"

".....I suspect Fate may at times be controlled by unseen forces of various proclivities...which in this case appears to be one or several perverted individuals that should feel absolutely terrible about the ordeals they put hapless women through for their own lust and amusement!"

Elizabeth then proceeded to give a very pointed and dour look that seemed to be just staring off into space from Minako's point of view but was most certainly in fact directed towards the reader and author.

"Worst of all, it seems Fate intends for ME to suffer!"

"Oh...that's....terrible." Minako whispered.

"Spare me your pretense! I am well aware you have enjoyed seeing me in a state of undress just as much as I have enjoyed seeing you in scenarios where Fate has chosen you for humiliation!"

"...Wait, what?"

"But it is entirely unfair! Why must I suffer such an ordeal! Surely someone else can be chosen, even at this late hour?"

"Someone else? Fate can do that?"

"Certainly! It isn't as if Fate has entirely run out of women to humiliate connected with your quest! True, you and your closest associates have already suffered enormously in various splinters of reality..."

"Wait, WHAT???"

"But I can still be spared! Perhaps we could instead focus on the mysterious shop keeper of the antique store who fuses personas into various weapons!"

"But she's so nice!"

"Or my elder sister Margaret! Even though she is just an optional boss fight."

"A...optional...what?"

"Hush! Or perhaps that girl from Strega! The one in white."

"Chidori? But hasn't she been through enough as it is?"

"The point is that there are still many options left for these cruel fate manipulating godlings to choose from! If we beg they will show us mercy and pick someone else to humiliate!"

At that moment a thunderbolt came crashing down upon the two girls (inexplicably, as they were standing in an indoor mall and besides which there were no clouds in the sky that morning), instantly disintegrating their clothes. With a look of horrified panic Minako moved to cover herself. Elizabeth gave another angry glare towards the readers before following suit. Suddenly a massive throng of onlookers marched out into the open area of the mall, maybe attracted by the noise, but really who cares? Finding the two naked girls, they immediately began snapping pictures.

"Or maybe knowing this story will be removed from the time stream the godlings will take advantage of the moment while they can and opt to humiliate us worse than usual!" Elizabeth grumbled to herself. "Well, two can play that game!"

With that the blonde girl pounced upon a blushing Arisato and proceeded to kiss, squeeze and play with the other's naked body with all the **** abandon one might expect from someone who's lovemaking but be summarized in 10000 characters or less. In short it was extremely pleasurable and highly embarrassing for the two of them.

Igor sighed to himself as he watched the scenario unfold. With a brief wave of his hand, he erased the happening from existence. Whatever happened next was up to Fate.