Yoga Pants

Seth hadn’t remembered the last time the mall had been this busy. It had to have been at least twenty years ago.

But today was a grand re-opening of sorts. It had been shut down for a while due to the Great Shift. A lot of things had been. It made sense in the wake of the chaos caused by everyone swapping bodies, but the closures had also caused a lot of pent up frustration.

People were stuck in the wrong bodies, either wearing their own clothes that didn’t quite fit right or the style of the body they stuck in. Hence why everyone was eager to get to the mall.

Seth was more curious than anything. He had actually found a certain joy in his new female body and her vast selection of yoga pants...

Same Old Game

It didn’t take long for Malik to realize he had absolutely zero game after the body swap. One would think being in the body of a sixty year woman would kill the young man’s libido; it did not.

But after a few immediate rejections, he tried a different strategy. He began to play up being a helpless old woman, and it did open a few doors. Plenty of young women were willing to engage in conversation, but that was about it.

Asking for a phone number to set up a date got reactions that ranged from eyerolls to laugher to just plain confusion. He couldn’t wait to get his own body back!

Grace (Part 1)

The light hit the ring, catching Peter’s eye. Even the inscription -- despite being impossibly small -- was somehow crystal clear, even at a distance. It said, “Good for one wish.” He thought that was probably some sort of inside joke for whoever lost the ring, but he still thought about it right before he picked it up.

If he could wish for anything it would be to be irresistible to women and rich. Did that count as one wish? Or two? It’s not like it mattered. This thing couldn’t actually be magic, could it?

However, instantly reaching down to touch the ring proved it actually was magic, though his body didn’t seem to be changing in the way that would fit his wish. Of course, the ring granted a single wish, but not necessarily YOUR wish. A previous person in possession of the ring had asked to be an ideal form of feminine grace and beauty -- a perfect dancer’s body -- which is the wish Peter now had obtained.

AI Bros

Arrival

Chad walked off the plane, his first time standing on his new unfamiliar legs. He was sure everyone was staring at him as though they knew he wasn’t the woman he appeared to be.

But how could they?

As chaotic as the body swap incident on the plane had been, it had seemed to be limited to only the aircraft. There were theories about the plane being hit by lightning or an atmospheric anomaly or even just magic. But just about everyone on board was sure that if they started talking about body swapping upon landing, they would all be treated as insane -- so they all agreed to pretend to be who they now appeared to be. And so Chad was now Lucia. He wasn’t sure if he could pull it off. After all, what did he know about being a woman?

She assured him he’d able able to handle it in the short term, and they’d meet again within a day to discuss next steps...