Dimensional

“I thought you called me that you had some sort of explanation as to why we swapped bodies,” Ying said with a scared stutter, “Now you’re telling me this is my body!?”

Gerald sighed, “I did the math. Like I said, we didn’t swap bodies all; we got sucked into a different dimension where these bodies have always been our bodies. I am the Gerald of this universe with the Gerald body. It just so happens that body in this universe looks exactly like you. And visa versa. It explains why your clothes still fit. It explains how almost everyone is dressed.”

“But it feels gross. I still want my body, not some pale nerdy white guy body that has my name. I want to be me again.”

“Like I said, you technically are you...just a very different version of you. But the good news is that this changes how I approach the problem, and hopefully it means I’m one step closer to a solution.”

Big Wish

“Maybe it’s like that movie ‘Big.’” Stephanie suggested, “You know, that kid made a wish and became Tom Hanks? Then he just needed to find the Zoltar machine to reverse the wish.”

“Is there one of those machines even on this Boardwalk?” Tom asked, “I didn’t see one. I certainly didn’t make a wish at one. And I would’ve never wished to be a woman.”

Stephanie was oddly silent.

Tom asked, “What did you do?”

“I’m sorry,” Stephanie confessed, “I just don’t have any female friends. I wished I could have at least one. And you were always my best friend, but I didn’t know it would pick you -- and that’s the honest truth. I’m sorry. But it was my wish, so I’m going to fix this, okay?”

Twinsies, Episode 1 (Facebook version)

Avoid It

The first thing Lewis did after the Great Shift was cut his hair short. He told himself there had to be something he could do about being in the body of a woman, and -- quite honestly -- the short hair gave him some confidence back. It also got him thinking.

His new female body was skinny, but it was also quite rectangular. The chest was below average, which he was very thankful for. Maybe he could just bulk it up a little bit by working out. Sure, he’d technically still be a woman, but he didn’t have to act like one or look like one. At least, he could try his best to avoid it.

Fell

Reggie fell to the ground with a thud due to the unfamiliarity of heels suddenly on his feet and the restrictive dress. It probably would’ve been more of a scene and people probably would’ve rushed to his aid if not for the fact that just about everyone else was dealing with being in the wrong body just like he was.

And what a body he was in! It was clearly a runway model in one of the fashion shows inside the tents. Of course, his job just moments ago had been emptying the trash cans outside, but he wasn’t sure anyone needed to know that. Maybe he could even play it like he was supposed to be in this body -- though he’d have to learn how to walk in a tight dress and heels pretty quickly if he was going to pull off that ruse...