New Jersey (Part 1)

Darnell was trying to figure out what the hell was going on here. His skin was pale; he was carrying a purse; he seemed to wearing sweatpants; he obviously had a woman’s body. But the worst part of all this was that he was clearly now in New Jersey.

At least this seemed to be the platform to take the train into the City. He could get on, find his original body, and figure this whole mess out.

It didn’t take long for him to discover he wasn’t the only one in the wrong body. He heard people talking. He tried to get as much information as he could, but it seemed everyone was just as confused as he was. However, he figured one advantage his current body had was that this stuck up suburbanites were more willing to answer questions from what looked like a petite white woman instead of his original tall, male, Black body.

Mind-Shift Clinic

The “Mind-Shift Clinic” was the third or fourth place in town that performed body swaps between two willing people. The things were really becoming ubiquitous, though no one seemed to know anyone that actually went inside of one -- the technology was just still so new and people were skeptical.

Most people didn’t understand the technology at all, so even when a fire broke out at the clinic, few passersby were concerned...until the explosion.

It was like the tech leaked into the vicinity, swapping the bodies of people left and right. Vince hadn’t even been aware anything had happened when he felt the wave from the clinic. As he picked himself up, he could tell something was wrong -- the skirt, the tights, the long hair...none of it was his. As he looked around, it seemed he wasn’t the only one affected either.

(The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and) Mistress Hyde

Pick a New Body

Picking his nose was one of those habits that people always used to tell Joel was gross. After body swapping with Natalie, he noticed no one lectured him about it anymore. In fact, none of his filthy habits seemed to bother most people anymore, even when he’d do them in public.

It wasn’t just picking his nose, he was scratching his butt and spitting on the sidewalk. If anything, he was pretty sure there were probably other guys who were checking him out because of these things, not in spite of them.

Of course, they had no chance. Despite the fact that he was in his body, Joel told himself there was no way he would be hooking up with a dude...right?

Snug

“So, your clothes are in locker 17?” Todd asked looking down at his transformed body.

“And yours are in locker 12...in the men’s room...” Julia trailed off.

“Yeah, I still can’t believe we just sort of transformed into each other.”

“I’m just glad your shorts didn’t fall down on my frame after the transformation.”

“And I guess I’m glad that my frame didn’t rip open your outfit.”

“I mean, it does feel a little snug, especially down, well, you know where.”

“Let’s just get this over with and then go back to my place to discuss what we do next...”