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bixels · 3 months

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Splatoon 3: Side Order is good, but not great. I still highly recommend it, but if you care about the story, you're going to be disappointed. Quick review: spoilers ahead.

Side Order was the devs experimenting with Splatoon's gameplay loop. The campaign is a rogue-like, and it works amazingly well. Super fun, super challenging, building my deck and fighting through challenges with the stakes of resetting really scratched an itch in my brain. They did a great job with it.

Unfortunately, I feel like priority went to game design rather than story. Much of the mysterious artwork we saw in the first teaser trailer was completely unused; turns out, all of that was just concept art that never made it into the final product. Side Order failed to make me care about what was happening. I don't know why the protagonist had to be Agent 8; it could've been anyone else and the story would've worked the same.

Octo Expansion was the absolute peak of meshing story and gameplay. The campaign's hook is insanely strong; we immediately empathize with Agent 8 because we know from previous lore that octolings like her have been trapped underground for all their lives. We care about her fight to the surface because it's a fundamentally ideological fight for freedom. The plot stuff about Tartar and the Thangs is just nice set dressing; 8's fight for freedom is the real story.

There's none of that in Side Order. I don't particularly care about Marina's metaverse, even if it's tied to Octo Expansion's story. I don't know why Acht is there other than backstory stuff. It really feels like 8 is just told to do something and she does it because she's the protagonist; she has zero personal stakes or motivations in the conflict. This is a story blunder the devs did in Splatoon 3's default campaign––forgetting to give the protagonist a personal reason to fight––that I hoped would be fixed here, but alas.

What makes it worse is that the gameplay and story progression are completely out of sync. I beat the entire game on my third run in 4 hours. With each run, you get up to two keys to potentially unlock bits of story. That means you'll get about one piece of the story every two runs. There are twelve pieces of the story; I got the first and then beat the whole damn game. Now I have to go back and grind to see the remaining story when I've already beaten the final boss and resolved the conflict. I missed the entire story because I never had to reset because I blazed through the gameplay! It's just a real shame that I experienced everything without knowing... why it's happening. The final boss had me asking myself what the hell is going on because I don't know the backstory at all.

Again, I still really recommend. The devs did a great job, but Side Order remains in the shadow of Octo Expansion's incredible success. Like the default singleplayer campaign, there's just a lot of lost story potential here that, while not necessary, would have really elevated this DLC into something amazing.

#long #personal #rant #splatoon #side order #it's a shame too because I got SO FUCKING HYPED at the title drop #when I realized that the entire first 30 minutes of the game was JUST THE OPENING TUTORIAL and they hit you with the music #and the “nintendo presents” and the title drop to a slow mo explosion. I thought “holy shit this is gonna be huge”#alas it wasn't because it turns out i'm better at roguelikes than the devs anticipated so i beat it in 3 hours lol #octo expansion was a cultural reset. it did something to my brain. the entire rising action part of the story; the reveals the twists the #boss fights the upward climb. it was so incredibly hype and just upped the stakes over and over. nothing's come close

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mikimeiko · 1 month

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The Expanse | 3x06. Immolation

#the expanse #theexpanseedit #that final line was SO CHEESY but also SO PERFECT #AAAAAH #i love them your honor #i made this #i just want a tag for the things i personally put out into the world

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nipuni · 8 months

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They reopened the last floor of the National Archeological Museum after over two years! 🥰 All the reforms look incredible, we were so stunned. If you are in or visit Madrid you should definitely check it out!!

#personal #nips photos #we were not expecting this much of an expansion it looks great!!!#also it's free atm too!! and when it's not it's super cheap!!#please excuse my hair the humidity is doing a number on it

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cottonundiestf · 2 months

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Plain Jane (Attribute Theft, BE, Altification)

She hated that her parents named her Jane. They didn't know they were signing her up for torture. They didn't know Jane Gray would grown into an exceptionally plain young woman, turning the name she grew up with since childhood into the perfect insult. Plain Jane. Even her nickname couldn't be unique.

The eighteen-year-old finished the gauntlet of social torment that was high school and she didn't see how college was going to be any better. With her dishwater brown hair, stick-like figure, lower-middle class upbringing, and total lack of style, Jane was overlooked at best and teased at worst.

There was a big senior bonfire at the beach for graduates to celebrate their last summer before going off to college and jobs, and for some reason, Jane let her friend Danielle drag her out for one last hurrah.

When she got to the beach, everyone was having fun and barely noticed her arrival. She went to find Dani, but before she could, her eye was drawn to a gold necklace nestled in the cool sand. It had three gold moon charms of different phases, each seemingly missing a stone that should be set in it.

Jane considered looking for the owner of the necklace, but everyone was too busy to give her the time of day anyway, right? Screw it, she deserved one nice thing tonight.

She fastened the necklace around her neck as Dani, one of her only friends at school, found her. She handed Jane a drink so they could reflect on graduation and look ahead to college, an experience Jane still wasn't optimistic about.

"You're being too hard on yourself, Jane. Besides, college is going to be the perfect time to reinvent yourself."

Everyone always said that. But that was easy for Dani to say; she never had a problem standing out. She grew out of a goth look and attitude over the years, but that just left her as some kind of alt rock goddess, with her dyed hair and a collection of tattoos Jane's parents never would have signed off on at such a young age. Even her style was full of bold blacks and vibrant neons that Jane just could never pull off.

Jane wished she could be half as exciting as Dani while Dani seemed drawn to stare at her friend's new accessory. "Woah, that's a really cool necklace. Is it... um... new?"

Dani looked dizzy, her eyes starting to glaze over. "Dani? Dan—woah." The sudden wave of dizziness passed on to Jane, but it wasn't the only thing.

She felt the ripple of goosebumps across her skin as art pieces etched themselves in ink, each tattoo flooding her head with memories of tattoo parlors and songs that inspired them. It wasn't the kind of music Jane listened to, except... well, it was, right? Her and Dani traded songs and bands, sneaking out to underground concerts throughout high school. Dani was even the one to dye Jane's hair a vibrant blue before graduation.

When the sudden wave of memories and pleasure associated with her tattoos subsided, Jane finally looked herself over, realizing she didn't imagine the change. She started to say something to Dani before looking her over again.

She had fewer tattoos and piercings; if Jane had to guess, she had lost about as many tattoos as Jane gained. What's more, her blue hair was now black with a few blue streaks. She was still gorgeous though, which was why Jane was dating her.

Wait. What?

Jane was always your typical straight girl, but that's not what her memories were telling her, and it certainly wasn't what her body thought. All those nights sneaking out weren't just to go to parties. Dani and Jane had their queer awakenings around the same time, and who better to explore that with then your punk rock bestie?

Dani finally came to, seemingly unaware of what changed or the features Jane... well, stole. Unintentionally, but that was absolutely what happened. "Want to get out of here and...?" Dani just grinned.

Jane felt the sudden warmth in her cheeks and... other places. "Yeah, let's—wait. Er, sorry, but not just yet. I... want to go around and talk to a few people first?"

Dani stared at her girlfriend blankly. "...You do?"

Jane laughed weakly, coming up with a lame excuse of wanting to end things on good terms before leaving her hometown in the Fall. Dani accepted the excuse with a kiss and left Jane alone to inspect her necklace.

As expected, this had to be involved somehow. The crescent moon charm had a new sapphire set in it, leaving her with two gemless moons. Assuming she knew what that meant now...

Jane wandered the periphery of the party, looking girls from her graduating class over. She felt a little guilty for what she took from Dani, but she didn't have the same apprehensions about the girls who spent the years ignoring her.

Eventually, she spotted Lily. Everyone knew she was a social butterfly and a huge flirt, and she had the look to back it up. She had the hips, she had the ass, and as every guy on the beach could tell you, she had a perfect pair of breasts. She even had a pretty face to match, proving fate played favorites.

But fate wasn't in charge tonight. "Hey Lily! Good luck next year. Got any plans?"

The redhead looked away from the two guys chatting her up, confused by the introvert's sudden friendliness. "Hey. Um, Jane, right? Thanks! I've got a job lined up, so... er... sorry, that's just a really nice... necklace?"

No one around them seemed to notice, but Lily and Jane were falling into the same daze she put Dani under before as their realities swapped a few key details around.

There was a sudden spark in Jane's heart. Something feisty. She was always an awkward, quiet kid, but that was all over. She was the one who made herself the life of the party wherever she went. She could feel it on her tongue; flirtation was like a second language Jane was fluent in.

Jane's beanpole figure filled out, her hips flaring to accommodate a new bubble butt. Her flat chest swelled, not quite to the perfectly shaped DDs Lily has... had, but to a size where she could feel them weighing on her chest. Lily was never actively antagonistic to Jane, so she was willing to leave her some gentle curves and some perky A cups.

But she did take all she could from that stunning face. Soft freckles, high cheek bones, full lips, and some fuck-me eyes that could make a man unload his wallet.

Which was what made Jane realize what else she took: the new job Lily had lined up. Jane's awkward, unimpressive body was now made to dance and show off, and that meant she was excited for the chance to strip her way through college for some spending money. She even stole Lily's stage name, Lulu. (It wasn't Lily at her most creative, but now it wasn't Lily's at all, so that was fine.)

Lily finally came to, finishing her inspection of the new ruby in Jane's half-moon charm. Her face was so bland now, like a stock character made to fill in the background of a video game. When Jane smiled and excused herself, Lily looked around, unsure of what to do now. The poor thing would acclimate to her new social anxiety in time, and in time, Jane would adjust to the guys who kept offering her drinks.

With one charm left, Jane had an idea of who she'd use it on, but the night was young. She spent some time dancing and teasing guys from her class, reveling in the attention she lacked in her old life. This was almost perfect.

But perfection was Melody Morgan.

"Jane? No fucking way. That can't be Plain Jane."

Interrupting Jane's dancing, a blonde in a teeny bikini glared at her. Melody was your classic rich bitch, with the best toys, the most popular boyfriend, and a pair of fake tits bought by daddy as a graduation gift to add on to her natural beauty. All those blessings and she still chose to spend the last four years tormenting Jane.

The guy Jane was dancing with, Melody's boyfriend, Tristan, looked at her in confusion. "Plain Jane? Are you feeling okay, babe?"

"Hush!" She pulled her fingers across her lips like a zipper, and Tristan's voice cut out like he was muted. "I don't know what kind of trick this is, but... HEY! You took my necklace!"

Jane blinked, realizing what had happened. The charm necklace was Melody's. And with it, there came the realization that Melody's nice things weren't blessings; they were magic.

The realization dawned on her: what if this wasn't the first time Melody used magic to steal the luster from other girls?

"You little twerp. I'm going to turn you into the toad you are, then I'll take my... my neck..."

Melody was so arrogant, she didn't realize she was staring into the charms, falling under the power of a very pissed off Jane.

There was an element of intent with stealing from people, Jane realized. She wanted half of what made Dani so bold. She wanted most of Lily's beauty and allure.

But she wanted everything from Melody. The bitch didn't deserve any of it.

She didn't focus on herself because she wanted to watch Melody. She watched her thighs thin out and her curves flatten. The luster of her blonde hair went dull. The tact Jane used with Lily was gone as every bit of tit the bitch had, real or synthetic, dissolved until Melody's chest was as flat as the rest of her.

Looks weren't all Melody didn't deserve. Memories started vanishing, from her honors classes to her active dating history to the witchy rituals her aunt taught her when she came of age. She looked around at the beach as all the faces became strangers to the witch who was once the most popular girl in her class.

Eventually, the plain, uneducated, outsider came to her senses, looking around only to realize everyone on the beach was acting like she didn't exist. The only person who seemed amused by her was an absolute goddess rocking tattoos and long, shiny blue hair.

The guy behind the bluette bombshell had his hands all over her, disregarding the stick-figure girl. "Who's this, babe?"

The blue-haired witch grinned wickedly, filled with the elitist attitude she stole from a top mean girl. She'd stolen her rival's body, mind, and boyfriend. Dani wasn't a stickler for monogamy, and really, didn't she deserve a boyfriend and a girlfriend?

But that wasn't the only thing she took from her former bully. "I don't know, Tristan. Hey bitch, what's your name?"

It took the mundane young woman a second to even remember. "Oh, um. Jane Morgan?"

That made Jane, now Melody laugh. "Oh, Plain Jane! I knew her once, but she just sort of fell off the face of the Earth. Glad to see you've been up to nothing interesting, but this is actually a closed party."

Melody Gray fiddled with her necklace, the full moon charm now adorned with a brilliant diamond to complete her set. It sat above an almost cartoonishly large chest. Maybe she went a bit overboard, but daddy promised her a boob job, and Melody loved when every guy and girl on the beach couldn't help but stare.

The queen bee of the beach sighed, officially done with Jane. She wasn't a bully anymore; she wasn't anything. She was insignificant, and that was enough for Melody. "Run off and do... well, who cares, right?"

Jane ran off with tears in her eyes, grappling with a sense of loss she couldn't quite explain as she ran off to her unremarkable life. Melody, meanwhile, reveled in her boyfriend groping her as her new memories as the popular it girl and richest witch in town replaced a much less interesting life she was happy to leave behind.

(Thank you to my Sugar Patrons for helping me with another fun poll of suggestions! There was a tie, so that means you get attribute theft AND altification! The model used goes by Riae! Find ways to support me as a Sugar Patron on my Discord!)

#breast expansion #personality change #transformation kink #altification #bitchification #attribute theft #reality change #magical transformation

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diffidentalice · 4 months

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A public service announcement from Chrisjen Avasarala

"Fuck these people. If they don't see how glorious you are, they don't deserve you."

#bobbie draper #chrisjen avasarala #the expanse #love these two women so much #it's so remarkable that besides arjun the only person we see chrisjen ever really love is this young angry marine #whose determination to do right by her people sees her rewarded with ostracization and neglect

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thefandomexpert · 2 months

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ok. i see u complaining about how long it takes to get to shb, how are you supposed to get your friends into the fucking WONDER that is shb when they have to get through all of The Other Stuff First

I used to have this problem with Homestuck, people who wanted to skip to the trolls, or pass on the intermissions. I will repeat what I said then now:

The later stuff is mind-blowingly good BECAUSE of the setup slog. which is also fun btw, you’re having trouble selling it because you keep saying it’s a slog. it’s good storytelling! yes even arr and sb (i didn’t say it was the best storytelling!! but i’ve seen way fuckin worse!!!). You need to spend 300 hours with the characters and to watch them grow gradually for a LOT of the little character moments to even register later on, and i’m not even talking about the ascian reveals. estinien is a completely different character. thancred’s deep-seated issues have been brewing subtly since 1.0. the socio-economic political climate of the universe is SO important and SO well set up by the arr random task/fetch quests (BABY INCONSEQUENTIAL QUESTS. YEAH THE STUPID ONES IN THE INTRO PRE-SASTASHA SEQUENCES WITH THE NPCS YOU DONT REMEMBER. THOSE.) and that info is integral to character decisions made in every expansion afterwords, and is built upon consistently. the consistent build-up of the lore is, in my opinion, almost entirely the reason ffxiv’s writing stands out against other games of the genre. and it’s BOLSTERED by the fact that it’s a live service game with a shit ton of expansions you HAVE to play through single file when you start fresh. narrative games are usually 15-20 hours. ffxiv is giving you 500+ in msq alone (won’t get into how much the optional and side quests support the storytelling as well).

It’s like one of those long-running book series. you can’t ask someone to read Just the last book of animorphs and expect them to understand the narrative implications of what’s happening, or to get attached to the characters enough to care. that attachment and understanding is built by spending time and reading the other 1500 books prior. shb should not be treated as a stand-alone. in fact it’d be a bad standalone. it’s good BECAUSE there’s 500+ hours of playtime required to get there.

#this is not on the post bc that person was lamenting the fact that u do in fact have to convince people to play The Whole Game in order #for a proper fandom integration #which i absolutely relate to #HOWEVER #after years of dragging my highschool friendgroup into homestuck by forcing them to read through act1 before they could decide to quit #arr and other early expansions on NON NEGOTIABLE AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR LATER STORY BEATS #this is also why wow doesn’t work. they don’t let you play past expansions. drives me NUTS #meg speaks #ffxiv

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ivemanifest · 2 months

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Finding a deeper meaning behind what you desire to manifest is what creates the infinite possibility to CREATE absolute magic. Because the less restrictions you have, the more opportunities you allow to flow in 🌟

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thefirstknife · 7 months

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New article with more details (from Jason Schreier who first broke the story). If you can't see it, I'll copy the whole text under read more.

About 100 employees were laid off in total (8%) and one of the main reasons listed is "underperformance," "sharp drop in popularity" and "poor reception of Lightfall."

So you know when for the last year and a half content creators have been shitting and pissing on the game as a full-time job and the amount of negativity and ragebait content became the only thing to make content about for them? Well they certainly won't take the blame, but I will let it be known. These people either don't understand the influence they have or they do and they're doing it on purpose, and I don't know which of these two options is worse, but I am 100% confident that their campaign of rage and hate contributed to this.

You don't base your entire community around constantly hating everything about the only game you play (despite clearly not enjoying it anymore) and somehow avoid galvanising thousands and thousands of people into perceiving the game negatively. Imagine being employees who have barely worked there for 2 years and the only community reception they've seen is 24/7 hate train for their work and then they get fired because of "poor reception" and "drop in popularity." How can they not take that personally? I am absolutely devastated for these people who delievered a banger product and who were met with an unrelenting barrage of toxic gamer children which ended up having more sway over their boss than them.

Which brings me to the next bit and that's FUCK THE CEO. He is now my mortal enemy #1. I am projecting psychic blasts directly into his brain. What an absolute spineless coward who is more willing to bow down to fucking gamers than to protect his own employees. This is absolutely rage inducing because this has happened before. From the article from 2021 about the toxic culture at Bungie:

Reading this shit from the new article absolutely fucking sent me into blind rage because I immediately remembered this. Another instance of employees suffering because of comments on reddit. And because of toxic players. And proof that leadership is not protecting employees and is instead siding with players.

Match made in heaven. Asshole gamer content creators and asshole CEOs, all of whom sit at home on piles of money made from someone else's labour. I hope they all explode. None of the people that worked on this game deserve this.

Another article with an infuriating comment from the CEO:

In an internal town hall meeting addressing a Monday round of layoffs that impacted multiple departments, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons allegedly told remaining employees that the company had kept “the right people” to continue work on Destiny 2.

"Kept the right people." Really. Veteran composers weren't the right people? Die!

Bloomberg article in full:

Bungie’s decision to cut an estimated 100 jobs from its staff of about 1,200 followed dire management warnings earlier this month of a sharp drop in the popularity of its flagship video game Destiny 2. Just two weeks ago, executives at the Sony-owned game developer told employees that revenue was running 45% below projections for the year, according to people who attended the meeting. Chief Executive Officer Pete Parsons pinned the big miss on weak player retention for Destiny 2, which has faced a poor reception since the release of its latest expansion, Lightfall. The next expansion, The Final Shape, was getting good — not great feedback — and management told those present that they planned to push back the release to June 2024 from February, according the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The additional time would give developers a chance to improve the product. In the meantime, Parsons told staff Bungie would be cutting costs, such as for travel, as well as implementing salary and hiring freezes, the people said. Everyone would have to work together to weather the storm, he said, leaving employees feeling determined to do whatever was needed to get revenue back up. But on Monday morning the news got worse: Dozens of staffers woke up to mysterious 15-minute meetings that had been placed on their calendars, which they soon learned were part of a mass layoff. Bungie laid off around 8% of its employees, according to documentation reviewed by Bloomberg. Bungie didn’t respond to requests for comment. Employees who were let go will receive at least three months of severance and three months of Bungie-paid COBRA health insurance, although other benefits, such as expense reimbursements, ended Monday, sending some staff racing to submit their receipts. Laid-off staffers will also receive prorated bonuses, although those who were on a vesting schedule following Sony Group Corp.’s acquisition of Bungie in January 2022 will lose any shares that weren’t vested as of next month. The layoffs are part of a larger money-saving initiative at Sony’s PlayStation unit, which has also cut employees at studios such as Naughty Dog, Media Molecule and its San Mateo office. TD Cowen analyst Doug Creutz wrote in a report Monday that “events over the last few days lead us to believe that PlayStation is undergoing a restructuring.” PlayStation president Jim Ryan announced last month that he plans to resign. Many of the layoffs at Bungie affected the company’s support departments, such as community management and publishing. Remaining Bungie staff were informed that some of those areas will be outsourced moving forward.

#destiny 2 #bungie #long post #and like i don't care what's anyone's opinion on lightfall. it doesn't matter #the expansion is fine. there's some bad shit in there as there is in every expansion #literally nothing on this earth was so bad to deserve the amount of vitriol that lightfall got #it was purely motivated by hate and rage from people who have clearly lost their interest in the game a long time ago #no one else normal enough would respond even to a weaker expansion this way. and lightfall wasn't even weaker #literally nothing ever released in destiny deserves to have comments bad enough to end up affecting employees #there's been some bad expansions/dlcs/seasons. whatever. none of them were like... gollum level. not even close #people genuinely treated lightfall like it personally killed their dog. it was insane. the reaction to it was insane.#it stemmed from people who should have stopped playing a long time ago and stopped being content creators for one game #i can't even properly explain just how long and tireless the ragebait content campaign for destiny has been #opening youtube and seeing 10 videos in a row of just complaining and bitching #opening twitter and seeing thousands upon thousands of posts and comments dedicated solely to hating the game #imagine being an employee trying to maintain some communication with the community #hippy was relentlessly bullied by people I've seen suddenly lamenting that she was fired. you caused this #they will never accept even a miniscule portion of the blame for this ofc. they will just keep claiming they don't have that influence #but they do. it's been proven years ago. in the same way #community comments DO reach devs and community comments DO influence what happens to them and the game #'the event is bad' 'meta is bad' 'pvp is bad' 'raid is bad' 'story is bad' stop playing. no longer asking.#it's a video game. if you hate it stop playing. you don't have to justify it to hundreds of thousands of people and take them with you #especially when it leads to employees taking the fall #so to all content creators who are appalled and baffled after spending 2 years hating the game: you did this.#and to the ceo even more: explode into dust and be forgotten

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beautification-tales · 2 months

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The Video

April sits in front of her computer, her fingers poised above the keyboard. The video file name on her desktop glows with an ominous, foreboding light: "Pepper's_Message.mp4". She hesitates for a moment, heart racing, before taking a deep breath and clicking the play button. The video begins to buffer, the image flickering onto the screen in fits and starts. Suddenly, there's a crackle, and the video feed stabilizes. Pepper, her arch-rival in life, smiles smugly at the camera, her perfectly straight teeth glinting under the fluorescent lights. "Hello, April," she says, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "I hope you're sitting down because I have some really bad news for you. I fucked Dr. Brown last night or should I say ‘Dustin’ fucked me.” April's face blanches as she processes the information, feeling a mixture of anger, betrayal, and humiliation. Pepper continues, "Just thought you should know. Enjoy your little pity party, loser." The video ends with a final, mocking laugh.

April's mind races as she tries to make sense of what she's just seen. Pepper's words echo in her ears, the accusation and taunt replaying over and over. Pepper knew how April felt about her favorite Biology professor. He was handsome and brilliant and had been an excellent mentor in her research studies. The thought of Pepper, that stuck-up, self-absorbed bitch, having been with him, with Dustin, made April's stomach churn with nausea.

She stands up abruptly, unable to sit still any longer, and paces furiously around her room. Her anger and humiliation are overwhelming, and she feels as if she might explode. She wants nothing more than to confront Pepper, to demand answers and make her pay for this betrayal. She ran to the refrigerator and pulled out the rack of vials labeled PPR. She poured all of the contents down the drain with tears in her eyes.

Her mind begins to race, searching for some way to cope with this devastating news. She knows that now there is no escaping the repercussions of what she’s done. She would have to tell Dustin… everything. The thought of confronting him, of seeing the disappointment and hurt in his eyes, is almost too much to bear. She collapses onto her bed, sobbing uncontrollably.

As the night wears on, April's despair deepens. She lies awake, staring at the ceiling, unable to shake the images of Pepper and Dustin together. She tries to convince herself that maybe it wasn't what it looked like, that Pepper was just trying to hurt her even more. But deep down, she knows the truth. She reaches for her phone, intending to call Dustin, but hesitates, unable to summon the courage to face him.

Finally, exhaustion overtakes her, and she falls into a fitful sleep. Her dreams are haunted by images of Dustin's disappointed face and Pepper's mocking laugh. When she wakes up, the sunlight streaming through her window feels like a physical weight on her chest. She rolls over, burying her face in her pillow, wanting nothing more than to crawl back into bed and forget everything.

She forces herself to get up, knowing that she can't avoid this any longer. She takes a long shower, scrubbing away the remnants of her tears, and then gets dressed, putting on her most presentable outfit. She takes a deep breath and goes downstairs, her heart racing as she approaches Dustin's office. She knocks hesitantly on the door, her knuckles feeling as if they're made of glass.

"Come in," he calls out. She opens the door, steeling herself for the confrontation ahead. Dustin looks up from his desk, his expression a mixture of surprise and concern. "April, is everything okay? You look... upset."

April takes a shaky step into the room, her hands wringing nervously in her lap. "I... I need to tell you something," she manages to say, her voice barely audible. "About Pepper... and me..."

“Ahh umm April how do you about Pepper?” Dustin says, trying to sound calm and collected. He can feel the blood draining from his face.

"She... she sent me a video last night," April says, her voice cracking. "She was with you...... and she... she wanted me to know." Tears begin to stream down her cheeks as she struggles to maintain her composure. "I'm so sorry, Dustin. I never meant for this to happen. You see … I’m Pepper” she says, revealing her hidden secret. “I lied when I said I couldn’t stabilize the DNA restructuring. I figured it out” Dustin still had a face of complete shock. “So you actually took the serum?” He asks. April nods, unable to meet his gaze.

Dustin gets up from his chair and walks around the room, trying to process the information. He feels like the floor has been pulled out from under him. "So you said to yourself let me try this experimental formula… transform and fuck my professor?” He asks with a mixture of anger and disbelief. “I didn’t know my mind couldn’t process the changes… it gave me some form of DID.” She says, explaining her condition. as she wipes her tears.

“I also threw away all of the serum. I won’t change back into her. I’m so… so sorry please forgive me.” She says, reaching out to him. Dustin's expression softens slightly as he takes her hand in his.

"It's a lot to take in, April," he says, his voice gentle but firm. "I’m sorry to see you were suffering so much. You should have never taken that serum.” He walks over to her and embraces her as she cries. They stand there for several moments, his arms wrapped tightly around her, her body shaking with sobs.

She felt a prick in her arm. She looks up in shock as Dustin had just injected her with a needle. She steps back in horror. "What are you doing?!" She yells. "You should never have thrown the serum away!” Dustin replied coldly. April begins to pull the pieces together as she feels like her arm is on fire. “Y… you knew?” She stammers. Dustin nods, his expression grim.

“I’m not that naive April come on. You think all those equations you needed help with. You think that I couldn’t figure out the stabilization too? I am the teacher here, as brilliant as you may be. Plus when you have been teaching as long as I have you can tell when a student has a crush on you.” He smirks slightly. “No… I don’t have a …” April tried to reply but she was feeling woozy as the effects of the serum kicked in.

“No wonder the serum gave you DID you refuse to accept what you really are. What you helped awaken in me. Oh well, Pepper is more fun to play with.” Dustin says with a smirk. April tries to focus on what he's saying but the room seems to spin. She feels a strange warmth spreading through her body, and her vision begins to blur. "Y…you asshole!” she manages to say, her voice slurring.

“Oh please this is what you want April. It’s kind of predictable. The nerdy student wants her handsome teacher and finds a way to seduce him. Don’t be mad because I enjoyed myself. Maybe if you give in you’ll remember the fun me and ‘Pepper’ had last night.”

April feels pangs of warmth in her stomach as her skin tingles. “You’ll never get away with this…”

Dustin grabs April “What is this Scooby-Doo? If you can’t enjoy being a bad bitch then step aside and let Pepper out.” Dustin forcefully puts a hand in April’s pants. “See? You’re getting wet. This is what you always wanted right? To have me? To fuck me? We can’t stop now when we’ve been so good together.” He pushes her against the wall and kisses her roughly. His tongue pushes past her lips, invading her mouth. April tries to resist but finds herself giving in, melting into the sensation of his touch.

“Ungh it does feel good. Please keep t.. touching me like that” April gasped as she felt her thoughts race. Her wavy brown hair became platinum as it loss curls. “There she is. I can see her wanting to come out. All those bad desires you keep inside. Pepper is just the excuse to be free. Let her out… I want her.” Dustin removed his hand as he pressed his hips deeply into April’s. April let out a breathy moan as she could feel his engorged member in his pants.

April arched her back as her breasts enlarged. She smiled as her bigger chest pressed up against her Professor as her nipples poked him as he poked her. “Fuck , it’s so hot watching you transform. You done fighting it? Can we fuck now?” April nodded as Dustin lowered his pants with ease. April peeled of her tight jeans as her hips widened being free of their prison of clothes. Her underwear was soon to follow as Dustin admired her gorgeous figure. in the same state as her jeans.

April spread her legs wide as Dustin positioned himself at her entrance. He pushed forward and she let out a gasp as he entered her. Her tight walls giving way to his thick member. He began to thrust roughly into her as she let out moan after moan. She wrapped her legs around his waist as their bodies moved together in perfect rhythm. Her voice deepened as the last of her changes enveloped her. Her face shifted as her lips got thicker. Her jaw broadened. Her eyes turned a glowing hazel. She was completely and utterly Pepper. And she was in lust with Dustin.

All her feelings of guilt washed away as it felt so good to be bad. She remembered her first transformation and how easily she seduced Dustin. Oddly enough that was weeks ago but Pepper didn’t care. Her plan had worked and she didn’t have to hide beneath pathetic April anymore.

“Yes Dustin, fuck me. Fuck your student. You bad boy. You’re addicted to this pussy aren’t you?” She asked, her voice deeper and more seductive than ever before. She bit her bottom lip as he picked her up, bringing them both closer to the edge. She could feel the pleasure coiling in her core, threatening to consume her.

He slammed into her one final time, sending both of them over the edge. As they came together in a wave of pleasure, she whispered into his ear. "You think April will remember this time?”

-Pepper will return-

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