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 Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:10 pm
 Kasmai had woken up after the Venus Day celebrations behind a bush outside the temple. Strange, he didn't remember coming outside. He sat up and groaned. His whole body ached. He rubbed his eyes, and then his temples. Actually, now that he thought about it, he didn't remember much of anything from the night previous. Just snippets here and there. Although he did have a pervading sense of fun and enjoyment. So at least he'd had a good time, even if he couldn't remember the actual experience.
He rolled his shoulders and began to stand up. Just then something brushed his shoulder! Kasmai yelped and leapt from the ground, thinking it was a spider or another creepy crawly. Outside was not necessarily his comfort zone. It was then he saw the wisps of silver-white hair. His hair wasn't this long...wait a minute...
He frowned and rubbed his forehead. Now, he remembered becoming a woman for a short period early in the party, but he could swear that had been very temporary and he had been feeling very much a man after that. He ruffled his hands through his hair, pulling a few leaves from it. Ew. Oh well, he couldn't remember anyway. And he needed a bath. Badly.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:30 pm
Kasmai soaked in a hot bath in his home and closed his eyes. Luckily Cari was still sleeping when he arrived, so he hadn't had to explain himself to her yet. Father, on the other hand...
"How was your party, Kasmai?"
"Um, it was....a lot of fun!"
"That's good, I kn--Kasmai?"
"Heh. I, er, ran afoul of some magic, it seems. I'm sure it's temporary..."
"Are you alright? I mean, you don't seem distressed, but you aren't in pain or anything?"
"Oh no, just a little disoriented and, eh, dirty. I think I'm going to have a bath."
Kasmai blushed just thinking about it. Father's wide-eyed expression made it clear that he had some -thoughts- about Kasmai's new look, but wasn't going to say anything. He sighed. He knew he should be freaking out about being a woman, but the truth was, he just...couldn't care. If living in this family had taught him one thing, it was that in life you just had to roll with what was thrown at you.
He looked down at his legs. It was so strange. They didn't look like his legs, but he knew with all his heart that these legs were his. They felt familiar, like he'd looked like this his whole life. They were slender and delicate, and ended with dainty feet and toes. He smiled. Much prettier than those blocky appendages he had. Has. Whatever.
It was amazing how his body had changed, down to tiny details. He took a moment to explore his new form. There were some obvious changes, which he'd already looked into, but for now he was fascinated even with his arms and legs, hands and feet. When he got out, he'd have to study his new face more thoroughly to see what had changed in it. Would he still look like Kasmai, or a whole new person? That was a distressing thought...
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He was still him, right? And this was temporary anyway. He'd heard of this happening, through the grapevine. And it always wore off in the next day or so. So he just had to wait it out, and in the meantime enjoy an experience not everypae got to have.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:43 pm
A few weeks later, and Kasmai still hadn't changed back into his regular self. At some point he had to go back to work in the City, and that had been a little awkward to explain, but his superior and his coworkers all nodded sympathetically. Magic happened. No harm done.
He crouched by the forge, holding his tube for blowing. His whole body ached. He, with some effort, blew a vase. It would be a beautiful shade of indigo once it cooled, but for now it was still red-hot. He pinched off the end and began to shape it with his instruments. Why did everything hurt? This was easy work for him by this point. But even though he'd kept his muscled arms and legs, this delicate woman's body was just not used to hauling heavy bags of sand or crouching for long periods. He swept the long braid out of his face and wiped the sweat from his brow.
It didn't trouble him much that he hadn't turned back into his male self. His female body was enjoyable, and he thought of it as his own, not a borrowed form. What did begin to bother him in the weeks that followed was the weight he'd begun to gain. He was an active Pae with a job that required a lot of physical exertion. There was no reason for him to be gaining weight at this rate. Certainly it wasn't just an idiosyncrasy of his female form. No, this was strange.
It wasn't until a few months later that he realized: he'd only been gaining weight in his trunk area. This was a localized change. And it made him grit his teeth to think about why it might be. Perhaps that was why he hadn't changed back.
Could he be with child?
The thought terrified him. He had no idea how to raise children! And he hadn't a clue who the other parent might be. He'd whiled away moments with several attractive Pae at the Venus Day celebrations. It could be any of them! And he didn't even know their names...
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