"But," Jim realized, "To take over the world with his transforming holodeck- even if he could do one person every second, for six billion-"
"He can do more than one at a time," Carmicheal interrupted. "But you're barking up the wrong tree. The transformations are a side effect."
A sudden commotion caught their attention as a rather buxom centauress suddenly grew a second row of tits, to match the three in her top row. Jim noticed several people exchanging money, and Carmicheal told him they had bets on who would have the biggest tits or the most tits. Then she got back to business.
"Wu's Holodeck transforms people by physically altering reality, which is why th etransformations remain after you leave the chamber. His purpose is to open up a portal into a parallel reality- one where Wu has, in fact, taken over the world. Wu plans to simply step into that Wu's place."
"But that other Wu, in the other dimension- if he's conquered the whole world, he's going to be one effing tough hombre!! Wu wouldn't stand a chance against him!"
The girl looked exasperated at him. "Jim, they're not called Mad Scientists because they calmly and rationally think these things through!"
With that, someone with an upper body like a leathery crocodile, but with the legs of a lingerie model, came over to hand Carmicheal a note. Watching the alluring sway of the legs walking away reminded Jim of....
"Sharon!!!"
Carmicheal looked up as Jim started babbling about getting out and rescuing her, and tersely told Jim that Sharon was
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