The Old Wizard gave her a shrewd, appraising look. "Very astute question," he said. "I can see this is going to be an interesting game. It does indeed come in several varieties. Most of what I have in stock at the moment is Transgender Bender, but I also have B.E., General Lust, Furry Extreme, and Random Change. What's your pleasure?"
"I'd like a shot of the B.E.," she said.
"Really?" The Old Wizard seemed surprised. But you have such a shapely rack already."
"No I don't. It's all illusion. You may think you see a lovely female Author with auburn hair and a very nice rack, but in point of fact I'm very short, havelight brown hair with a vaguely coppery-reddish tint in some lights -- kinda like Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, only a shade or two lighter -- and am maybe an A-cup... at the most! And maybe pretty, but hardly lovely."
"That's the real you?"
"That's me. I dream of being bigger -- why do you think I hang around a place like the Breast Expansion Archive to begin with? If you've got the right stuff, I figure this is my big chance."
"Uh -- you do realize that any effect my Private Reserve has here, on your avatar, won't affect the real you out in reality, don't you?"
Mello shrugged. "Sure. But that's the thing about fantasies -- you don't necessarily want them to happen for real. You'll notice I haven't exactly been hitting the silicone clinics..."
"Your illusion is effective. I didn't notice. Very well, I think I can help you indulge your fantasy."
The Old Wizard handed her a glass. In spite of her canny questioning at the start of the episode, Mello chugged it right down, trustingly assuming he gave her the B.E. variety...
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