Chapter #5Steven, With A Twist by: Hellexia   Steven was in the break room when it happened. When everything changed. One minute, he was joking with Liz about the weather. The next, the entire room was bathed in an incomprehensibly bright white light. When it finally faded, it seemed like everyone had experienced it, not just Steven. Over the next few minutes, news report after news report came out. Everything from a solar flare to some bizarre experiment the military was doing. It was only when Liz gasped and showed Steven the video she just watched that things became all the more terrifying.
A montage of sorts. Clip after clip of people jumping into others, entering in all sorts of ways. They'd just vanish inside, the other person acting wildly different soon after. As the video ended, Liz and Steven couldn't believe it. Surely there was some trickery done in editing or something, right?
Steven's mind changed when he looked up and saw Jade sliding under Rose's skirt face-first, vanishing inside the poor redhead's slit. Rose convulsed for a moment, her arms flailing wildly before she suddenly stopped, a grin forming on her face. Then, she slowly turned to Steven and sprinted at him. Steven couldn't move. He could barely breathe. Then everything went black...
A Few Days Later
The cause of what might've caused it was still to be determined. Regardless, every person on Earth had changed. Every single person was vulnerable to losing control over their bodies, completely unaware what their bodies did without their consent. Most governments simply shrugged in response. In their minds, if people didn't want to lose their bodies, they should be more safe. Police didn't even try to control the chaos, figuring out quickly that their bodies were prime targets when they started threatening to arrest people.
At Wilko, Steven was finally free as Emma explained the new store rules. If you were caught in the act of "hopping", you'd immediately leave whoever who were taking over. However, if you were already inside and in control when caught, you'd be fine. Their body would be yours for as long as you'd wanted it. However, only the bodies that actually clocked out would be getting their pay. Customers were off-limits, unless you were on break or weren't on the clock. And if a customer got you, no one was required to help you.
"How do we know you're actually Emma?" Steven shouted.
"You don't!" Emma answered with a grin. "But this is the new rule!"
Steven lowered his head, trying to ignore the bickering of his fellow employees. This wasn't going to go well. Then he felt a tap on his shoulder. "As long as we stay in groups of three or more, we're safe, right?" Liz asked quietly.
"Good point." Steven whispered back.
"But... Then we can't try anyone else. It... Seems fun, right?" Liz asked, grinning.
"What?!"
"C'mon! You're curious, right? We've both been out since it started, and I want to try it out!" Liz explained. "You know, we could make a group of three and just lie about catching the other one in the act..."
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