⌚ New Experiences

42. The First Change

Dawn picked herself up, still shocked. She couldn't believe that she'd had an accident before the game even started. She was supposed to be the big girl but she couldn't hold it, and now she had soaked jeans and damp plumage holding her pee against her skin. It felt clammy, and she wanted to get clean as soon as possible. She was hoping that somehow the others might not have noticed, and somehow she could get to the bathroom and change without anyone else realising what had happened. She had an excuse to change, anyway. She had a bag with more childish clothes in, ready for today's game. If she got changed ready, nobody would bat an eyelid. The only problem with the plan was that the clothes were in her bag. And Spanky, a perfect gentlefox for all he put on the persona of a playboy, had been carrying the bags for both of them.

He must have put the bags down when they were doing naughty grown-up things, she was sure. Could she grab hers? No, because he was holding it out towards her as he came closer. He was saying something too, but Dawn was too lost in her own worries to make out the words.

"Noooo!" the wail cut through her distraction, drawing her attention immediately. And then she saw what she should have noticed right away. Paper was a couple of feet away from Dawn, kneeling in a puddle of her own. Ready for a contest, to see who the biggest baby was going to be.

"No," Paper mumbled, staring at the ground in disbelief. "It's supposed to be Spanky and Dawn, I'm a big girl!" But Lulu was already hurrying over to her. Dawn forced herself to breathe normally again, ready to start the game. She was already a little baby; of course she was. This was how Paper had decided to start the game, and she hadn't even realised until it happened. Now she knew this was a part of the rules, she turned her head and saw Spanky coming towards her.

"Hi Daddy," she said with a grin. "I think I need a change. Oh, is there a nursery? I mean... which room are we using for changes? I don't want to drip on the floor."

"Let's get you out of those wet clothes, then," he said, and lifted her back to her feet. Without waiting for a response he started unfastening her jeans, and pulled them down to her ankles. Dawn wanted to protest about the indignity of being half naked in front of their friends. In front of Spanky's other girlfriends. But as soon as she thought about it, she remembered that she'd been partially undressed already today, and had no shame about being seen then. As she started feeling more childish, she didn't think embarrassment would be a problem.

"What do you think, Spanky?" Lulu called over. "Which of these little babies stayed dry the longest?"

"I couldn't see properly, I was a little farther back. Is that how we're deciding who gets the first turn?"

"Not this time. I thought about it, but this time we might do it by who can get their cub dressed first." She glanced down at Paper, and raised an eyebrow as she continued: "See how well this little baby can behave."

"I'm not the baby!" Paper whimpered, but the quick responses of the adults was beginning to dawn on her. She knew that she had said they were ready to start, exactly what the trigger should have been, and she could see clearly that Spanky didn't seem to be in any danger of having an accident. She was starting to realise that she'd surrendered her control without even realising. The times Lulu and Spanky had asked her if she thought the suggestions they were discussing were fair. Even Dawn had asked her more than once if the suggestions sounded like fun. And she'd just said that it sounded interesting, because it did. She just hadn't realised she was agreeing to take part in the baby games. "How could you have...? I emailed Metamorpheus a few times, but I was never even on live chat with him. It was always discussing safety, and stuff like that. When would he have the chance to hypnotise me? Even something simple like setting up one of the yoyos takes a week or more, you said. When did he..."