Birthday Games

20.

Karin looked up at her daddy, not quite sure what she should be expecting next. He'd talked about changing her diaper, and then changed his mind instead, being a little uncertain.

"I'm a big girl, Daddy?" she asked. He smiled, but shook his head ever so slightly.

"Well, you've had fairy magic making you bigger and littler all day, haven't you, Princess?" he answered when she started to pout just a little, "Now, you're sure that you're big enough to go without a diaper right now, but I'm good at magic and I know that you're going to get littler again before you get bigger. So we'd better keep your diaper on for a while, so I can clean you up easier afterwards." Karin didn't interrupt, but her mouth opened just a little as she started to feel her arms getting shorter again, her body shrinking back towards baby size. She knew it was just an after-effect of the magic she'd been enjoying so much today, but somehow it didn't seem quite fair to come so close to being her real age and then have to wait again.

"Now don't get upset," Daddy continued, "It won't be for long, and I know you'll find that it's really fun, and you'll even enjoy the embarrassing bits. Because I've seen fairy magic before, and I know what's going to happen to you, so listen while I explain and then you'll be able to feel all those things without worrying about it so much."

"Okay?" Karin was still a little nervous, but out of all the things she'd felt so far, there hadn't been anything she didn't enjoy. And with Daddy around, she knew that she wouldn't be hurt.

"You see, you're still thinking like a big girl now. And I know you're going to keep on being able to think like a big girl, maybe thirteen or maybe eight. But you're going to get smaller, and find out that you can't control your body as easily as normal. You'll just find yourself acting like a baby in some ways, and even though you recognise what you're doing, you won't be able to stop it unless it would seriously upset you. You'll find that it's hard to walk, and seems more natural to crawl, and the harder you try to stand up the harder it will get to keep your balance. You're going to find yourself giggling at everything, it all feeling so new around you, and you won't be able to help crawling over to the brightest, most interesting toy, and grasping clumsily like a real baby. You'll automatically put things in your mouth, or suck your thumb, even though you know that's a babyish thing to do, and it will be kind of exciting to find that you're a baby again and you can't help it."

Karin nodded as he explained, and she was already starting to notice that her body was getting smaller, and that her view of the world was slowly getting simpler. It was like the room was a riot of colour, full of new things, but the only things she could make out in any detail were her favourite toys, and the ever-present companion, Daddy's face.

"Now, I already know that you needed the bathroom before you started getting littler, and you're going to need to go more and more as time goes on, but now you're finding that you don't notice that feeling any more, because while you're a baby you won't be able to tell when you need to go potty. You'll just forget about it the instant you start playing, because you're so distracted having fun, and then you won't feel that need again for a half hour, even though it's getting stronger without you knowing. And after playing for half an hour, you will realise that you need to use the potty, but you will be unable to stop your baby body from going in your diaper right away. And it'll probably be embarrassing, but not being able to help it will make it exciting, so that's a good kind of embarrassing."

Karin squirmed as she felt the urge already fading. She could no longer tell that she needed to poop, but she was determined that she wouldn't have an accident. She'd known a few seconds before, and she was sure she'd asked Daddy if she was allowed to use the potty like a big girl. So even if she couldn't feel it, she still knew she had to go, and she was sure she'd be able to get to the bathroom before it was really urgent.