Part 2 "Future Starts Now"
1.
Aoi could not believe that tomorrow was August already. The start of the show "Her Body, Your Choice." It had been a whirlwind of a month since she agreed to be the star of a reality show.
July had been full of positives and negatives. Sitting squarely in the center of the negative column had been her job. Her boss has only worsened over the last month, but Aoi understood why. She was clearly distracted by the changes. A month into HRT, her "breasts" were always tender! She had hoped for more change and frantically looked in the mirror every morning, but it was slow coming. The most significant changes were emotional, as Aoi sometimes felt happy and comfortable with herself. Something unheard of before now.
Another bright spot was her weekly poker games. Now that she was on HRT, there was a clarity in her brain that had never existed. She had cleaned up and won three of the last four weeks. The boys were even asking her what changed, as she seemed happier. They were wondering if she was fucking someone on the side. Well, that mainly was Jackson pushing that idea.
Tomorrow was a new month, a new day, and the start of a new chapter in her life. Aoi could not wait to see what was in store for her on the show. She had no idea what kind of commands the viewers would give her or what transformations they would push on her. What was their ideal type of woman?
As she drifted off to sleep, Aoi wondered what her life would be like a year from today. Would she become a star? Would she be rich? Would she be the girl of her dreams? Alternatively, would she mess her life up completely?
2.
The first thing Aoi did after waking up was to go to the front door. She had received an email last week giving her instructions for today and wishing her luck. It was simple: go to the front door and open the package, then go about her life until a command from the viewers appeared. When it did, she either did it or not, but they really emphasized this point: if she didn't do the command, she would lose 500 grand, and after 10 times, she gets nothing. The contacts were allowed to be removed as she went to bed or while in the bathroom.
As she opened the front door, a box was waiting for her. Her heart raced as she realized this was the start. The start of her journey on "Her Boy, Your Choice." She carefully opened the package and found a week's worth of meal shakes inside. She knew the producers had hired medical staff to monitor her, so she assumed this was a balanced diet. It also included new skincare and haircare products and instructions for a new beauty routine. She always neglected but always dreamt about this aspect of her life.
Also inside were the contact lenses she was told about, with a letter describing how to use them. The contacts were some really cool technology. Once on, nobody would know, but a command would appear in her vision, almost like captions in an anime. Immediately she got a welcome statement from the viewers and a big thank you for doing this.
As she drank down her smoothie, which was strawberry and delicious, the first command from the viewers appeared to her. It directed her to her phone to open the link sent to her.
Upon opening the link, a video started playing. Not only any video but a promo package for "Her Body, Your Choice!" It featured footage from Aoi over the last month. Aoi had no idea she was being filmed, but she understood what she signed up for. A tinge of excitement flew through Aoi as she watched herself as a star of a show!
It wasn't all excitement, as Aoi still hated how she looked. Almost as if the viewers could read her thoughts. Wait, they couldn't do that, could they? She received a new command, accompanied by a poll. Aoi was to start a new exercise program, and the poll was to determine what the exercises focused on. Aoi voted to work on her flexibility through yoga, but the viewers wanted her to improve her ass. Although her choice lost the poll, she was excited about where their minds were. They wanted her to look good!
She was not one to work out, so this was difficult for Aoi. She was exhausted afterward. While resting, she was a little unsure of what to do next. Who knows how many people watched her sit down and drink water?
Channeling the Twitch videos she had watched in the past, she asked for questions from the viewers, and they delivered. It became clear that the viewers did not get the results of her questionnaire. It was fun walking around her apartment and answering questions like she was doing an interview for a magazine!
In the evening, the viewers told her to ensure she shaved her entire body. However, that was an easy process as Aoi never developed much facial or body hair. The real change to Aoi's evening plan was the RPG games were out, as the viewers thought that was lame. They wanted Aoi to focus on more fun things. They gave her a bunch of makeup tutorial videos to watch. She was learning a lot from watching but was apprehensive about trying makeup. Hiding for so long, she thought putting on the makeup would make her jump out of the closet. She wasn't ready for that. Not quite yet.
That wasn't the only YouTube video she watched, as the viewers learned of her love of pop music. Her night was spent watching the sexiest dances from pop stars and compilations of their hottest moves. To her surprise, she was asked to act some of them out.
She reflected upon her first day on the show as she lay down to sleep. The viewers actually seemed kind, and nothing they asked was outrageous. The meal shakes were delicious, and she felt cared for and pampered with the beauty care products and encouragement from the viewers. She could get used to this lifestyle.
3.
Sitting around the poker table with her friends and a pair of 3's, Aoi reflected on the past week.
Her new routines were making her feel wonderful. She wasn't sure if it was the HRT or the skincare products, but her skin felt softer and less oily. The drugs were definitely helping her mind and emotions, and even work wasn't so bad this week. Her boss was still getting more awful, but everyone else was nicer to her. She was becoming comfortable in her own skin for the first time.
As she took another pot, she knew the viewers were watching her and her friends. She wondered how they would feel if they knew?
Jackson would love it; he's arrogant and thinks he's all that. Brandon, not so much. Brandon was that typical chubby nerd who watched too much anime and porn. Although he could be creepy, he was a good guy who always tried to help Aoi through school before she flunked out. His computer science skills were already landing him excellent side jobs.
Her real concern would be Cameron, the only one she'd call a real friend. Since he always tried to avoid conflict and was agreeable, I'm sure he'd be okay. Although he may hate it afterward. He never wants the spotlight.
The one thing she was really grateful for was the viewers were easing her into the show. There were no outrageous commands. The only embarrassing things were the sexy dances she was practicing for them. Being a long-time pop music fan, actually doing the dances was okay with her.
Throughout the night, the notifications showing her commands were few and far between. Earlier, Jackson made a sexist joke about a classmate that was inappropriate. Still, Aoi was commanded to giggle at his joke. After that, she was told to giggle at everyone's jokes and be as friendly as possible. It led to a pleasant evening, as some of the tension that usually existed was squashed thanks to her.
The ten high Aoi had was not a good enough hand with the betting Cameron was doing, and she was about to fold when the viewers told her to keep betting and go all in if she had to.
"I call," Aoi proclaimed when it became her turn.
"You sure, Ouchy," Brandon said, using Aoi's silly nickname they sometimes use for her.
"We'll see," Aoi responded. She wasn't confident, but she wouldn't waste 500 thousand dollars on this hand by rejecting a command.
