I park my car and lean back in my seat with a sigh. My 25th birthday party last night was fun but I stayed up pretty late. At least it was a Friday so I could sleep in today. I lucked out with the weather too. Yesterday and today are both warm clear days, which is hit or miss in June here in Denver.
The bright afternoon sun is making me slightly regret staying up so late last night but it was worth it. I'm more of a night owl type of guy anyways and it was a fun evening. About the only negative is this was the first birthday I've had as a single guy since I was a teenager.
My last girlfriend and I split a few months ago after almost two years together. It was an amicable breakup and I still think she's a good person, we just weren't a great fit. At least not romantically. Sexually we hit it off and that's why we stayed together longer than we probably should have. It's also why we still frequently slept with each other until I found a new place to live. We're better off not together but I really miss the amazing sex. It kind of sucked to go to bed alone on my birthday. Oh well, that's life.
Leaving my used Toyota I look at my reflection in the window. I'm moderately athletic and slightly shorter than average at 5 foot 8 inches. I joke that just means I'm closer to most boobs. I'm decently good looking with somewhat messy sandy blonde hair, brown eyes, and the lightly tanned skin of somebody who likes the outdoors but uses sunscreen to avoid getting cancer.
Grimacing at the glare from the cars, I walk through the parking lot to the mall entrance. I wasn't planning on going to the mall today but I was given gift cards for both Target and the sporting goods store, both of which are here at the mall. I could use some new shoes and some kitchen stuff I got used to having when I was living with my ex. Not the most exciting of shopping trips but it should be good.
I casually appreciate the outfits on some young women leaving the mall. The warm, bordering on hot, weather has encouraged a lot of sexy outfits. I wait for the small group to exit before heading through the automatic doors but instead of stepping into the little area between the two sets or doors everything goes white.
Blinking I look around slowly and see at least a dozen hazy figures standing near me. Part of me really wants to panic but that side of me is being suppressed. It's almost like I'm watching myself as much as I'm watching the others around me.
There's a deafening rattling sound that somehow reminds me of rolling dice, but far larger and louder. Some of the figures around me disappear and the rattling sound happens again, slightly less deafening this time. More figures disappear and then more rattling, then again until I don't see anybody else around.
More dice roll, this time less loud, followed by indistinct murmuring. The words are almost understandable but any kind of meaning escapes me. There's the sound of a solitary, gigantic die bouncing around. When it stops there's a jubilant cheer and a distinct groan of disapproval.
Suddenly a naked woman is standing in front of me. She's the most beautiful person I've ever seen. She looks me up and down happily as she shifts into another most beautiful person I've ever seen. Then into another. And another.
She seems to be constantly shifting, taking the shape of every kind of beautiful woman imaginable. Tall and buxom, petite and slender, large and voluptuous, thick and muscular, slenderly athletic, short and stacked, and everything else and in-between. Same with her hair, eyes, and skin tone. She shifts from Brazilian to Native American. Lustrous dark South African to Japanese. Scandinavian to Arabic. Anything and everything. It's almost like a character generator of the most beautiful features cycling through random combinations on a tour of every type of beauty throughout the world.
"Hello Karl." When she speaks, her voice seems to shift, overlapped with every kind of sexy voice imaginable. "We're playing a little game and I want you to be one of my pieces on the board." She has the most arousing voice I've ever heard, like she's pushing all my buttons at the same time.
"Do you want to be one of my pieces?" She asks. "I can guarantee you'll have a long and interesting life. It won't be a normal life but it'll never be boring and you'll have fun. Lots and lots of fun." Her voice and appearance continue to shift and change as she speaks. "What do you say? Want a life of fun?"
I stare for a moment before blurting out, "Yes!" Aside from my birthday party last night the rest of my life is kind if boring and dull. I also get the sense that the fun might be sexual in nature and I really like sexual things.
"Great!" She exclaims as I hear a faint groan of frustration that slightly distracts me. "Oh ignore that. They're being a sore loser. You don't have to worry about that though."
"Because I got lucky, you're going to get really lucky." She starts to explain, pulling all of my focus back on her. "Here's what's going to happen and what I want you to do. Everywhere you go, you can make three new rules. They can be about the place, the people, the work, and some other options. You'll figure it out."
I'm somewhat confused as she goes on, "Because it's me, the rules you make have to be sexual in some way. And there's some guardrails in place. Nobody will get pregnant or get an STI or anything that would kill the fun. Oh, and nobody will get hurt so don't worry about that. You'll understand more when you start making rules."
I don't really understand what she means but she keeps going on like I do, "And if you don't like a rule, you can always replace it. You don't have to be stuck with a rule you don't want anymore."
There's a deep angry shout from somewhere that fills me with dread and the sexual goddess or deity or entity or whatever looks up. "Hey, nothing was said that he had to keep the same rules. Don't complain just because you forgot something." She turns back to me, "Don't worry, nobody is going to interfere with you and the rules you make. That's part of the rules for our game."
"Now for what I want you to do." Her captivating presence and sexuality command my full attention. "I want you to have fun." I stand there confused. Incredibly aroused, but confused by the vagueness. "Do what you want. Play. Be silly. Have fun. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy others. That's all I ask you to do."
There's some confused murmuring coming from multiple disembodied voices. "If I don't direct you the rules can be more powerful." She explains for everybody. "So go do what you want. It'll be fun and add wonderful randomness to our game." The murmuring turns partly admiring but some turn to unhappy grumbles.
"Don't think too hard about this." The constantly shifting beauty says to me. "I'll check up on you soon. Maybe in a few years. Have fun!"