The Role Exchanger completely ruined my chances for a normal life. I'd been finishing my night shift as custodian at the aquarium when suddenly I felt extremely uncomfortable. Acting on instinct, I performed the prohibited act of climbing gingerly into the safest nearby fresh water tank. This immediately eased some discomfort but until I continued with my taboo behavior by stripping, I still felt a little suffocated.
After some tests (and signing an agreement that says the aquarium will continue providing housing and sustenance for me in exchange for being allowed to open my tank as an adult-only exhibit) I was told that the traits I gained were quite unique: the method of breathing from a poor axolotl that then drowned in its tank, (I breathe through my skin and must do so naked underwater) and a protandrous trait gained from a clownfish. (I changed sex - perhaps due to the trauma of the other change?)
The final awkward trait I gained from some nearby animal is a strong instinctive drive to breed. "Dating" is difficult of course but our tickets are selling out each day for a new contest to find me a partner that can last long enough (under water.)
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