Content Warning: Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp contains content that some readers might find disturbing, triggering or uncomfortable. This includes sexually explicit activities, strong language, and hateful language and slurs. Reader discretion is advised.
Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp
June 9th: Mother Daughter Heart-2.0-Heart
Part 1: Mother Daughter Dress-2.0-Dress
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Time: 12:10
Location: Sweet Orchard Center (The Oransen Mall)
After having their wardrobe utterly destroyed by Maxxie and Terra, Jade and Caroline had blocked off the better part of today to hit up the local mall to rebuild their wardrobes. A partially outdoor shopping center by the name of Sweet Orchard Center.
It was not only a chance for them to reinvent their looks, but also one of the first opportunities they had to spend time together outside of their home, doing something typical of a mother and daughter. It was a day they both began with the best of intentions, especially after the brewing craziness of the past week. But as Jade looked over the conveyor belt of clothes that kept piling into her dressing room, she was having second thoughts.
Jade was currently dressed in a white ruffled off-the-shoulder top with a pink plaid skirt that only went about halfway down to her knees. A cute youthful look no doubt, and one that she admired while looking at herself in the mirror… but it was outfit number twenty in the ‘keep’ pile, and outfit number thirty overall.
Jade: “Mother, how many more outfits did you find for me? We’re only at the first store!”
Before answering, Caroline plopped another outfit onto the changing room door. A black midriff sweater with extra long sleeves, along with a pair of gray boot cut jeans.
Caroline: “I’m sorry Jade, but you’re just such a cute little thing and I want you to experiment. You’re a girl, so you should have at least a bit of an eye for fashion.”
Jade: “I mean, I guess, but you’re kind of throwing me into the deep end with some of this stuff.”
Knowing this wasn’t going to be a simple matter, Caroline opened the door to the changing room to continue this conversation. She was dressed in a yellow scoop neck top with a pair of jeans, both of which clung to her curves, and some heeled shoes that made her as tall as Jade.
Caroline: “Sweetie, you spent the bulk of your teen years dressed like an office worker, and wearing boring boy clothes. But now you’re a college girl, so you should live a little, dress like one, and even if you don’t want to wear them now, you might want to later. Or, who knows, maybe someone else in your body would like to give them a spin.”
Jade: “That’s true, but showing all this skin is a bit… much.”
Caroline: “Is anything I showed you more revealing than a bathing suit? Haven’t we seen other girls your age dressed in clothes just like the ones we picked out?”
Jade: “Of all the things you choose to press me about… Can I at least get some more basic things in addition to all of these… flashier outfits?”
Caroline: “Hmm? Didn’t I say we were heading to Earth’s End after lunch? To fill in the gaps in our wardrobes.”
Jade: “N-No?”
Caroline: “Oh… I’m sorry, Jade. I just wanted to start with the fun stuff, show you the wonderful world of shopping for clothes as a woman.”
Jade: “Yes, the wonderful world of inconsistent sizing. Where you need to bring two pairs of every top you want to try on, because you’re too skinny for some things and too tall for others… And I’m not even that tall. I’m just 173 centimeters.”
Caroline: “Try being 183.”
Jade: “Uh, you’re 169.”
Caroline: “Oh, not me, Raiyne. I tried going shopping with her a few times, and it’s always a mess. She pretty much needs to have her tailor work on anything she pulls off a rack, even when buying talls online.”
Jade: “I… never thought of that. No wonder she sticks to suits when teaching…”
Caroline: “She has a weird fascination with suits, and has since we were kids, so it’s a bit more complex than that. …Anyway, if you’re happy with the fashionable end of your wardrobe, I’ve got my own pile to go through.”
Jade: “Wait, the other pile was for… Seriously, Mother?”
Caroline: “I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t wear clothes as revealing as yours, wouldn’t I?”
Jade: “You’re 35, I’m 18. There are different standards for these sorts of things, you know?”
Caroline: “…I should start trying them on. Feel free to join me in my room, or just talk to me from outside.”
Jade groaned as Caroline seemingly bailed from the conversation. The idea of seeing her mother in various states of undress wasn’t too appealing to her, so she stood beside the door, leaning against the wall, pulling her phone from her purse. But before she could pull up a game, Caroline started speaking to her.
Caroline: “I’m sorry if I was being pushy with you. I just want you to enjoy your body and… Well, part of it is just projection.”
Jade: “W-What do you mean?”
Caroline: “You’re my daughter, Jade, and… when I look at you, I see parts of myself. You have my nose, your face has the same shape as mine, and all the changes we’ve gone through have got me thinking about what I want to do, about how I want to live my life. For the past two years, I have been trying to figure that out. I might be 35, but I still have decades ahead of me. I have the financial freedom to do anything I want.”
Jade: “…So, what is that? Have you figured it out?”
Caroline: “I tried. That’s why I took that vacation to Europe alone. Because I wanted to find myself. Find out who I was when removed from everything I found familiar. I think I got close, but… then I met Verde. You underwent your transformation. And thanks to the VD 2.0, I’m second guessing a lot of things.”
Jade: “Right. If anyone can be anyone, who are you, really? …I’m sure that Zoe could talk my ears off on how the idea of body swapping clashes with established philosophical ideas of the self and being.”
Caroline: “Even though we know they can be separated, the body influences the mind. Does swapping bodies change who you are, or allow you to come to terms with a truer version of yourself, divorced from the body and life you led? Is that a form of evolution, destruction, or merely a transformation?”
Jade: “Verde probably knows, but I don’t know if she would give me a straight answer.”
Caroline: “Well, there are other ways we could know. After all, we both know two people who underwent a transformation, and one of them is right next to me.”
Caroline then came out of the dressing room, wearing a sleeveless purple turtleneck sweater that tightly clung against her ample chest and a pair of white flared pants. She presented the outfit to Jade, casually placing her hands against her chest before twirling around, if only to show Jade how well the pants contorted to her butt.
Jade: “W-Wow, that looks… really good on you.”
Caroline: “Aw, thanks Jade. But back to my point, you underwent a full bodily transformation. Every cell in your body was affected and altered, your bones changed shape, and you have different hormones pumping through your brain. From a physical perspective, from a body perspective, you are a different person. …Sorry, that might have come out wrong. I know this is the body you, deep down, always wanted, and is your body, but… Do you feel like you’ve changed mentally? Do you think you’ve changed as a person?”
Jade took a minute to muse over this heavy question. It was actually more than what Caroline was letting on. She did change, but the world around her changed, and as far as anybody beyond the Swap Posse knew, she had always been like this. Always been a girl named Jade. It was a lot to adjust to. But now, two months later… she mostly had.
Jade: “I don’t really think I’ve changed as a person. I’m happier, I’m a bit more confident, but I still like the same things and I still have the same friends. If anything, it’s not like things were changed as much as they were… refined. It is like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, like a fog has been cleared, revealing a shining sun. When I look down at my body, I am not met with this sense of… disappointment. I am no longer bogged down by the trauma I had last winter. And… I feel as if a greater anxiety within me has been… solved. Though… I should probably try to write more. That was always something I felt I should pursue to have my own… talent. Heh. Maybe I could write a body swap story inspired by all of this.”
Caroline: “About that, I know you had your own body swap adventure before, but if you’re so happy with your new body, then why aren’t you more… attached to it? I mean, you did use it to trap Vivi as part of that prank on Sunday.”
Jade: “If we were in a… less controlled environment, I might feel that way. If I lost this body, I would be… devastated. But I trust everybody in the Swap Posse, I know they wouldn’t hurt me, steal my body for themselves, or anything like that. Besides, I can contact Verde, and I know there’s no problem she can’t fix. So, even though I may ‘give up’ my body, I do so knowing that I can always go back to being me. Back to being… Jade.”
Caroline: “You really trust her a lot.”
Jade: “She made mistakes. There was a brief time where I hated her, but… despite being a God, she’s still ultimately a person. I can tell that she has changed, has grown, a lot since I last met her.”
Caroline: “I guess that’s true. At least based on the memories I was given. But going back to an earlier point, you say you don’t think you changed, but I think you have, Jade.”
Jade: “R-Really? How?”
Caroline: “For one, the Jade three months ago wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing something like that in public, and wouldn’t want to be here, shopping for clothes with her mom.”
Jade: “O-Oh. I guess that’s true. It’s not that I didn’t want to before, but… I felt I had to act a certain way. I had to be independent, I had to be masculine… instead of being myself. But now, I can be myself. I don’t feel any fear or reservations about doing this. And while I’m still nervous about being in a place like this, dressing in something so cute… it makes my heart aflutter.”
As she said this, Caroline stepped out of her dressing room, wrapping her arms around Jade in a great big hug, their arms joined on each other’s back, heads resting on each other’s shoulders.
Caroline: “I’m so happy for you, Jade, and I just wish I could’ve done more for you.”
Jade: “Mother, you’ve done everything I asked you. You’ve always been there for me… and I’ve always tried to be there for you.”
Part 2: Mother Daughter Lunch-2.0-Lunch
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Time: 13:20
Location: Sweet Orchard Center
After another hour of trying on clothes and a preemptive trip to the car to drop off their first haul, Jade and Caroline were going through the mall in a new set of fresh threads. With Jade sporting a cozy oversized white top, jean shorts, brown open-toed pumps, and a jade necklace, succinctly nailing the college girl look while only exposing her legs. While Caroline settled on a light blue dress that practically advertised her figure to all who laid eyes on her, along with a pair of black heeled thigh-high boosts, narrowly bringing her to the same height as her daughter.
Looking positively fashionable, the two strutted into the food court, home to a dozen or so different ‘restaurants’ that covered a wide spectrum of tastes and preferences.
These offerings included McMoe, an international franchise burger place that was acquired by a Japanese conglomerate during the bubble years. Starschmucks, a billion dollar coffeehouse chain that drove a lot of independent shops out of business, but saw hundreds of thousands of workers unionize over the past year. Tackenza Bonita, a pizza, fried chicken, and pseudo Mexican food place that was birthed after Yumi’s Intellectual Properties decided to consolidate three chains into one in 2013. It has been an utter disaster so far. Sam Witch’s Sandwiches, a big sandwich chain that was distinctively not witch themed, for some bloody reason. And an Auntie Anne’s Pretzels.
There used to be a sweets shop, but then a local candy store, the Home Economist, moved in here back in 2010. And candy stores at malls are easy money… so long as you prevent kids from snacking fistfuls of candy while their parents are buying jeans. Fortunately, the folks at the Home Economist had that shit on lock!
Jade initially made her way to grab a pretzel dog— the White suburbanite trans woman’s fast food of choice— but Caroline insisted they check out a newly opened crepe place instead. After ordering, they promptly sat down in the half half populated food court to enjoy their ‘meals’, but while Caroline was quick to chomp into the cream topping hers, Jade was a bit more reluctant. She stared deeply into the thin pancake filled with berries, Nutella, and cream, turning it around in her hands as she examined it.
Caroline: “You alright Sweetie? I thought you would like the opportunity to enjoy something so girly and flashy—”
Jade: “N-No, Mother. It’s just… A few months ago, I would’ve been too embarrassed to get something like this. It looks beautiful, adorable, and I can practically taste the sweetness just by looking at it. But now… that embarrassment is just gone. Especially when you insisted that I wear this outfit out of the store. I… I look like a cute girl who would enjoy a crepe, and… I feel like one too. So, I guess you’re right, I did change.”
As she said that, Jade plopped her mouth onto the crepe in her hand, munching on it and getting just a speck of whipped cream on her nose.
Jade: “I’m glad that I’m like this now, that things finally feel right, but I’m also glad that I get to do things like this with you. I built a wall between us last winter, and now… I feel like I can share anything with you.”
Caroline wasn’t sure what was sweeter. Her daughter’s affection, or the berries and cream swimming through her mouth. …Actually, no, that’s a lie. Her daughter is the sweetest thing in the world, after all.
Caroline: “You know Jade, I was always there with you when you were a little kid, just a baby, and I could tell there was always something different about you. After you were diagnosed with Asperger’s when you were six, I thought that was it. Your brain just worked a bit differently than other people. I attributed everything even a little off about you to that, even though… it should have been pretty clear to me.”
Jade: “W-What do you mean?”
Caroline: “Jade, you crossdressed on the first day of middle school, and started getting facial electrolysis in 2013. I could go on, though do I really even need to after that?”
Jade: “…Gosh, how did it take me so long to realize this?”
Caroline: “Well, I wasn’t the best mother when it came to that sort of thing. Despite growing up in the boonies, I knew that everyone should be accepted, no matter how unusual they may seem. But I didn’t know that bisexual or transgender people were an actual thing until you and Maxxie taught me in 2008. Even now, I feel like I should know a lot more considering you’re… you.”
Jade: “Mother, you accepted me for who I am, and offered me all the love and support I asked for. Knowledge and understanding is good, but acceptance is the most important thing. Even if I came out as transgender in a more… realistic way, I’m sure you would have done just the same.”
Caroline: “Thanks, Jade. I like to think that I would, but… there’s no sense in wondering about an alternate world.”
Caroline went quiet after that and focused on her crepe, savoring each bite, but eating it a bit faster than she probably should have. Jade matched her pace, as that was the polite thing to do when eating with others… or so she thought. But right before they finished the final bit of their sweet treats, Caroline began another conversation.
Caroline: “So, Jade… has this changed your plans for the future at all?”
Jade: “Uh… I really haven’t been thinking of that. I’m still going to community college of course, getting a degree, and getting a job, but I’m not sure what. I think I want something more mathematical, maybe becoming an accountant, as people pretty much always need an accountant.”
Caroline: “I was talking more about… whether or not you plan on moving out as you get older.”
Jade: “Oh… I really hadn’t planned that far. That’s a good four years away after all. If things keep going well with Maxxie— and I’m sure they will— we’d probably wind up moving in together. W-Why do you ask?”
Caroline: “Well… I don’t want to be living alone in my forties, especially in such a big house. I always had you if I wanted someone— if I needed someone— but if you’re gone, I don’t know what I’d do. I never tried dating. I don’t want to learn how to use an app with all its unspoken rules, and aside from our Posse… I don’t really know that many people.”
Jade: “Do you… even want a partner after what happened with him? “
Caroline: “I think I do. At first, I didn’t, but after being Babs for a week, I feel that something in myself changed and… I have been thinking about it a lot over the past few days. I think that… I do have it in my heart to open up to someone new, to love them, and that my wounds have healed. At least as much as they ever will. I’m just not sure what to do next. And starting a relationship now seems like… a bad idea.”
Jade: “Well, no matter what you do, know that when Maxxie and I get a place, you are more than welcome to live with us. I don’t want to leave you all alone, and while it might be a bit weird… everything is weird nowadays.”
Caroline smiled at her daughter, muttering a quiet thank you… before standing up from her seat, planting her hands on the table.
Caroline: “I just realized you’ve never been pampered!”
Jade: “P-Pampered?”
Caroline: “You know how Zoe and Haruki came here a week ago?”
Jade: “O-Oh, you mean like a manicure, petecure, and—”
Caroline: “Everything! Oh, we should have made a reservation ahead of time… but we can always ask.”
Jade: “Well, I’m not sure how I feel about people touching my feet or—”
Caroline: “Jade, you are willing to switch bodies with someone, but not let someone touch your feet? Seriously?”
Jade: “…Yeah, you make a good point. I guess we can go, but aren’t those things expensive?”
Caroline: “Consider it a treat to make up for lost time. Besides, money is a non-issue, Jade. So long as we keep things like this an irregular thing, we’ll be fine.”
Jade: “I guess that makes sense, but I would like to see how the family finances are when we get home, especially after your Europe trip— Wait, that’s right, that didn’t happen in this world.”
As Caroline was reminded of that, she paused, her blue eyes vacant and her face bearing a dull expression… that grew into a wide grin.
Caroline: “That’s right, I never got around to visiting Europe in this world, so I have some extra cash squirreled away.”
Jade: “Well, if you want to go on a vacation again, that—”
Caroline: “I still have places I didn’t visit that I’d like to… but I want to visit them with you.”
Jade: “W-What? Mother, I appreciate the offer, and I’m sure it would be a lot of fun traveling someplace with you, but—”
Caroline: “But nothing, Missy! When we get home, we’re booking flights to Austria! …But first, since we’re here, we should hit up Bloomers. They have some cute stuff, and I don’t think you have quite enough.”
Jade: “My closet only has so much room, Mother!”
Caroline: “Jade, how many empty rooms do we have in our house? Space is the least of our concerns. Now come on!”
Caroline stormed off, leaving Jade running as she tried to catch up. She knew very well how overbearing and demanding her mother was at the moment, but there wasn’t a doubt in her mind as to why she was doing this. Because she loved her. She wanted to enrich Jade’s life, forging new memories with her, and most of all, make their bonds even stronger. So, she sprinted forward with a smile on her face!
Verde’s Doohickey 2.0 Main Page
Act 1: SwitchY Swap
May 16th: Prom Pomf Pomf Preview
May 29th: Enter Verde’s Doohickey 2.0
May 30th: Let’s Get Swappin’
May 31st: Flare Family Fiasco
June 1st: Graduation Day
June 2nd: The Kurokawa ‘Sisters’
June 3rd: My Day As Zoe Xing
June 4th: Love in Seoul
June 5th: Sister Mother and Sister Daughter
June 6th: Back 2.0 Basics
June 7th: Assembling the Posse
June 8th: Anita Neukar in… Vivi Gaimz
June 9th: Mother Daughter Heart-2.0-Heart
June 10th: Daisuke and Paz in… Wacked Up Wednesday
June 11th: VAG Swap
June 12th: Terra’s Tomorrow
June 13th: Haruki’s Birthday Bash
Act 2: CHAOTIC CHANGES
June 14th: Jade and the Kuro Abigale Quinlans
June 15th: Aku_Mako’s E3 2015 Rundown – Day Zero
June 16th: Transform Sex Power
June 17th: Erotic Blitz
June 18th: An Evening At The Local Water Park
June 19th: Date Night Cubed
June 20th: Chicago Diamond Symphonia
June 21st: The Father’s Day Resurrection Special
June 22nd: Nazz and Liang Do Flare Industries
June 23rd: The Kurokawa Family Visits the Museum of Science and Industry
June 24th: Whatever Happened to… Yuccot Kikansky?
June 25th: A World Where The Gamers Won
June 26th: Bond Xing
June 27th: SSS – Sizzling Sexual Summer
June 28th: Lesbians 2.0 Gay Boys
June 29th: Caroline and Raiyne’s Cabin Logs
ACT 3: WORLDLY WONDERS
July 1st: We Lost the Remote in Tokyo!
July 2nd: Maid Café Mishaps
July 3rd: Pier Parties and Peaceful Palavers
July 4th: The Freedom To Get High At Burger Queen!
July 5th: From Nippon With Love
July 6th: Let’s Go Mexico with Haruya ‘n’ Da Boyz! Episode 1
July 7th: Jade & Caroline’s Austrian Adventure Episode 1
July 8th: Max’s Buff Quest Episode 1
July 9th: Let’s Go Mexico with Haruya ‘n’ Da Boyz! Episode 2
July 10th: Jade & Caroline’s Austrian Adventure Episode 2
July 11th: Max’s Buff Quest Episode 2
July 12th: Let’s Go Mexico with Haruya ‘n’ Da Boyz! Episode 3
July 13th: Jade & Caroline’s Austrian Adventure Episode 3
July 14th: Max’s Buff Quest Episode 3
July 15th: Utage Three-Point-Oh!