The sealed bottle rests on the kitchen counter beneath the bright overhead lights. Its white label carries the company logo, dosage instructions, and a warning printed in unusually small type.
The Company Representative
"Step one: confirm you are in a private location. Step two: swallow one tablet with water. Step three: remain available for observation and daily reporting."
The phone stays pressed to Bettila's ear. Beyond the windows, the quiet country suburb sits under late afternoon light, while the connected call fills the kitchen with faint office noise.
The Company Representative
"Your contract requires participation, Bettila. The selection committee cited your motherly attitude and, frankly, your unusually trusting personality as useful testing factors."
Bettila
The bottle is sealed, and the call is still connected.
The Company Representative
"I need your confirmation before we proceed. You understand that declining may constitute a breach of contract, correct?"
Silence gathers around the counter. The representative waits without softening the demand, leaving the next word, and the unopened bottle, entirely in Bettila's control.
✓ Quest Accepted
Accept the experiment offer
“I take a moment to mentally prepare myself, and then take one of the pills as instructed. Almost immediately upon swallowing the pill, I feel a hot flash as a wave of heat radiates from my lower belly and womb, and I feel both extremely aroused and also a bit sick to my stomach, clear signs that the pill was beginning to do it's job right away.”
SUCCESS (Great Willpower, rolled +0)
Bettila steadies herself at the counter, drawing a measured breath while the company representative waits through the phone. She breaks the bottle’s seal with a sharp plastic snap.
She shakes one tablet into her palm, pours water from the nearby glass, and swallows the pill as instructed. The glass knocks against the counter, spilling a cold ring across the surface.
Bettila
The tablet is down, and the reaction starts immediately.
Heat blooms abruptly through her lower abdomen, radiating outward in a feverish wave. A sour twist rises in her stomach, forcing her to brace one hand against the counter.
The Company Representative
Good. Confirm the time of ingestion, and tell me exactly what you are experiencing.
The phone remains connected amid faint office noise. The opened bottle and damp counter mark the first completed step, while the warmth continues building beneath her ribs.
The Company Representative
Do not take anything else. I am logging the onset now, and the observation schedule begins immediately.
✓ Quest Accepted
Report the pill's immediate effects
Quest Complete
Accept the experiment offer
“I place one hand on my stomach, already feeling the slightest bit bloated like I just ate a full meal. My chest feels tingly and my breasts feel hot. My butt also feels hot and tingly. No visible growth yet, but I feel the effects everywhere. I report how I'm feeling, and the line operator confirms it's working as intended, and instructs me to continue documenting things on my computer throughout the week before hanging up leaving me to do as I will throughout the house for the remaining week.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Medicine, rolled +2)
Bettila places one hand over her stomach. Beneath her casual clothes, her abdomen feels faintly bloated, as if she has just finished a very large meal, though nothing looks different yet.
Bettila
I feel bloated, and there is heat and tingling in my chest, breasts, butt, and thighs. I cannot see any growth yet.
The Company Representative
That is consistent with the expected onset. The localized warmth and sensation indicate the compound is working as intended.
The warmth persists in several separate areas, subtle but unmistakable. The opened bottle remains beside the damp ring on the counter, its warning label turned toward her.
The Company Representative
Continue documenting every symptom, measurement, and visible change on your computer throughout the week. Record times precisely, and do not take anything else.
A keyboard clacks faintly on the other end, followed by a pause while the representative finishes the report. Then the call ends, leaving the kitchen suddenly quiet.
The house opens around Bettila for the remaining week: kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and backyard. The early effects continue quietly beneath her skin as she remains free to move through it.
Quest Complete
Report the pill's immediate effects