Markus had run out of his college fund. With as expensive as college was these days, the money his parents set aside for him vanished before he could even start his final year of school. So when Markus heard about an experiment that could afford him that last year and then some, he jumped at the chance to be a part of it. Nobody knew what kind of experiment it was, but it was advertised as a no-consequence reversible procedure. A week later he arrived at the experiment facility, where he would spend the next month of his life, earning that half-a-muillion dollars.
After checking in at the reception desk, he was escorted to a private room on the 3rd floor, a bedroom with a little space for personal activity and a window into a courtyard situated in the middle of the building. The door closed behind him and Markus walked nervously around the room, looking around before being interrupted just a few minutes later.
The door opened and in walked a man who appeared to be in his late 30s or early 40s, with combed over brown hair. He introduced himself as Dr. Gaussian, one of the primary doctors of the experiment. Behind him stood an assistant, a young woman with a tablet computer in her arms. Dr. Gaussian explained that they needed to collect some initial data before the experiment took place. He left the room, leaving Markus with the assistant.
She introduced herself as Amanda. She acted a little sheepish, but seemed confident in her actions enough that Markus felt as ease with her. She nervously asked Markus to take off his clothes and put on a hospital gown, promising that he’d have regular clothes to wear the following day. She then spent some time measuring Markus’s physical attributes.
Markus was a 5’9” caucasian man, with short thick black hair and a clean shaven face, showing his rounded cheeks. He was of average build, bearing the body of a man who took care of himself but didn’t take the extra time to always eat healthy or spend time in the gym. He was embarrassed when Amanda asked to measure his penis and balls, choosing to look away while a tape measure was strung alongside his 3” soft penis, which was hardening a little as he found Amanda to be fairly attractive.
After she finished measuring him, Amanda gave Markus the tablet she carried and asked him to fill out the questionnaire to the best of his ability, and she would collect the tablet when she brought him dinner. She then left the room, leaving Markus alone to fill out the incredibly lengthy questionnaire. The pages were greatly detailed, asking his interest in a huge variety of subjects. He liked comic books and he studied engineering, liked to hike or spend time with his friends when he was free. He was straight and he described his ideal woman. His favorite color is green. He described his favorite scents and foods. Overall it took him over 5 hours to complete, and he only had about 5 minutes to spare before Amanda returned with a chicken sandwich and fries, retrieving the tablet and leaving Markus alone once again.
After finishing his food, Markus waited about an hour before the screen in the room lit up, beginning to play a video. On the screen was Dr. Gaussian, who had introduced himself again.
“Tonight while you sleep, you will be hooked up to a device. This device will trade around all of your traits randomly with all the other subjects. You may wake to find yourself with a new set of genitalia or even identify as the opposite sex. You will find your voice, height, and body to be completely different. Some of your favorite things may no longer interest you, and you may find joy in some of the things you find boring now. However, we want you to rest assured. At the end of the experiment, everything that makes you, you, will be returned to you and you will walk out of here in the exact same condition you walked in here.”
“While you’re in here, you will be granted full access to the grounds. You will be free to try out your new hobbies, experiment with your new body. You may have relations with the other subjects as well, but protection must be used by anyone with a penis and all subjects with vaginas will be required to take daily morning-after pills. Thank you for your participation, and we look forward to interacting with you all in the morning.”
Markus was confused, but as he began to think, he began to grow dizzy. He quickly assumed that there were sedatives laced into the sandwich and fries, and began to stumble toward the bed. He laid down and as he closed his eyes, was taken by sleep.