Emily saw a bunch of kids her age in the store. She decided she could pick a girl and use the twinning mode to get the gender she wanted. She settled on a black girl with braids. She took a photo, but unfortunately, just as she had lined up the photo with this girl, Rebecca got in her way.
"Ooo, what are you taking a photo of hon-" FLASH "-ily?" She asked, now looking eye level with Emily.
She blinked rapidly, realizing that she had just screwed up. She looked down, and noticed she had her own brown hair back which cascaded down her shoulders. She saw her C-cup breasts in a red blouse, and felt that she was definitely a woman again. However, she felt older... much older.
"Oh damn." Emily gasped. "Screwed that up."
"Oh dear!" Rebecca gasped. "I'm so sorry Em did I get in the way?" She asked in a very sweet but girly tone.
"Uhhh, forget it... Becca, it's fine." Emily faked a laugh, guessing Rebecca's new nickname. Emily excused herself, and quickly walked over to a changing room door nearby. Upon looking in the mirror, she was surprised by what she saw. She looked a lot like her mother, but she could see bits of her dad and grandparents in her like with her nose. Her hair had begun to gray slightly at the roots, and even her fashion sense had changed, making her look more like a school teacher or something.
"Damn, I can't believe Rick as a woman would look hotter than ME at this age." She thought with a visual pout.
Rebecca saw this pout, and wondered if her friend was feeling bad about herself again. Emily was older than her at 50 years old, and was the first of their inner friend group to start going through menopause.
"Dammit Rebecca, watch yourself she needs your comfort and friendship right now not ruining her photos." She thought to herself.
Just as Rebecca was about to place her hand on Emily's shoulder when the door to the changing room opened up. Emily jumped, as out through the door came her own mother?!
"Mo- er, Olivia! Hello!" Emily gasped, barely managing to not call her mom.
"Oh, sorry Em didn't mean to startle you." Olivia teased. She then tied her long black hair into a short ponytail, and sighed as she draped a dress over her arm. "I swear they make every damn size just another version of 'skinny bitch' my god." She mumbled, laughing at her own comment slightly.
Emily just laughed back but with an awkward smile to add on. She couldn't believe it, her mother was one of her best gal pals while she was her age, and her boyfriend was a middle aged woman too! This was all getting a little trippy for her. She excused herself again and walked away, wondering if maybe now would be a good time to switch Rick's awareness back on. Or maybe she should just change herself again?
"What's up with Em?" Olivia asked Rebecca.
"Shhh!" Rebecca quietly but aggressively shushed her friend. "Quiet Liv, you know she's going through a tougher time in her life right now. You see how flustered she just got, it's obvious she's having some hot flashes." She warned.
"Oh my goodness I'm so sorry Becca I totally forgot." Olivia whispered back. "I'll be more sensitive I promise."
Feeling good at Olivia's response Rebecca walked off towards Emily to check on her. Meanwhile, Olivia's frown turned into a smirk. She didn't hate Emily, but there was definitely always some drama between them. Emily won over Paul in college, Emily used the name William for her first son when she KNEW Olivia had planned to use that name, and that wasn't even getting into their card night drama.
"Maybe she could use a bit of tension right now." Olivia thought slyly. She felt a little bad admitting it, but no harm was done ultimately.
Emily couldn't believe she was friends with her mom, but Rick's change threw her off more. She watched as the busty redhead approached her, still slightly salty that Rick made such a knockout woman. Emily thought back to the camera. Should she change things again? Maybe a different mode would help? Or should she just switch Rick's awareness back on to get some normalcy again?
As Emily thought, that's when...