As Shawna stood admiring her new form, Jay and Dan got back.
At first, she was worried that they would ask awkward questions, not the least of which was who she was and where Swan was. But Jay just smiled and said, "Hey Shawna, how's it going?"
"You're lookin' sharp," Dan added. "Must be going out tonight."
"Uh, yeah, I'm thinkin' about it," she said. She quickly realized that even though she had left "Aware" on for herself, it was set to "Off" for the rest of the world. As far as Jay and Dan remembered, she had always been Shawna, their black lesbian roomie.
"Hey," Jay snickered as he headed for the bathroom, "Don't forget, if you and your dates ever get an urge to, y'know, expand your horizons, we're right down the hall."
"Anything we can do to help, let us know," Dan laughed, plopping down to read a sports magazine.
"Sure thing," Shawna said wryly. Apparently, Jay & Dan were just as insufferable as ever. If only there were some way to...
Suddenly, Shawna realized there was. She sat back down at the computer and called up their stats on the ChroniVac program. With a smile, she began typing in changes.
Dan glanced up from his magazine at the sound of typing. "Whatcha working on?"
"Oh, just a little personal project - no big whoop," Shawna said. With a grunt, Dan turned his attention back to the article.
After a few minutes, Shawna checked everything - this time she made sure the "Awareness" setting was "Off" for Dan & Jay, But "On" for her. Grinning, she pressed the "Start" button.
She glanced over at Dan. He twitched for a moment, as though he had felt a bug fly past his ear, but then went back to reading. Then, as Shawna watched, Dan's skin began to grow duskier until it was the color of dark chocolate. Even though his frame seemed shrink, his musculature grew more sharply defined. His nails grew a half an inch, becoming slender and turning the color of a fire engine. A large pair of breasts pushed out his shirt. His blond crew-cut turned jet black and arranged itself in braids that fell across his shoulders. His clothes transformed from a man's shirt and slacks to a strapless lime green minidress with matching pumps.
It was finished within seconds. Dan had been replaced by a gorgeous black woman. Like Shawna, she was buff, but still very feminine and attractive. Very quietly, Shawna shut down the ChronoVac program and unhooked the transmitter from the computer. Clearing her throat she said, "Hey Danae."
Across the room, "Danae" looked up. "Yeah, babe?"
"What happened to Jalisa?"
"She's in the bathroom. Hold on - Jalisa! Girl, you gonna stay in there all day?"
The door to the bathroom flew open and yet another black woman emerged, dressed in a belly-baring t-shirt and a leather miniskirt. Like Shawna and Danae, she was a real knockout - skin the color of mocha, eyes the shape and color of almonds, raven-colored curls, and an obvious well-conditioned set of muscles. "Sorry," she purred as she walked seductively over to Danae, "I'm just makin' sure I look my sexiest for my best girls."
With a grin, Danae tossed away her magazine. "Well, since you put it like that..." she said. Jalisa pounced onto her lap and the two locked themselves into a long kiss. After a few minutes, they came up for air. "So whatta we gonna do tonight?" Jalisa asked.
"I dunno," Danae said as she nuzzled her neck. "I been waitin' for Shawna over there to let me know."
Shawn watched and listened with satisfaction. Thanks to the ChronoVac, not only would her roommates be a pair of hot black lesbians like herself for at least the next 48 hours - they'd automatically defer to her. For a change, she'd be the one setting their agendas rather than vice-versa.
"So what's up for tonight, girlfriend?" Jalisa asked.