Lina looked at the choices in front of her. There were none of the usual choices anyone would expect from a vending machine. No commonly sold sodas like Pepsi, Dr Pepper or Coke. All names and logos were foreign to her. Were these actual foreign brands or cheap knockoffs? She did not know but pressed one button at random, attracted by the violet, greenish and overall bright blues of one logo. With a few clanks, the can arrived. Lina picked it up. The logo of bright and soft bubbles were on the can as well, alongside its name: "Bloating Bubbles". Bubbles, sure. But "Bloating"? It sounded really not appealing. Lina stared at it, nonplussed. The can didn't even have the flavors of the beverage. What was she even drinking?
"What is it?" asked Amy.
"This can," grumbled Lina. "It has no indication of what it might be."
Amy looked at the can after taking it and frowned. All of it puzzled her too. She then opened the can and took a swig.
"Hey!" said Lina in anger.
"Just checking," smiled her friend mischievously.
Lina grabbed her drink back yet asked nonetheless how it tasted.
"Kina fruity. Citrus. But it is vey light. Got a marine salt aftertaste too. But it's not disgusting," explained Amy while licking her lips slightly in thought.
Lina tried her drink and realised Amy was right. It did have a fruity citrus taste. And the salty iodine aftertaste went well with the fruity flavor. She was surprised. For a strange, weird-looking can, it wasn't bad at all. She took another gulp and both girls shared the rest of the can, enjoying such an odd beverage. They easily forgot why it might be called "Bloating Bubbles". That name oh-so-strange was because it was a magical beverage. Only to be expected, truly, within a magic store. But soon, Lina and Amy would start feeling its effects. They made transform into marine beings or creatures - hence the bubbles part. The bloating was because they'd be ovulating and in heat, attracting many suitors and males from the aquatic lands they would be magically transported too. As teen girls, at least they would not be forced to change sex as a male drinker would have. But the bloating would. come in the forms of eggs or pups. As they were walking, they had no idea their lives would take a new dramatic turn...