Nicholas waved a hand at the audience, which immediately became silent. Jem and the other girls looked at the crowd, wondering what was going to happen when there was a sudden uproar of panic. For a moment, it wasn't obvious what was happening, but it became clear soon enough.
All of the women were, regardless of their previous age, either regressing or progressing to about thirty, and their clothes all morphed from normal, fairly decent outfits to items that only hookers would consider wearing. Their faces all became slutty, with big pouty lips and seductive eyes. Their bodies all formed to become the most perfect specimens that their frames could carry. Nicholas had turned all of the women into complete whores.
As for the men, well, the first thing that happened was that they all turned into beautiful women, but not like the hookers. Becoming the total opposite of slutty, the former males were encased in dowdy, frumpy dresses and other subdued forms of clothing. Their appearance and mannerisms reminded Jem of the Stepford Wives.
Nicholas waved another hand, causing the panic to end. Each of the women in the audience mentally adjusted to their new role, hooker or homemaker, and shortly afterwards began filing out of the theater. Jem, through her curses, was a bit used to the effect of seeing such changes occur, though not on such a scale. Megan and Katrina, on the other hand, were completely freaked out.
The theater empty, Nicholas turned his attention to the girls with a look in their eyes that signaled someone was about to get punished.
Wed Nov 27 22:50:51 2002