Role Exchanger: Not just physical

The Role Exchanger was one of the most studied but least understood phenomenons on earth. Once every few years, a strange blue light appears at random, randomly exchanging both physical and mental characteristics of anyone unlucky enough to be touched by the light until it moves on. There were a dozen different theories as to why it appeared, anything from aliens to terrorists to even acts of God, but for those affected, the effect was the same: The body you had when the light appeared wasn’t the body you’d have when it left, and unless you were lucky (or unlucky) enough to be hit again, you’d be better off getting used to however you ended up. In fact, it was so rare that Danny had thought it was an urban legend until he saw it in person. 

He had been at the mall shopping for a gift for his wife when the light appeared, bathing him and the rest of the mall in a soft, blue light. Before he even had time to react, the racks around him began to grow as he exchanged ages with a young boy across the store, barely having the chance to move before swapping genders with the boy’s mom. He inspected his new body in the store mirror, watching as unfamiliar traits made their mark on him as he took on the face of a young girl. His facial features softened again as he took on the race of an asian man that ran past him, trying fruitlessly to escape the store before any more changes struck him. Danny brought a hand to his face. he could feel his body changing for one more swap, and judging by the rapidly shrinking cashier to his left, he had a feeling he knew exactly what it would be. In a moment, his body began growing again, quickly taking on more adult characteristics as he aged to his new body’s late teens. A strange feeling hit the pit of his stomach as he rapidly underwent puberty, growing the breasts and curves of a young woman before his eyes. 

Then, as quickly as it came, the light vanished, locking Danny in the body of an attractive young asian teen. Looking around, he was thankful that he seemed to be better off than most, although he couldn’t help but critique some of the clothes they were wearing. With a shock, he realized that clearly the changes he had received weren’t just physical. Surprising himself again, he quickly picked out a few cute tops for his new body, stuffing them into his bag before walking out to his car. He caught his breath, wondering how he’d break the news to his wife as he quickly changed into one of his new shirts. Unknown to him, he had swapped more than just ages in his last swap. courtesy of the now 9 year old cashier, he had taken her fashion sense as well as the shoplifting habit she had developed to fund it! 

//I thought i’d try my hand at a Role Exchanger transformation i’ve seen some other captioners make! It came out a bit clumsy as a first attempt but let me know if you’d like to see more of these and what kind of changes you’d like to see!