Not A Toy 126

Shock took hold of each of them.

For Maisie, it was Sophie bursting into the room, holding that dreadful device. The graduate barely had time to process, but she looked... different - however, that concern was quickly cast aside as a glow filled the study. Who was this dark-haired woman? What had they been arguing about? Had any naive notions Maisie had had about Sophie's sanity been unfounded? And she really was just a maniac who wanted to shrink people?

For Jenna, the shock came as the familiar sensation crawled across her body. If she wasn't utterly panicking, she might have blamed Maisie for warning Nathalie and inadvertently getting the teacher zapped. That wasn't on her mind now, her screech extended as far as her small voice would allow, and suddenly - it was all happening again.

For Nathalie, it was the betrayal from her colleague. She never would have assumed she couldn't turn her back on Sophie, but without the warning from that shrunken woman, and Nathalie's own quick reflexes, this could be going very differently. It all happened quickly, and adrenaline took over as Nathalie whirled on her heels, keeping her head low just as her heartbeat soared. Nathalie just had to close the gap and take a hold of that machine - the scientist had made herself the size of a kid, so overpowering her wouldn't be an issue - so long as she could get there!

And for Sophie, the fact that her plan was not going as intended was shocking. Never mind that the past twenty-fours hadn't had the makings of a well-executed plan, but the warning squeal from the desk, the blur of Nathalie's movements - none of that was how this was meant to go!

Each of the women felt a rising dread, like watching a wave loom above them that they couldn't escape, and that dread was about to crash into them.

Jenna felt herself shrinking. Just as she had the day before. This time however, instead of dwindling out of her red dress and boots - those sensations of soft fabric slowly collapsing over her body - it was the feeling of a stiff, hard, doll's attire growing heavy on her. What was more, she could feel her bra and underwear slowly relinquishing their grip on her form. They had been the only thing had kept her from abject nudity, and they had become a kind of security in the face of all this madness, but now, the woman was shrinking away from that comfort. She fumbled at the stiff dress, pawed at her bra straps, unintelligible mutterings spilled from her lips as a question rose in her mind...

How small was she going to get?!

In a panic, she tried to keep herself in some state of composure and failed miserably. Her panicked movements flung her hair across her vision, the doll's dress consumed her, and as she felt her underwear sag down her thighs, the woman squealed and clumsily tried to take hold of her expanding garments. Yet that only made things worse, as an errant step forward found the edge of the huge desk, and with a scream the teacher went tumbling forward.

Maisie watched the companion quickly dwindle before her, trying to think of anything she could do, and in the same way that Nathalie had reacted with instinct, the young woman did the same as she saw Jenna begin to topple over the edge - Maisie surged forward, desperate to help the shrinking Jenna!

Beyond the struggles of the two doll-sized women, Nathalie and Sophie collided. Sophie fired another shot at the approaching woman but watched in anger as her aim was off again! It was then that the redhead realized how much heavier the device felt compared to yesterday, and that her reduced size was throwing off her accuracy!

The consequences of last night's shrunken revelry crashed into her, as Nathalie threw her weight against the scientist. One hand snapped onto Sophie's wrist, the other trying to push the redhead away - yet Sophie was nothing if not determined and roared through grinding teeth as the device fired again. However, the grip on her wrist sent her aim far off target. The ray illuminating the violet chaos of the pair.

Their feet planted firm, the grips formidable, their wills moreso. Nathalie pushed against Sophie's strength, and as she struggled against the scientist, Nathalie was quietly shocked she hadn't been able to easily overpower the dwindled Sophie.

"Let. Go!" Sophie roared.

Nathalie was not so easily intimidated, roaring wordlessly in response.

The pair collided physically and mentally, completely unaware of the plight of the much smaller pair on the other side of the room.