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Hey, guys! Remember that genderswap plot I tentatively proposed about a month ago? Well, it has just received official modly approval. I'm shooting for a start date of August 4, and the plot will run for approximately one week.
Here's the short version: On Saturday, Artie will breeze through Milliways on his way to a mad science convention. However, he will accidentally drop a container of gender-swap tablets, which will be distributed throughout the Bar by an well-meaning patron (who shall for the moment remain nameless). After several days' absence, Artie will return to the bar, witness the havoc wrought by his creation, and explain how to counteract it. Thus everything returns to whatever passes for normal around here.
Q: What are they?
A: Gender-swap tablets are a joint creation of Artie the Gerbil and his creator, Helen B. Narbon. They look and taste like ordinary breath mints of the sort usually marketed as "curiously strong," but they're laced with a chemical which causes a complete gender reversal when ingested. The swap itself is instantaneous (and makes a humorous "splort" noise), but there's a 30-second delay between eating the tablet and being genderswapped--just enough time for you to realize how truly screwed you are.
Any tablets you eat after the first one will have no effect. Sorry, you don't get off that easy.
Q: What exactly does 'gender reversal' mean in this context?
A: The chemical alters the victim's body at the genetic level, swapping out one X chromosome for a Y or vice versa. Physically, you still look more or less like yourself, but with the primary and secondary sexual characteristics of the opposite gender. It may also alter the subject's phenotype in less predictable ways--Dave Davenport was considerably shorter as a woman, for example. How recognizable your gender-swapped pup is will be up to you and the people you thread with.
For some unknown reason, the chemical also tends to alter people's hairstyles into something more gender-appropriate. (Hey, whaddaya want, it's from a comic strip.)
The change affects the mental and emotional components of one's gender as well. This is mostly noticeable in the realm of sexual preferences. For example, if your pup is ordinarily a heterosexual male, he will become a heterosexual female, and find herself physically attracted to men. Basically, your Kinsey scale score stays the same, but it'll be relative to your new gender.
Q: So how do I switch back?
A: In order to reverse the swap, one must ingest the bodily fluid of someone of the opposite gender who has also been gender-swapped. Usually, this is accomplished through deep-mouth kissing, i.e. "swapping spit." There are other ways to do it, of course, but most of them shouldn't be done in public.
The gender-swap chemical lingers in one's body indefinitely after the swap is reversed, so someone who's already been brought back to normal may continue to cure others.
Q: Can my pup the (god/demon/angel/alien/mutant/jellyfish/superintelligent shade of blue) take part in the plot?
A: If your pup is a biological entity whose species has more than one gender, then go for it.
Q: Sounds awesome! What do I need to do to participate?
A: Upload an icon of your pup as the opposite gender. That's it. This is a standard-issue crackplot with no signup sheet required.
If you have any further questions, comments, or suggestions, please reply to this post or ping me at leeshajoi on AIM.
Here's the short version: On Saturday, Artie will breeze through Milliways on his way to a mad science convention. However, he will accidentally drop a container of gender-swap tablets, which will be distributed throughout the Bar by an well-meaning patron (who shall for the moment remain nameless). After several days' absence, Artie will return to the bar, witness the havoc wrought by his creation, and explain how to counteract it. Thus everything returns to whatever passes for normal around here.
Q: What are they?
A: Gender-swap tablets are a joint creation of Artie the Gerbil and his creator, Helen B. Narbon. They look and taste like ordinary breath mints of the sort usually marketed as "curiously strong," but they're laced with a chemical which causes a complete gender reversal when ingested. The swap itself is instantaneous (and makes a humorous "splort" noise), but there's a 30-second delay between eating the tablet and being genderswapped--just enough time for you to realize how truly screwed you are.
Any tablets you eat after the first one will have no effect. Sorry, you don't get off that easy.
Q: What exactly does 'gender reversal' mean in this context?
A: The chemical alters the victim's body at the genetic level, swapping out one X chromosome for a Y or vice versa. Physically, you still look more or less like yourself, but with the primary and secondary sexual characteristics of the opposite gender. It may also alter the subject's phenotype in less predictable ways--Dave Davenport was considerably shorter as a woman, for example. How recognizable your gender-swapped pup is will be up to you and the people you thread with.
For some unknown reason, the chemical also tends to alter people's hairstyles into something more gender-appropriate. (Hey, whaddaya want, it's from a comic strip.)
The change affects the mental and emotional components of one's gender as well. This is mostly noticeable in the realm of sexual preferences. For example, if your pup is ordinarily a heterosexual male, he will become a heterosexual female, and find herself physically attracted to men. Basically, your Kinsey scale score stays the same, but it'll be relative to your new gender.
Q: So how do I switch back?
A: In order to reverse the swap, one must ingest the bodily fluid of someone of the opposite gender who has also been gender-swapped. Usually, this is accomplished through deep-mouth kissing, i.e. "swapping spit." There are other ways to do it, of course, but most of them shouldn't be done in public.
The gender-swap chemical lingers in one's body indefinitely after the swap is reversed, so someone who's already been brought back to normal may continue to cure others.
Q: Can my pup the (god/demon/angel/alien/mutant/jellyfish/superintelligent shade of blue) take part in the plot?
A: If your pup is a biological entity whose species has more than one gender, then go for it.
Q: Sounds awesome! What do I need to do to participate?
A: Upload an icon of your pup as the opposite gender. That's it. This is a standard-issue crackplot with no signup sheet required.
If you have any further questions, comments, or suggestions, please reply to this post or ping me at leeshajoi on AIM.