Shrinky Maze Runner Surprise: The Pre-Game

Lunch had been a traditional buffet-style, with a large variety of foods and drinks to pick from. There was no partaking of shrinkies. Though several of Liger’s employees filled themselves almost to the point of bursting, those who would later participate in the game noticeably ate and drank lightly. One exception to that was Dirk, who was anxious to try the Confidence shots, drinking 4 shots of the red liquid.

Jasper and Curt had arrived early and were welcomed by Henry Liger into the group. Talk was lively, with some of the women talking about how they couldn’t wait to chase their tiny mates around once they’d been shrunk down. Jewels had several stare-downs with all the guys, especially Dirk and Dougan.

Jewels wore a white bodice, little more than lingerie as it wrapped her torso tightly, the thin material just barely covering her nipples as they framed the cups of her breasts prominently. Several of the men took notice, including Dane, who was playfully elbowed in the side by Natalie, who sat next to him. Not to be outdone, Jasper wore a black leather top with a circular opening between her chest and neck which featured her tanned cleavage well.

The owner and CEO, Henry, was even more ebullient than usual.

They were served by the young waitress Janet with assistance from Kim, who was given a rare weekend away from being a barmaid.

As the end of lunchtime neared, a call was made to see if there were any volunteers who’d like to join. They now had five giantess players (now that Jasper had joined), but a few of the male employees who’d planned to play either got too stuffed or developed cold feet after hearing a little of the back-and-forth smack talk between some of the young men and the giantess players. They were now down to fourteen shrinky players instead of their planned eighteen.

Happily, over the next fifteen minutes, Henry had been informed that there were three volunteers that would join them. Thus, they would atleast have seventeen shrinkies.

A very cute young Dish employee of Cuban heritage, Jinx, came to greet the male players, telling them to follow her up the stairs, where she’d get them all shrunk down and ready for the game.

Jewels hadn’t said anything more to either him  or Dougan, but she’d given Dirk a look – he couldn’t quite read it. Was it playfulness, or desire, or lust? Maintaining eye contact with him, she pulled out a bottle of mouth freshener and pumped a couple sprays into her wide-open mouth. Was she serious about the bet she’d made with him earlier? He wouldn’t mind tapping that faucet, but he wouldn’t hold it against her if she told him she was just teasing him to up the suspense level of the game.

As Jinx was gathering the group, Coco brought Tommy to join them, where he exchanged pleasantries with some of the guys as they followed Jinx up the stairs. Among the guys to be shrunk was the company’s top sales agent, ‘famous’ Amos Anouk, who, in his late forties, was the oldest one of the shrinky players, as well as Dane and Sean’s friend Curt.

Some (though not many) of the employees who would not participate in the game wished the players well before heading out. But there was still a good amount of non-players who wanted to observe and they were told to go ahead up to third floor to get settled in.

As Jinx was leading the men up the stairs and Coco was guiding the non-players to the elevator up to the third floor, Henry pulled all the female players aside. These were the young intern Natalie, Sean’s college friend Jasper, Jewels, Shay Rue (Sean’s older sister) and Melissa Peggy Burbank, the company’s beloved secretary in her mid-forties who was affectionately referred to as ‘Mox’. Mox was not unattractive, but unlike the others, she had a bit of a ‘mom bod’. She had raised six children who were now between the ages of nineteen and ten, all boys.

“Now Look ladies”, Henry began, “I know this is supposed to be a ‘safe’ game, but I also know how people can get wound up and caught up in the moment. Not that I’m condoning it, but if any of you is having trouble fighting the urge and feel compelled to eat a shrinky, please make sure it’s one of the Double Ds or the interns. The others, we really cannot afford to lose.”

“Really? We can eat them and you won’t fire us?”, Natalie asked, surprised. Meanwhile, Jewels and Jasper looked thrilled to hear this news.

Henry nodded, adding “And don’t forget, what you choose to do with any of the other volunteers is strictly up to you.”

Shay couldn’t believe her ears. Though he’d said he wasn’t encouraging it, her boss was basically giving his tacit consent for the girls to swallow the younger guys up, of which her brother was one.

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Kylie was finishing putting the final touches on her make-up. Not that she used much or needed to – just a little blush to her tanned cheeks, a little eye-liner and her favorite nude lip gloss, to match her finger and toe nails. The twenty-year old blond was excited tonight to finally make a return trip to the Dish. She hadn’t been there since that nice man had gifted himself to her and nary a day had gone by where she didn’t have some thought of that experience. But she felt she had to take advantage of the situation - a Friday where she’d only been asked to work a partial shift and her best friend was available to join her.

The last time Kylie had been to the Dish, she’d foregone her specs for contact lenses and arranged her hair into a spiky cyberpunk style. This time, while she would retain her normal hairstyle, she would again go with contacts. Though she didn’t like to wear them too long, as they tended to make her eyes dry out, she felt men probably found her more attractive that way. She felt it gave her just a little more confidence in her potentially intimate interactions with men.

She didn’t have much money, being a university student and with only her trainer’s salary at the gym. She would settle just for a couple drinks with her friend, but was hopeful to perhaps receive another ‘gift’. She really wasn’t good at using her feminine wiles to talk someone into volunteering for her – it wasn’t really in her nature to show her selfish side or to display her hidden carnal nature and she certainly couldn’t deceive a guy into becoming a snack (which couldn’t be said of her friend Bethany, a cute and sassy latina friend from school who was also her workout mate). Perhaps Bethany could help on that front.

She texted Bethany: ‘Hey Bittie, almost ready. Gonna leave here in about ten minutes. U ready?’

Bethany had expected to be going on a date with her new boyfriend of a few weeks, Xander, but he had been ghosting her texts and calls since the previous night and, out of spite, she decided to have some fun with Kylie.

Kylie had been hoping to go out with her crush, Josh, who she thought she’d made a connection with when she last visited the Dish. She thought him cute – both had seen each other nude on the pre-rinse before riding on the Virtual Vore and had gotten along quite well, sharing mutual interests – but as he had explained to her when she texted him, he had ‘options’. His loss, she had assured herself before synching up with Bethany.

It was a good forty minute drive from Bethany’s house to Forbidden Dish. Sometimes, Kylie wished she lived closer, but perhaps the fact that it wasn’t was a good thing. She would certainly frequent it more often otherwise and that might cut into her study time. She had very little time even for boys as it was.

She received the reply back from Bethany, a thumbs-up emoji.

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