diaper dimension Lights! Camera! ...What?!? - Chapter 111 - 5/3/24

[Baby Billy]

Great chapter, but then they all are. might go back back to re read. Major flu case this week

[CDfm]

Loved the new chapter like always.  
I think Beth dodged a bullet here. It’s a good thing that Nikki was aware of the laundry sensors. Carly must be getting a little more comfortable with Lilly.  Saying that Lilly was gentler than Mackenzie is saying a lot.  But then I guess Mackenzie didn’t change that many diapers. 
I hope the sting of tax season is not hurting you quite so much any longer.  I sure enjoyed this chapter and I am looking forward to the next. 

[BabySofia]

9 hours ago, Moon3ye said:

Although I wouldn't even trust the laundry in a situation like Beth's in

Probably wise!

2 hours ago, Baby Billy said:

Major flu case this week

Sorry to hear that! Feel better soon! 

 

29 minutes ago, CDfm said:

not hurting you quite so much any longer.

It still hurts. Biggest part is work I'm having to pull extra weight from a coworker dealing with health issues. Between that and normally a quiet time of year being pretty busy, I'm coming home exhausted. Hopefully this weekend I can recover some.

 

Thanks for the comments everyone! 🙂

[CDfm]

13 minutes ago, BabySofia said:

Probably wise!

Sorry to hear that! Feel better soon! 

 

Biggest part is work I'm having to pull extra weight from a coworker dealing with health issues. Between that and normally a quiet time of year being pretty busy, I'm exhausted. 

 

Thanks for the comments everyone! 🙂

I know all too well that feeling.  I have worked 23 out of the last 24 days and we work 12 hour shifts all because we are so short staffed right now. You get to the point it really doesn’t bother you all that much. Just a pattern of sleeping when you can and working. 

[BabySofia]

15 hours ago, CDfm said:

I have worked 23 out of the last 24 days and we work 12 hour shifts all because we are so short staffed right now.

<hug> That's worse than mine gets. I usually at least get a Sunday off. I hear those hours though! 

15 hours ago, CDfm said:

Just a pattern of sleeping when you can and working. 

That is the part I hate, being so exhausted I couldn't even focus to read anything last week, let alone write... I have I think sixteen tabs open right now of chapters I didn't read. We'll see if the focus improves later today, not going so great at this point...

Thanks for understanding and the responses. I hope your own workload improves there! 

[LGGrace]

Carly pooping her diaper in the middle of a test is one of the biggest reasons I would never voluntarily unpotty train myself/ go 24/7.  It gives me empathy for the incontinent who have no choice.   I guess on the bright side, it is expected for a little to have a poopy diapee.

[BabySofia]

11 hours ago, LGGrace said:

I guess on the bright side, it is expected for a little to have a poopy diapee.

True! Especially this semester since every Little is in diapers! 

[Guilend]

Btw just wanted to stop by and say I'm still very much enjoying this story. 

[diaperboymi]

Fabulous story as always.  You're work is incredible!!!!  

[BabySofia]

1 hour ago, diaperboymi said:

Fabulous story as always.  You're work is incredible!!!! 

Thank you! 🙂

[BabySofia]

Just a heads up in case anyone looks earlier tomorrow, I will probably post a few hours later tomorrow than I normally do. Thanks for your patience! 🙂

[BabySofia]

Chapter 110: Pre-Date Planning

 

BETH HAD BEEN surprised to leave class and find Carly waiting for her in a chair not far from their classroom. She had her head in her hands and looked like she was one step from breaking down.

“Hey,” she said, walking up to her, “are you okay?”

Carly looked up at her and noticed that there were some tear tracks. She scooped her up and hugged her, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” she tried to say.

“You look like you’ve been crying; that’s not nothing?” Beth asked.

“Fine, I’ll tell you later… can we get out of here?”

“Sure, let’s go get some food.”

“Would you please put me down?” Carly asked her.

“Sure,” she said, worried about this change from the past couple of days where she didn’t seem to mind when she held her.

They walked beside each other to the Union, and Carly led her to a line at a chain that served chicken. They both ordered chicken nuggets, and Nikki picked up her own chicken sandwich, too, behind them, joining them at a table.

“What’s wrong, Carly?” Beth asked.

She sighed, “Who says something is wrong?”

“You? Your body language?” Beth insisted.

“Ugh… I just had, I think, the most mortifying experience of my life so far!” She said, dipping a piece of fist-sized chicken into it, “I don’t want to talk about it, though,” she told her.

Beth considered pushing, but a shake of Nikki’s head was advice she decided to heed. “Did your test go okay, at least?”

Carly tensed up but released a little bit as she said, “I think so… I mean, I’m nervous about my first real test here in this dimension, but I think I answered everything correctly.”

She nodded, “When do you find out?” She asked.

Right then, there was a ping from Carly’s bag, and she reached in for her phone, “Right now, apparently?”

Her face was unreadable, Beth decided to ask, “So…?”

“Perfect score? A Hundred?” Carly said.

“Great job!” she told her.

“Thanks,” Carly said sheepishly. “You ready for your test? That’s your next class, right?”

“Yeah,” Beth told her. “Not looking forward to it, but I don’t think I can do any more studying?”

Carly looked at her phone. “There’s a studio available for editing; want to go edit for an hour before our classes?”

“Do you think we can actually finish that last scene?”

Carly shrugged, “Not sure, but we can probably get close if not?”

Beth looked at the clock on her phone and said, “Let’s do it!”

It was a brisk walk for the three of them, but they made it into the studio and loaded the project. Carly was moving faster than anything she’d seen her do so far. ‘Is she trying to burn something from her memory from earlier?’ She thought.

She certainly didn’t help Beth with that if that was her goal! Carly moved through the selected takes for the last two pages of the script at a rapid pace. Beth watched as Carly argued with the HoloCharacter about being the baby before getting fed some fake baby food by Beth. “All done! What a good baby!” she watched herself say. ‘I could have been saying that to a real baby,’ she thought.

Right then, she grimaced as she watched herself squat down. Per the script, the camera angle briefly showed her filling her diaper before Isabella came in and sniffed beside her. “You’re poopy, sweetie!” was amongst the top ten most embarrassing lines said towards her while they filmed. She turned red as Carly manipulated the footage to show her ‘walk of shame’ back inside the daycare.

‘Brings a whole new meaning to walk of shame, actually,’ Beth thought.

Carly practically jumped a moment later as she watched herself ‘poop’ her own diaper. She turned to look at her and noticed she was kind of shaking. “Are you okay, Carly?”

She shrugged, “I hate seeing myself doing it, even more than doing it?”

Beth nodded at that, “I’m not a fan of those scenes of pooping myself either? I think I have more than you, actually?”

“You probably do…” Carly said, “But I’m the one who keeps living it right now?”

“What happened this morning?” She asked, reaching over and squeezing Carly in a side hug.

 

I TENSED AT the question but knew this was like when my mom or sisters asked me similar questions on bad days. I decided to rip the Band-Aid off as I manipulated the final camera angle and faded to black.

“Done!!!” I said excitedly.

She smiled, “Good job,” she said. “I’ll text Charlotte and let her know. Now, this morning?”

I saved our work, locked everything back up, and turned to her. “I… I pooped my diaper in the test?”

She hugged me again, “Nothing bad happened, right?”

I shook somewhat, then said, “Well… I guess at least I didn’t get punished or demerits?”

“But…?”

“Someone complained about how I smelled bad, and so one of the girls in my class offered to change my diaper behind the desk.”

“Why didn’t you just leave for the changing station?”

“If we left, they considered us done. I guess the professor is being cautious about cheating?”

She nodded at that, “I’ve had a couple of those morons…” She moved me onto her lap, then, “So, what did you say?”

I blushed, “I accepted?”

“So everyone saw you get changed?”

“I don’t think so…?” I shrugged, “I had my eyes closed most of the time, though.”

“Sorry, Carly, that’s pretty embarrassing.”

She squeezed me, “Come on, we still have ten minutes to get to class. And I don’t think you can edit us out of being late?”

“I could try?” I told her.

She tickled my side then, “Let’s not push our luck?”

We walked quickly to Euler, where we both had our class. She hugged me, “It’ll be okay, and we’ll have a great time this weekend! Try to relax in that voodoo you call math.”

“Good luck with your basic calculus,” I razzed her.

She stuck her tongue at me, and we split off to our classes.

I spent the class going through the date that night in my head and all that I hoped would go right while contemplating what could go wrong! I really didn’t want to wear my uniform. Still, I also knew from the student handbook that if you wore it, the police and LPS would be more likely to believe you were a student and not just making up stories…

Given that we’d have Nikki with me, I contemplated risking it, though!

‘It’s not like I want to dress up like a princess… just jeans and a sweater?’ I thought to myself with a sigh.

Professor Nash began class with new variations on the content we’d discussed so far in the week. It was really cool to see the possibilities of using this process to further astronomy and portal physics calculations!

While I was entertained, I noted several class members hadn’t made it in that day, and several others were propped up on their tablets, taking a nap. Professor Nash wasn’t a fool, so she said, “Okay, I think that’s as much of this as any of you will absorb today! Remember you will have a test on all we’ve discussed this semester on Friday of next week. I’ll have a study guide on my site this afternoon that you can use to review.”

With that, I was helped down from the table and shouldered my bag, realizing it was at least an hour until Beth’s class was usually done. I didn’t know how an exam would affect that, so I just sat in the lobby outside her lecture hall to wait for her. As I approached, I saw Nikki sitting there already.

“Not watching Beth?” I asked her.

“Hi, Carly, skipping class?” She countered.

“The Professor saw several absent students and several passed-out students and decided the math added up to early weekend! So… watching Beth?” I asked.

“There’s only one way in or out, and they didn’t want me in the room during the testing?”

“Sounds like an opportunity,” I frowned.

“I’m going to be addressing it later. Right now, I’m not overly concerned. We’re more likely to deal with problems tonight. Speaking of which, tell me all of your plans!”

I felt nervous as I said, “Well, I was debating about some place fancier, but I think it would be better to keep it casual for a first date.”

“First date?”

“Well… first official date?” I told her with a blush. “Anyway, my cousin Shelby told me about this place called Off-Forkway Stage that does burgers and shakes. They entertain you randomly with show tunes from musicals, too?”

“Cute,” Nikki said. “What else?”

“We’re just going to go see a movie. There are a couple of movies; I thought I would give Beth a choice.”

“For your own sake, avoid the animated ones?”

I nodded, “Shelby told me that, too. I was thinking either Glen’s Den, which is an action-adventure flick, or Harlsgate, which is some sort of science fiction film?”

“No romance movies?”

“I think there’s also one of those called Cupids Rise, but it didn’t sound as good to me?”

“It hasn’t gotten very good reviews from anyone I’ve seen,” she conceded. “So, how are you getting there?”

“Grandma?”

“Romantic ride?”

I shrugged, “Practical, I need to get her our overnight bags to go home with her?”

She nodded, “Well, you definitely have a good head on your shoulders. What’s your end goal for this, though? Aren’t you supposed to be going home at the end of…?” She was about to finish when a series of students began escaping the room where Beth was taking the test.

Nikki and I saw her come up behind a few Bigs and walk beside Livy.

“Hey, Conn… Carly!” Livy said a moment later.

“Hi, Livy!” I said.

“Ready to change and head out?”

“Are you dressing up for this?” Beth asked. “You’re safest with your uniform on?” She reminded me.

I held up my wrist with the Student ID band we’d updated earlier in the week. “I have this, you, and most importantly, her!” I said, pointing at Nikki.

Beth nodded, “So, how dressy are we talking?”

“Casual, don’t go getting a ballgown on?” I told her with a smile. “Casual dinner and a movie; I just want to wear jeans and that purple sweater Aunt Bella made for me?”

“That really soft and fuzzy one?” She asked me.

I nodded.

“I’ll be petting you all night long…” she said, turning red, “You two did not hear that!”

Everyone laughed and walked me to Sanders. “Meet you down here in half an hour?” Beth asked.

“Sounds good!” I said, racing upstairs to change out of the jumper outfit. I was tired of wearing the same outfit for the past week! It was infinitely more comfortable and loose-fitting than the fake tie and suit I had to wear as a boy, but I wanted to cover my legs more until it grew warmer!

 

BETH HURRIED UPSTAIRS and discovered Rachel had again already packed her bag for her. She checked it for anything missing but decided she’d done a great job this time. Rings was even carefully laid on top of her clothes and pillow, so she closed the bag again and walked to her closet.

Knowing Carly was going to wear jeans and a sweater made her want to do something similar. She found a pair of darker-colored jeans and a light green sweater that would probably look okay with Carly for any photos they might take while they were out. She took the time to change, brushed her hair, and was thinking of styles when Rachel appeared.

“May I help you with your hair?”

“Umm… what did you have in mind?”

“I can do anything you can think of. Or show me a picture, and I can go from there?”

Beth thought that was kind of cool and hadn’t thought about using her ‘nanny’ as a hairstylist. ‘I probably should have thought of it, though. They do kids’ hair all the time?’ she said.

She thought for a few moments and said, “Can you just put it into a half-pony with the pony curled?”

“Certainly!” Rachel said to her, moving behind her and seeming to pull all of her hair accessories that were needed from across the room.

It was a bit dizzying, but also quite impressive, how quickly Rachel could style her hair. She momentarily looked at herself in the mirror and said, “This is great, Rachel. Thanks!”

“You’re very welcome, Beth! Have a good time on your date!”

With that comment, Rachel faded from existence.

‘She knows too much!’ she griped.

She took one last look in the mirror at her makeup, and she decided to change the look before she left. It wasn’t an over-the-top night-out look, but it did look a little bolder than she usually kept her day look.

She tossed her backpack, overnight bag, and purse over her shoulder before closing and locking the door. Nikki was waiting for her outside her door, “Ready?”

“Yeah, let’s go get Carly!”

 

I MADE MY way upstairs to the nest and quickly packed anything else I had missed in my overnight bag. Sure that I had toiletries and clothes, I also took time to embarrassingly load some diapers into my backpack and add some to my overnight bag. I was sure Grandma had a fully loaded changing table back at her house. Still, after being stuck in that monstrosity the other day, I didn’t want to risk a repeat!

I then moved to my clothes and found the jeans and sweater I’d told Beth I wanted to wear. Lilly walked over right then, “Ready to head to your Grandma’s?”

I nodded, “Beth and I are going to do a couple of things first, though.”

She looked around the room for a moment, then picked me up and said, “Let’s chat in my room?”

I still held my jeans and the sweater as she carried me into her apartment and closed the door.

It was only the second time I’d seen it closed so far, and I was a bit worried!

“What’s wrong?” I asked her as she carried me to the couch and placed me an arm’s length away from her so we could look at each other.

“Going out with Beth?”

I nodded, “Uh-huh?”

“It’s kind of risky for you two to be a couple?” She said gently.

I nodded, “We know, and we’re careful?”

She sighed, “I just don’t want to see anything happen to you?” Shrugging her shoulders, “So what’s with this outfit if you’re going out somewhere off campus?”

I shrugged, “I didn’t want to go on the date in my uniform?”

“You know that uniform is a bit of protection, right? If you’re wearing it they have to check with Emerson?”

I held up my wristband. “They have to deal with this first? Not to mention how many Littles just get ripped out of their clothing, and they claim not to have known?”

She looked at my wrist, “Portal Littles can’t get those? How did you?”

“There has to be a family member with them, right?” I shrugged. I have an adopted grandmother here. I doubt any other Portal Littles have ever had that.”

She smirked, “Probably not! I’m still shocked that your grandma let your mom go home; then she was crazy enough to let you come here?”

I smiled, “It’s a family tradition thing?”

“Huh?”

“For at least a few centuries, probably longer, Slane men have always gone on adventures. They were some of the first to come across the ocean to our continent to settle the ‘New World,’ as they called it. They were also some of the first to go several places on Earth, and my mom came on her adventure here.”

“Wait… Slane men?”

I felt a bit bad then, but just said, “Yes, Mom was a boy when she came?”

“Another tradition?” she smiled.

“Seems like it might be becoming one,” I nodded.

“So, this sweater and jeans, huh? What’s the plan?”

“So it’s okay?”

 “I heard Beth has a bodyguard now? She’ll be with you, right?”

I nodded, “Yeah, Nikki goes with her everywhere.”

“Then I can’t imagine her letting someone adopt you. Word is also that you took care of yourself with that lunatic last week…? Try not to get arrested while you’re out, at least?”

I smiled, “I’ll agree to that!”

“Good, let’s change that diapee. You’re soaked, so let’s get you dressed, and I’ll do your hair for you.”

“Thanks!” I said to her.

Twenty minutes later, I had a dry diaper, jeans, and a sweater on. Lilly had curled the bottom of my hair. She made a couple of mini-braided ponytails to keep the rest of my hair tied back in the middle and attached a medium-sized bow. I would have complained about looking like a toddler, but the truth was that with the fat being adjusted in my face, head proportions, and body proportions from the nanites, I wasn’t going to get away from that look. I knew I would probably look like I was the youngest daughter out with Nikki, our babysitter or mom.

With a shrug, I smiled and said, “Thanks, Miss Lilly.”

“You’re welcome, Carly.”

“Oh, and I’m coming back to pick up a few of the girls for a shopping trip tomorrow?”

She blanched, “Is that safe?”

“We’ll have plenty of supporting Bigs?”

“You be careful, no taking too big of risks?”

I smiled, “I won’t.”

Grandma showed up right then, and we headed downstairs together, where Beth and Nikki waited outside the hall. She looked cute in her sweater and jeans combo. I was glad it was warm enough to leave the coats off as we climbed into Grandma’s car and headed for what I hoped would be a memorable date night!

 

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Real life is definitely raging right now, so sadly, I'm at a standstill with writing. Fortunately, I have a 15-week lead, so hopefully, that will let me have another writing spurt before I run out of completed chapters. This weekend is probably my last opportunity for a few weeks, but we'll see if I can get my head into writing mode again. 

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[Moon3ye]

Oh, there were so many warnings that something could go wrong if Carly didn't wear the school uniform that something would definitely go wrong on a date or while shopping.

[LGGrace]

Great chapter.  The suspense is killing me on waiting to find out what Beth wasn't willing to tell Carly about her parents until they get to Amanda's house.

I can see either Carly staying in the diaper dimension to be with Beth if she is unable to repotty train because of her mom's experience the first 5 years back home or Beth going with Carly to her home dimension if Carly can repotty train to avoid the issues of being a mid.

[BabySofia]

2 hours ago, Moon3ye said:

go wrong

Thanks for the comments! 🙂

2 hours ago, LGGrace said:

Great chapter.

Thanks for commenting! 🙂

[Baby Billy]

Great chapter as always, sorry to hear about how much life is pressuring you right now.  I know how that goes sometime(though not for a while now) so try to get a little me time in there.  I don't see to  much problem with Carly not wearing her uniform for the date, but the shopping trip might be a different story, Like what Lilly said about not getting arrested if someone tries something.😀

[CDfm]

Wonderful lunch break today.  Ham sandwich and an update to one of my all time favorite stories. 
I really have a bad feeling about this date.  Sure I want to see Beth and Carly go out together and have a good time.  However,  even knowing that Nikki is going to be there to protect them, I can’t get this feeling of dread out of my stomach. I feel like something bad is going to happen. Please prove me wrong with the next chapter soon. 

[Jayme]

I pity the big that attempts to geget between Carly, Beth, and/or any of their supporting Amazons... I could only imagine the life altering beat downs that would commence.

[BabySofia]

18 hours ago, Baby Billy said:

Great chapter as always,

Thanks for the comments! 🙂

18 hours ago, CDfm said:

Ham sandwich and an update to one of my all time favorite stories.

🙂 Happy to give you a lunchtime treat there then! 

7 hours ago, Jayme said:

I pity the big that attempts to

I wouldn't pity someone like that too much... they would get what they deserve. 

 

Thank you for all of the comments! I'm looking forward to sharing the next weekend of the story with you all! 🙂

[LittleFenny]

On 4/19/2024 at 10:47 AM, BabySofia said:

“Someone about fifteen years ago figured out when they installed the auto laundry features for the dorm that they could also be clever and make sure no one was hiding bedwetting from them?”

Spying on the laundry. I am shocked. Absolutely shocked. Or rather I will be shocked if this was when it actually started and wasn't merely used as a chance to upgrade already existing laundry surveillance.

Anyone want to make a bet on whether or not there is bathroom surveillance?

On 4/19/2024 at 10:47 AM, BabySofia said:

I squirmed at that, wishing that going to the bathroom was even a realistic possibility for me! “Well, at least I can just go…” I thought to myself even as several girls excused themselves from class, and one boy then. My diaper was a little damp, but I was pretty sure it would hold up until lunch based on how little I’d drank that morning.

I recall back in the early 2000s seeing a scanned copy of article, that really I suspect was either made just made up for a tabloid or else the result of someone reporting a fetish manga as real, that claimed Japanese high school girls were handling the stress of high stakes exams by wearing recently introduced larger size baby diapers (If I recall correctly one brand in a much more playful manner than Western brands seem to do, called their extra, extra large size which came out long before size 7 diapers in the west, "Bigger Than Big diapers"). That way they knew that they could go in and take the tests without the risk of losing time and points by leaving for the bathroom.

On 4/19/2024 at 10:47 AM, BabySofia said:

I felt a little guilty as I passed by the trashcan and could clearly still smell the contents!

Don't. Blame the people who made the Little Go Plus. Let's march on their headquarters! They can't have enough security and nanites to get all of us.

On 4/26/2024 at 2:58 PM, BabySofia said:

“We’re just going to go see a movie. There are a couple of movies; I thought I would give Beth a choice.”

“For your own sake, avoid the animated ones?”

I nodded, “Shelby told me that, too.

Studio Executive: "We promise that we have completely revised the hypnotic programming, viewers will no longer be embarrassed to feel themselves wetting their pants."

Entertainment Journalist: "So our readers should feel safe to take that Little they want to adopt to... You said viewers. It will only effect the Littles in the audience, right?"

Studio Executive: "..."

Entertainment Journalist: "It will only effect the Littles in the audience, right?"

It turns out the animation studio has heavy investments in all categories of incontinence products, from infant Littles to adult Bigs. When she said viewers she did indeed mean all viewers.

On 4/26/2024 at 2:58 PM, BabySofia said:

“You’re very welcome, Beth! Have a good time on your date!”

With that comment, Rachel faded from existence.

‘She knows too much!’ she griped.

Another bet: Is Rachel already hacked or about to get hacked? If Beth's current enemies are smart they'd hack Rachel and then use her purely for information gathering. After all, if Rachel tries something funny Carly's grandma will come in and do a system reset on her, no just have her watch and listen and feed everything she discovers to whoever is pulling the strings...

On 4/26/2024 at 3:39 PM, Moon3ye said:

Oh, there were so many warnings that something could go wrong if Carly didn't wear the school uniform that something would definitely go wrong on a date or while shopping.

Carly could follow in her mom's footsteps and have to intervene to protect a Little who wasn't even there as part of the date or shopping trip. Fortunately with Nikki nearby. To bad Carly doesn't have her mom's mad computer skills and a ready supply of programmable nanites or there could be so much fun had with any attackers.

 

Uh oh. Now I'm all caught up. Hopefully I'll be back in less than two weeks this time. Hope life is being kind to everyone!

[BabySofia]

Chapter 111: Date Night

 

BETH SMILED WHEN she saw Carly and thought she looked absolutely adorable in her ‘date night’ outfit. As much as she knew Carly didn’t want to be a babied Little, she was stuck looking like a toddler, no matter what she wore. ‘I wonder if Amanda could adjust things to make her at least look like she’s a college girl?’

For the moment, she knew Carly would have to deal with ‘cute.’

“You look pretty,” she told her.

“You do, too!” Carly responded as they met up outside of Sanders.

“You sure you want to just take your car, Amanda?” Nikki asked.

“Yes, it makes the most sense. There’s already a car seat for Carly installed, and I put a booster seat in for Beth?”

“I don’t need a booster…” Beth complained. 

“Beth, you know the saying, ‘Booster until nine feet tall?’”

Beth sighed, “I know, but it doesn’t even make sense? My dad doesn’t ride in one?”

“He does when he’s in my car,” Amanda countered.

“Wait… really?” She asked.

Amanda nodded, “Really.”

“Fine,” she grumbled. 

“What are you taking for a bag for Carly’s stuff?” Amanda asked when the door was shut after buckling in the two girls, and Nikki climbed in the passenger seat. 

“I figured I’d just take my backpack, Grandma?” Carly said. Beth looked over at her in the rear-facing seat beside her, feeling bad as she saw the girl was bright red. She reached her hand out and held Carly’s in support.

“That will work, I guess? I would tell anyone at the movie theater it’s her diaper bag.”

“Grandma…?” Carly did blush and complained.

“I’m just trying to look out for you two?”

“I don’t think our own moms do this much looking out now?” Carly complained.

“Fine, I’ll back off. But you do need to be careful! Now, what restaurant is this again?” 

“Off-Forkway Stage?” Carly said.

“What’s that?” Beth asked.

“Good, it’s not a place you’ve been!” Carly smiled after the embarrassment, happy to see that.

“It’s a fun place,” Amanda told them. “We haven’t been often, but it’s good!” 

Amanda programmed the car, and Beth asked Carly, “So what’s it supposed to have?”

“Burgers, shakes? I figure that’s a pretty casual first-date meal?” 

Beth nodded, “Yes, it is. Sounds like fun!”

“There’s more, too, but you’ll see?”

“Okay, I’ll trust you. But if this date doesn’t work out for activities, I’m in charge from here on out?”

Beth liked Carly’s smile then, “Deal.”

It wasn’t a long drive to the restaurant, “Now, I know you two would probably like a private dinner, but I think, for the time being, it would be good to have Nikki sit with you?” Amanda told them.

“We already expected that, Grandma,” Carly told her as the car self-parked. “We’ll be careful in public not to have any extra shows of affection. As far as everyone else is concerned we may just be sisters?”

Beth nodded, “We’re not looking to get people to notice us; we’ll be careful. And if I didn’t have Nikki with me while we’re out, Mom would kill me!”

“Glad we understand each other,” Amanda said to the pair. 

She unbuckled her seatbelt, and Beth did the same. Amanda approached Carly’s side and helped her from the car seat even as Nikki opened Beth’s door and offered her a hand to help her out. Amanda handed Carly her backpack, and Beth gathered her purse. “Everything you need? I’ll come pick you up in a bit over an hour to drive you to the theater?” Amanda told them.

“Do you want to just come in?” Beth asked her.

“No, I want you two to be on your own as much as possible. Nikki won’t put nearly the crimp in your night, I would. Don’t worry about me; I’m meeting Fred and the kids down the road for our own meal.”

Beth nodded and found it humorous as Carly led the way inside the restaurant. ‘First date with a Little?’ She shook her head. ‘First date with a sweetheart,’ she amended.

They went through the door, which a helpful giant man held open for them, and Carly led the way to the hostess stand, where a Tweener hostess stood a little shorter than Beth.

Carly stood in front of her and waved at her. Beth was surprised to see her ask Carly, “How many?”

“Three? We have a reservation for Carly Slane?”

The girl did look a little surprised at the reservation. Still, given the half-dozen couples and families standing around the entryway, Carly had been wise to make one.

“Gotcha! Are you all here, sweetie?”

Beth wasn’t thrilled with her talking down to Carly, but at least it wasn’t taunting. 

“Yes, we are,” Carly spoke clearly.

Beth watched the tweener reach up and work to grab menus from a station that was a bit too high for her. “Do you want a high chair or a booster for her?” She asked Nikki.

Beth was more annoyed then, but Nikki said, “Why don’t you ask her? She’s the one who made the reservation?”

The girl’s fishmouth motions told Beth she had just been humoring the girl before, not realizing she was Carly! 

“Umm… What would you like?” She asked Carly.

She sighed before saying, “A booster seat, please.”

“Of course,” she said, grabbing and placing one under her arm from a pile. “Right this way!”

The three followed her into the restaurant and sat inside a booth that looked to have been made of clay terracotta pots. 

 

I HAD GROWN up with Mama, absolutely loving old Broadway shows. Our booth was set in a circle around the center where a hungry-looking carnivorous plant made me think the old musical Little Shop of Horrors must have been transported to this dimension or maybe just been developed somehow here, too?

We stood for a second at the booth as the waitress set the menus on the table before sliding the booster in a little ways and saying, “Enjoy your meal!”

Beth helped me onto the bench, and I crawled into the booster seat. Its plastic rear-end shape seemed cavernous to my tiny body. It got me almost up to table level. ‘I might have been better off with the highchair?’ I tried not to think about that, though!

Just after Beth climbed in after me and Nikki sat on the outer part of the circle on the other side, the carnivorous plant bent down. It gave each of us a long gaze before creepily ordering us, “Feeeeed Me!”

I laughed at that, even though if real, the plant could have eaten me in one bite!

“How have I not been here before?” Beth asked, “This is cool!”

I turned and smiled at her, “I hoped you’d enjoy it!”

She leaned over and hugged me sideways. We were going to be careful about public displays, but I looked like a toddler girl who would typically get hugs. That kept it from being a real concern, we figured!

“What are you going to get?” Beth asked, opening the menu.

I had to really work to unfold and hold the giant menu. Barely managing it like a crazy science fair board or something back home! “Well, their specialties are their burgers, and I thought a shake?”

“Are those safe?” Beth asked me.

“They have good reviews?” I told her.

“I can check before you both have them,” Nikki said, “I have a test kit with me.”

I felt my blood grow a little colder at the realization she was pretty sure poisoning was in the cards at some point! 

“I guess that’s a go for it?” Beth asked her.

Nikki nodded, “It’s part of why I’m here, guys.”

I shrugged, “Guess burger and a shake it is?”

“What kind though?” Beth asked, pointing out that there were some absolutely absurd ones on the menu. 

“That one!” I said with a smile, having found mine! “Breakfast and a burger sounds like a winner!”

Beth wrinkled her nose at the burger that came with a scrambled egg, bacon, and some mix of really spicy chile peppers! It had five peppers next to it, the hottest item listed on the menu. There was a boring version, too, but who would want that?!?

“One of these days, you’re going to actually find something too spicy,” Beth said. 

I shrugged, “I have back home, but you all have yet to get close to my upper threshold. That last hot sauce at the contest was starting to get there?”

“Wait, you’re both being serious?” Nikki asked.

I nodded.

“Carly may be the size of a baby, but she has fireproof tastebuds!”

I smiled, “Thank you, Beth.”

Right then, a Betweener waitress walked up dressed in a costume that looked like it was meant to be a baby costume. “Well, hewwo everyone! You doing okay tonight?”

‘Hewwo?’ I wondered. 

“Yes,” I said. 

“Great! I’m Petra, your waitress tonight! Can I get you started with any appetizers?” She looked at Nikki, who motioned towards us. 

“No thanks,” Beth and I said at the same time.

“Do you need more time, or are you ready to order? We’re just about to start a set, so I need to get your food in if you want it sooner?”

“We’re ready, I think,” Beth said.

“Great! Let’s start with mommy?”

Nikki rolled her eyes but decided not to correct her for some reason, “I’ll have the Mushroom Stuffed Burger?”

“Which kind of cheese…?” She took the rest of her order, then made it over to Beth and finally me. “And for the cutie?” she asked Nikki.

“Ask her? She’s actually a college student?”

A quick double-take was had, but she smiled at me with a turn, “For you?”

“Firey Breakfast Burger?”

“Umm… sweetie, that’s really spicy?”

“I hope so?” I smiled back, “I mean, I’d hate to think you put four peppers on something bland?”

“Is she for real?” she looked at Nikki. “I’m serious. I can’t eat that thing.”

“I wouldn’t bet against her,” Beth told her. 

“Oooookay, how would you like the egg on that?”

I finished giving her the order, and we ensured she had our milkshake order. 

“How much you want to bet a bunch of people come out with popcorn to watch me die?” I giggled when she left.

“No bets!” Beth said.

“What’s with her costume? I can recognize our table looks like a show from back home. She looks like she’s dressed like a baby?”

“It’s from Crib Chronicles,” Beth answered.

“Basically, a bunch of babies singing about their lives throughout one day of their lives?” Nikki added. “It’s a cute show if it’s done right.”

We were about to say something to each other when the restaurant lights dimmed.

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the best Off-Forkway Stage there is! Tonight, we’re proud to present several numbers from musicals. The first is from the classic Witch!”

I watched in the center of the room as a waitress in a witch costume who looked like Elphaba from Wicked began singing a song almost identical to the old song ‘Defying Gravity.’ There were a few twists and turns, but the melody and most of the lyrics were virtually identical. The waitress had some serious vocal chops, and she was joined by another waitress dressed as a Glinda character for a duet for much of it. 

At the end, the whole restaurant gave them the applause they deserved, and the volume of the conversations returned. After a while, our shakes arrived, and after Nikki gave us the all-clear, we started drinking what were delicious shakes! We were treated to a song from one that seemed like Annie before our food came out. 

“That was really good,” Beth said as the lights came up.

“Yeah, they found some good vocalists,” I said.

Right then, our waitress returned and must have heard my comment. “Why thank you, sweetheart. Do you sing?”

I shrugged, “Not really. Played instruments growing up?”

She nodded as she put a plate in front of me that was decorated with skulls made out of hot sauce in the front. “Are you sure you want this?” She asked me as she sat Beth’s down in front of her.

I looked at the plate, saw a whole pepper, and decided to make a statement.

 

BETH LOOKED ON with a cold pit in her stomach as Carly took the pepper larger than her hand and chomped the end of it off, staring at the waitress. Beth took a moment to look at the waitress and wanted to giggle at the look on her face.

‘She looks like she wants to dive in to save the little girl or something?’ 

Turning back to Carly, she swallowed, smiled, and asked, “Was that the mild part of the burger?”

“Uh…”

A man in a cape and a half-face mask approached the table and asked, “Do you need to order something else?”

“Why? Do you have something spicier?” Carly said with a smile, munching on another piece of the pepper.

“Actually, we do? But I meant something more Little friendly?”

“I’ll have to try the spicier one sometime; what’s it called?”

Beth giggled when the two finally left them to eat, and Carly began attacking what she could of the burger. It was bigger than her head, so she was definitely having to plan through how she was eating it!

“You seriously don’t think that’s spicy?” Nikki asked.

Carly shook her head. “No, we measure things in something called Scoville units back home. Mild is around zero to twenty thousand on the scale. I start to feel alive in the four-hundred thousand range. The hottest I’ve had was over a million of the units. I think this is probably in the sixty-thousand range.”

“Why?” she asked.

Carly shrugged, “Honestly, I think it’s related to the size of the peppers? Back home, the smaller the pepper, the spicier it is generally. To me, this is as large as a poblano, which is really mild,” she said while holding up another pepper that had fallen out of the burger.

“How big is a spicy pepper to you?” Nikki asked.

Carly held her fingers open between her thumb and first finger, not that wide. “This would be about the size of one called the Carolina Reaper—that one is pretty spicy. It was the hottest pepper about twenty or thirty years ago? There were some others that were pretty tasty, about the size of a pea?”

She shook her head, “Okay, I’ll stop interrupting your night now,” she said, feeling guilty.

“Nonsense,” Beth told her, “You’re eating dinner with us; you’re expected to talk, not just be a stone statue.”

“I agree,” Carly said with a smile.

“Got lucky with you,” she smiled at Beth. 

“Same,” Beth said.

Right about then, they watched their waitress become the star for her number from Crib Chronicles, ‘Two Timing Diapers.’ It was a song all about a blowout of a diaper and the mess all over the baby. “Change Me Mommy!” She said the most iconic line, placing a pacifier in her mouth right after it and freezing in place.

The whole restaurant cheered louder for her than they had any others!

When it came time to deal with the check, the waitress started to give it to Nikki, but Carly said, “Please give it to me?”

“Umm…?” 

“Carly, I can pay?” Beth said.

“You can do the movie if you want?” Carly said, “I want to pay for dinner at least?”

Beth didn’t want to make a scene, so she said, “Okay.” 

The check was handled through the typical ultra-thin check portfolio. Beth was a little surprised to see Carly easily navigate paying with her phone on the portfolio and noticed she still left a good tip despite the odd looks.

“I’m surprised you didn’t take off for the comments,” Beth said as they walked out to the front, where Amanda was waiting for them. 

“Why? I know I look like a toddler now?”

“True,” Beth agreed, sighing. I wonder if we can fix that for you?”

Carly shrugged, “I’m not sure; I do know I have to be careful how much more editing we do if I’m ever going home…”

 

WE WERE PRETTY quiet after being buckled into my seat, and Beth went to her booster seat before departing for a nearby theater that was its own complex. 

“Umm… So there’s a few movies showing that sounded interesting?” I told Beth, “Glens Den is an action-adventure flick, or Harlsgate, which is a Sci-Fi film?”

“No romantic comedies tonight?” Beth teased.

“We can if you want?”

“Which would you rather see?”

“I asked you first?”

“Seriously, which sounds better?” She asked me. 

“I kind of thought the special effects would be cool in Harlsgate?”

“Then let’s see it!” Beth said, grabbing my hand and holding it even as Grandma made the short trip to the movie theater.

“I’ll be here when you guys get out. Make sure you stay with Nikki at all times!” Grandma said. “Oh, and someone needs to change you, Carly; you’re soaked?”

I blushed as I realized I hadn’t even noticed!

“We’ll change her as soon as we get inside,” Beth said. “Let me just get our tickets really quick!”

Beth began using an app on her phone to purchase the tickets. I couldn’t see what she was doing before saying, “All good!”

They entered the theater doors and discovered a station manned by HoloAttendants to check for admission. “Good evening, Miss. What show?” 

“Harlsgate?” Beth showed her the image from her phone.

“I’m sorry, Miss, but children under twelve are not allowed in that movie?” She said, motioning to me.

 

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[LGGrace]

As a lover all thing spicy, I always love the spicy pepper troupe in your stories.  I had to do a double take when Carly said that the Carolina Reaper was the hottest pepper 20 to 30 years ago, but then realized this story takes place 30 years after Exchange.

The guy that bred the reaper is nuts.  He eats whole peppers raw all the time.

[Moon3ye]

It was clear that the movie theater would make trouble and they probably won't be interested in the student ID.

I'm sorry about Wattpad because it was always easier to read because of the chapter function, but I completely understand that.

Fun fact in Germany there is a currywurst with 7.777.777 Scovill and you get a certificate when you have eaten it... unfortunately I lost my certificate when I moved a few years ago.

So I would shock the Amazons even more than Stacy and her spawn.

[TerranV]

As a theater fan I enjoyed the restaurant's theme. 

Hopefully they are allowed to see the movie and not shuffled off to something believed to be more appropriate.

Best to leave at that point.

[Baby Billy]

Great chapter as always, I think I remember Cameron having the same problem when Addison took him to the movies.  Hopefully when Carly shows her ID from school they let her in.😀💜