The Cosmos, The Arrivals, Book 1, Chapter 7, Steph Encounters Babs & Janet & Robyn, also Tiffany, Day 1, Section 5, Babs & Janet & Robyn Greet Steph: Role Reversals ¶ ¶ ¶ Babs arrives. She comes in the Front Door, accompanied by fellow Monitor Janet and trailed by Robyn, who allows the Front Door Cam to hover in beside her. ¶ Steph knows Babs and Janet, even Robyn, from last Termall were {her} Pledgeand Robyn in particular was her Roommate. Steph has been briefed that Babs is now Monitor, and she deduces from the four Dining Room Pictures that Janet has also Opted Upward, albeit at a different House. Steph curls her lip.{I saw Janet di.sgrace herself at the Alumni Reprise at the Nugget last Term! I know some things BB doesn’t know about.} ¶ Okay. But why is Robyn here? ¶ Steph does not know that Janet has just finished inventorying Pledge Robyn’s memories, found déjà vu but little else, and confirmed Babs’ suspicions that, yes indeed, Robyn has been Redacted, whatever the method, whomever is responsible. ¶ But Steph does not know this, at least not yet, and Robyn’s presence inflames her. It is hard for Steph to control her reactions. {Monitors Babs and Janet I can understand; they are, after all, the top two Dining Room Pictures and apparent victors in the Mudwrestling Contest. But Robyn? Robyn betrayed me last Term. Has she also been promoted to a Monitor?} Steph studies Robyn. {But. Maillot cutout, maybe smaller buttonhole, but only one Garment. What’s going on here?} ¶ Steph returns her consideration to Babs and Janet. She squeezes her thighs tighter, points a finger, and barely suppresses laughter at Babs and Janet’s Bikinis, Janet’s especially. ¶ “Spider Janet.” Steph draws a hand to her mouth. “And Bikini Babe.” Steph doesn’t even bother to stand up. ¶ Babs and Janet look at each other, and Janet responds, “Well, if an ill wind didn’t blow in Steph Sorostitute. You look like you walked into a fan, Pledge.” ¶ Makeup doesn’t disguise the fact Steph’s minidress has been hacked. Steph keeps her arms tight to her sides and surveys plump Janet from her sitting position. ¶ “Well, congratulations to you, too,” she says. “You haven’t changed. Jaboos and jepoot, with your jaxy hanging out backside.” ¶ Janet almost snarls and inventories her own body. “Take a good look, Pledge, ‘cause my jewels poke out the center holes of my Spiderweb, and my dark jipijapa grows out around and through my open-mesh g-string.” ¶ Steph curls a lip. “You never did exhibit much restraint.” ¶ “You put me into this Bikini last Term, remember?” Janet prods. ¶ “I did!” Steph claims credit. “I said the Spider belonged in her web.” Steph waves an arm in the air in the direction of the Dining Room, revealing a luscious concave armpit for the lingering Cam. “Congratulations for hanging this very same Bikini on the wall.” ¶ Janet presses, “I recall you told me it was ‘not really barely legal,’ but ‘I had to wear it outside anyway.’” Janet pauses. “‘And keep wearing it.’ Yes?” ¶ Steph shrugs. “Obviously. Maybe now that you’re a Monitor you can put your jugs away. And hide your jipijapa and jaxy.” Steph wrinkles her nose, “Except you like being an exhibitionist!” ¶ “Maybe you’d like me to pull my lips apart, so you can masturbate while you whiff my scent,” Janet threatens. ¶ Steph takes a sip of the wi.ne smoothes her dress, and turns her attentions to Babs. ¶ “Hello Babs,” Steph ventures, with a glance to Babs’ waistline. “I saw your Dining Room Picture. It looks like you’ve come up in the world.” ¶ Boss Babe tightens her lips and represses touching her waistline to ensure her hairage remains covered. ¶ Steph sips again, leans back, and presses on in her analysis. “And Babs, I love your cleavage, and it’s super that you retain your crescent moons. At least you’re still barely legal.” ¶ Bling. BB opens her mouth; that Steph would taunt her to her face takes her back. And so she carefully speaks her first words to Steph. ¶ “Good evening, Steph. Welcome to the Cosmos House. I recall I have you to thank for my areolage. Pledge.” ¶ “I’m the one who ensured you promoted,” Steph asserts, then broadens her focus. “Both of you. Don’t you ever forget that.” ¶ Janet presses back, “You made me piss in the Mudpit and masturbate to climax in front of the Back Door Cam. For paparazzi, too.” ¶ “I’m the one who ensured both of you promoted,” Steph repeats, “whatever it took. Don’t you ever forget that.” ¶ And Babs begins to gather her wits.