The Cosmos, The Arrivals, Book 1, Chapter 18, Section 10, Beka & Elle: Flash & Observe Ginny Corvette, (Day 11), Beka & Elle: Concerns About Other Cosmos as Threats Elle looks at the Screen again, and latent images of Kimju and Molly dance before her eyes. She turns to Beka. “As for Kimju and Molly, their indifference to self-exposure conspires to make them dangerous to us. They posses few inhibitions and bring unpredictability to any struggle.” “Robyn’s gonna make them rub-a-dub in sync with their cum vids from last Term,” Beka recounts. “I want to see that.” Elle does not. She tries again. “I am by no means eager to test them, tangle with them, or seek out Games. We could lose.” “Yeah, well, maybe. But we don’t just have to keep a lookout for Kimju and Molly,” Beka grumbles. “Robyn keeps suggesting that Babs pit Steph against me in some sort of upskirt contest.” “Right,” Elle agrees. “You gotta worry about Steph, even though she’s not your Roommate. She still need another piece, and I’m worried that Babs might let her prey on you.” “Jeez, Elle, relax,” Beka patters. “It’s already decided. Steph’s gonna take Molly’s panties. I hear she’s already tried them on.” Elle retorts, “But she had to give them back. I bet that unnerved her.” The Roommates laugh together uneasily. Beka asks, “So, what happens next?” “Well,” Elle advances, “winning’s not going to be easy for Steph. Molly keeps trying to give Steph her panties, but I think Babs wants to let Steph take a drop.” “Not let her have them?” Beka checks. “Make a Stripper outta her?” “You watch,” Elle affirms. “Babs’ gonna give Steph a smaller minidress.” “Smaller minidress?” Beka discounts. “Come on, Elle, that’s already happening. Steph can’t help but titter and vagflash!” The twosome laugh together again, albeit uneasily. They again consider the four Dining Room Pictures, especially the naked and spread Penny and Coco. Cosmos last Term; Strippers this Term. One looks away, and the other makes wet. Finally, it is a mistake on the part of the newbies to not also assess the risk Tiffany presents. But because Tiffany’s former self is {so} beyond the pale and because she {already} wears two garments, Beka and Elle discount her. Beka and Elle flip through the pages of Tiffany’s Calendar on their way back through the Kitchen. They pause on an image of Tiffany totally covered in mud, facing the camera, and sitting with a cock in her tinderbox. “Porn Star,” they agree. Elle fails to appreciate the degree to which Tiffany actually desires to forfeit her Garments. Elle’s own assumptions about promotion make it difficult to understand that Tiffany {likes} tramping around in topless see-through, relishes cracking her tail trough, and enjoys the effect of showcasing hairage or’top her skin-tight, crotch-cameltoed, low-rise stretch slacks. Elle fails to appreciate that Tiffany angles to stay nude, and not just on the Bathroom Cam. Tiffany’s goal remains to permanently abandon both Garments and stay naked. It’s the least she can do for her fans. Upstairs in the Bunkroom, as Beka and Elle settle into their bunks for the night, Elle calculates, {Tiffany has two pieces. Babs has two pieces. Beka and I have two pieces. So the four of us stand to Opt Up and Monitor, and Robyn and Kimju and Molly and Steph will all Opt Down and Strip.} Elle still worries as she drifts off to sle ep. {Something tells me it’s not really going to happen like that.}