Chapter 335 – Age is just a number

Chapter 335 – Age is just a number

Steph was already feeling right at home in the new world and kept learning new things that made her love it even more. For example, she was a big fan of there being absolutely no discrimination when it came to one’s sexuality, as there was no main preference more popular than the other. Same-sex couples being able to have children together was the icing on the cake for her. She liked everything so much that she even got angry at Sophia for having kept this world a secret for so long.

Just as much she was interested in the world, Steph was also curious about the pink-haired fox-girl she already was getting along with great, even after their somewhat embarrassing start where the shorter blonde couldn’t hold back her curiosity about the other’s tail. As she wanted to know more about her, Steph just kept asking question after question about her.

“I’m still curious about you having lived or are living two lives, though...” The shorter blonde was still busy with the fox-girl. "Does that mean you're actually much older than you look, or how does that work...?”

“Hmm... It maybe depends on how you define age? Personally, I definitely see myself as 19 years old. A far from mature 19-year-old, I want to add!"

“You’re 19 right now?!” Steph looked surprised. “You look a bit younger! Only a year younger than me, that’s great!”

“Uhh, Steph... you’re also 19 again now.” Sophia interrupted her.

“I turned 20 a good while ago, though? Actually, you do know that my birthday is kinda soon, right?” She tilted her head. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“The year in this world has 380 days, so 15 days more than our old one. If we convert our age, I’m actually 22 again, while you would be 19.”

“Ohh!” She liked the sound of that. “Even better, that means we're the same age, then?" Her smile got even brighter. "If the old world life doesn't count? You still look younger, though!”

"I can't say I see much of an age difference between you two..." Maya tilted her head while looking at the duo.

“Yeah,” Sophia nodded a few times. “Steph, you always looked younger than you actually are.”

“I’ve heard that more than once, yeah... I guess that’s fair. Feels weird to hear that from someone who actually got a few years younger, turned into half a tiger, and changed basically all of her measurements, though.” Steph stared at a very specific part of Sophia’s body. “Sis, I don’t vividly remember the younger you, but I do remember that you had your growth spurt pretty late in life. I remember because I was hoping for the same, but I only got half of one! At best...” She stared down at herself in the end.

“Eh? You look great, though?” Chloe jumped in on that. “You are definitely in no need of growing more.”

“Hmm...?” The shorter blonde then mustered the fox-girl. “You might not be the ideal advocate when it comes talking about growth spurts...”

“H-Hey!” She followed her line of sight, which ended on her chest, and got loud. "Yes, I had a big growth in that place, but I'm still super short! Also, medium chests are great!”

“Oh, I see.” Steph seemed surprisingly alright with that reply. "So, sis, what's up with your growth? Is that also a tiger thing?”

"S-Sure..." Sophia's eyes immediately started swimming while she couldn't look at her. "T-Tiger thing, yeah... Yep."

“...” Chloe stared at her, as well. "So, it is possible to adjust your body with magic, after all?! I mean, it was obvious after you two turned to humans, but that’s it, isn’t it?” It wasn't hard to interpret that reply and reaction.

"A-A definite maybe...”

“What a sly girl!” Steph looked a little envious. “Maya, did you know that she adjusted her body?!”

“It was her idea in the first place!” The taller blonde got loud. “Maya wanted more to play with every now and then, and eventually, I made some slight permanent changes to my chest..."

"A-Ahaha...” The cat-girl just awkwardly rubbed the back of her head with one hand. She obviously regretted nothing.

"..." Steph and Chloe first glanced at each other before staring at the couple. "You two really are made for each other..."

"Ehehe~." It was a compliment to them.

“Well, it’s good to know who to ask when it’s time for me to get animal features! Seems like we have an expert when it comes to adjusting your body!”

“S-Sure...” Sophia had nothing to say here.

“Do you want to change your actual body, too...?” Chloe faced Steph again.

“Ahaha...” The shorter blonde let out a chuckle before she turned on the display. “Better now? Ah, no service around here...”

“Well, duh...” Sophia rolled her eyes in response.

“Fair point...”

"Huh?!" Her eyes grew wide. "It's all a display?! How? So colorful, too! The displays I remember on phones were super small and also black-and-white. Also, where are the buttons...?"

“Well, you really left earth 20 years ago.” Saying so, Steph swiped around on the screen a few times before opening the phone app. “Any better now?”

“Eh? Now it looks like a phone... kinda? It changed when you touched it?”

“Yep, it’s a touchscreen, after all. Stuff with many buttons has become rare because everything is now basically the same thing with a big screen of varying sizes."

“That’s sooo cool!”

“You can even take photos or play games with your phone.”

“Why would you need to do that with a phone...?”

“Because why not...?”

“Good argument!” That was all Chloe needed.

“Nowadays, the actual ability to use your phone for calls has become the least important for many."

“I see...?”

“Taking pictures or videos of absolutely everything is much more important, for example!” Steph opened the camera app and took a quick picture of the couple cuddling on the sofa across the duo. “See?”

“Woah, so quick! It looks amazing, too! I never would’ve expected such a small device to take such great pictures!” The fox girl got a little closer to get a better look.

“The phone also has a camera at the front to take pictures of yourself or together with friends while being able to look at the display.”

“Really?”

“Yup!” Nodding once, the shorter blonde switched cameras. Afterward, she shuffled around a bit, got closer to the fox-girl, and lightly pressed the side of her face against the other girl's. "Now, look as cute as possible! Not that that would be hard for you~.”

“Eh, ah... sure!” Changing her expression to a gentle smile while she also moved her face a little closer to Steph, Chloe tried to look as cute as she could as she mustered the screen.

“Perfect!” Immediately after, she matched her expression and took a nice picture of the duo. “It turned out great!” Steph directly opened the gallery afterward.

“Y-Yes, it did!” Chloe felt the same.

“Now, you can even play around with it!” Sounding quite excited, the little sister made some slight edits to the picture, like adding some stars and heart stickers in the corners.

“Phones are amazing!”

“I know, right?!” She nodded a few times. “You can even set it as your phone background and be able to look at it from anywhere." Saying so, she did just that and then shortly locked the phone. After she activated the screen again, the phone now showed Steph and Chloe having their cheeks pressed together while also lightly leaning against each other on the sofa. The rest of the picture behind them was covered by the fox-girl's tail, and a few small pink hearts could be seen in the corners. “It’s super cute, isn’t it?!”

“Y-Yes!”

While still sitting as close as possible together, Steph then continued to explain to Chloe how a smartphone worked while also taking a few more pictures of them together. Afterward, she also gave her a brief update on how much things like computers or the internet have changed since the time the fox-girl had left earth.