As soon as we stepped into the kitchen, a million smells wafted up my nostrils. Honey-baked ham, potato salad, long boards of cut cheeses and meats, fruit, veggies, three different kinds of soups, and piles of baked goods, all laid out on the massive table in the middle. Jess was hovering over the ham, basting it and giving it some final touches before everyone started to devour it. Instead of lingerie, she now was dressed in short lavender overalls and a white shirt that read "Cupcake" in pink letters across her huge bust. Her eyes met mine, and a big smile grew over her flushed, pouchy face. "Well hey there Sam! See you met some of our lovely ladies. Y'all been treating her nice so far?" "I think we've given her quite the welcome, right Jasmine?" Misty said over her shoulder while she made her way to one of the seats around the table. Her slim fingers found their way through a grapevine, plucking plump grapes one by one. "Oh ya, this girl here has seen some shit and still here? She's a keeper," Jasmine commented, winking at me and proceeding to sit next to Misty. Jess was done basting the ham and now had her fat arms crossed. "They didn't give you a hard time now, did they Sam?" Jess was giving the stink-eye to Jasmine and Misty, who still seemed innocent to the untrained eye. Honestly I wouldn't call it a hard time, I thought to myself. "Nah," I replied, "they just gave me a taste of what to expect here at the Academy. I expected that." I gave Jess a reassuring smile, "No worries, promise!" "Well alright then," Jess said, wiping her hands on her overalls, covering them in sticky honey glaze. "Kate should be joining us in a minute with a few of the other girls. Y'all dig in, they won't mind." Jasmine and Misty had already moved on to collecting different morsels on their plates. Jess let out a small chuckle. "Not like I have to tell y'all not to wait. Well go on Sammy, have at it!" I approached the table cautiously, being a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of food I could choose from. My tummy gurgled in excitement. Even though I was pretty small for my size, I loved to eat. Sometimes I felt like I had a bottomless pit for a stomach, and other times I'd barely have something to eat for an entire day. An erratic lifestyle and a high metabolism forbade me from getting anywhere near fat like Jess was. As she sat down, her chair groaned underneath her and bent to conform her massive weight. The cut of her overalls pinched her fatty flesh, making her legs look like tubes of cookie dough being squeezed out. Jess didn't mind it obviously and just started eating, her double chin jiggling up and down as she chewed. I didn't want to stare, so I focused on collecting my own food. Some cheese and apple slices and a slice of honey-baked ham and I was set for the moment. Not too much right now, I assured myself, can't make a pig of myself just yet. Although I don't think present company would mind if I stuffed my face full of anything and everything, my nerves still got the best of me. I'd work my way up, slowly but surely. While we ate and waited for Kate and the other girls to join us, Jasmine explained to me what each girl had to offer here at the Fantastic Academy and what the Academy had offered each girl. Jasmine was once an office manager, and had taken on the responsibility of maintaining the Academy's supply stock and cleanliness. In return, the Academy gave her the mystical ability to live out her fantasy of being a fox (not a wolf, as I had previously assumed, whoops). She was quick, witty, and loved to play. Jasmine was also given room and board. "Everyone gets a special room," she had said, "designed specifically around their fantasies, wants, desires, needs, and so on." Jasmine's room allowed her to become a giantess without the constraints of reality. She wanted to be taller than the apartment itself? The room expanded to accommodate her. Eat people alive? The room would make sure they came out alive too. The Academy had a great deal of magic in its walls, and it used it to make people's dreams come true.