What could possibly go wrong when you get a fairly simple assignment that can simply be boiled down to going to just ten different people, asking them a couple questions, and talking to each one for less than twenty minutes? Sounds like something after which you could have time and relax in the evening if you start early enough!....Doesn't it?...?

Unfortunately, a lot of things can go wrong. And the problems start at the very beginning. The hero of our story, Kaylani, though not the first year here within the walls of this college, she is not burning with enthusiasm about this assignment. Stepping out of your comfort zone and interacting with those who should be avoided if you are a sane person...And all this because someone from above decided to organize a festival and they didn't have a better candidate for this role? On the plus side at least, she gets to meet some of her friends! However, that doesn't inspire much hope for success either.

Turning around, all she sees is the door she's been walking out of for about five minutes now. All this time she had just been standing there, analyzing the situation - what, indeed, could possibly go wrong?

Sighing and gathering her thoughts, she put on a slight, one might even say haughty, but so serene and calm smile, then set off down the nearest corridor, which was thankfully empty.

At this time, what was obviously quite few students and professors were there, save for one familiar silhouette, a friendly figure in the distance who was moving directly to meet Kaylani. Or not. It's hard to tell, since a corridor is a corridor after all. People go in one end, out the other, at times encountering some obstacles along the way. It reminds me of something...

As she got closer, Kaylani could see that it was indeed someone she knew, someone she was fortunate enough to be on friendly terms with - Celeste.

- I dare you to greet your longtime friend with a big smile and open arms, Celeste. - She said, stepping forward confidently. Celeste stepped forward as well, and stepped out of the shadows, allowing her figure to be seen. Long red hair, a sleek outfit, a confident smirk, and a braid behind her back. Oh yes, nothing changes. - You look beautiful, how are you?

Once she was sure she was facing the same person she knew, she could drop the formalities a bit, but at least greet him for the sole purpose of mild annoyance-why not?

- Oh, look who I see, Kaylani! Hello, hello, hello. From the looks of you, you have some kind of assignment-assignment-mission-mystery, but it's none of my business-” She took a rather wide step forward, almost looming over her friend. - You of all people are perfectly aware of my entertaining ability, aren't you? - Then she unconsciously rubbed her neck, and an attentive eye could already see that there was a rather thin, strange line across that very neck.

- We're not playing cards, Sel! Of course I know...but...what are you, pardon me for asking so bluntly, getting at?

- Look, can I try to, uh, eat you? While my head is separated from my body? I'm asking out of pure scientific interest.

- ...To answer a question with a question...Why don't you try it with some food? Not with a goddamn person? - She looked puzzled at Celeste, who was holding her own severed head in her hands in bewilderment, and twirled it around to look herself where her eyes would be.

- ...To be fair, the cafeteria is closed, and I got this idea a while ago!

- Only if you let me out and then we'll play cards. And please be gentle with me, huh? We're friends, after all.

- You got it. Gladly. And, thank you, Kay.

Sighing heavily, Kaylani took a step forward, instinctively clutching to her chest the small card she had recently received - it had small notes on it regarding each of the people she should visit, as well as a list of them.

Celeste nonchalantly 'brings' her head closer to Kaylani's head. Yes, letting her head float freely in the air, she holds her hands at her sides, like a fortune teller holding a crystal ball in case magic fails and she has to use good old-fashioned physical force.

Her mouth opens slowly but rather wide, then she begins to leisurely swallow Kaylani's head. That was surprisingly easy to do...Especially when your food doesn't resist, right?

Celeste was lost in the wonderful, sensual and tender sensations of devouring someone, while Kaylani hesitated to open her eyes lest anything fall into them. Oh, and she herself was also experiencing strange feelings - it wasn't every day you got eaten. Sip by sip, she lurked deeper and deeper inside the bottomless...throat?

Either way, once the last parts of her body were absorbed, they were both very surprised: Celeste feeling the heaviness and volume inside her stomach, and Kaylani realizing the fact that she was directly inside her friend's stomach. And, let's be honest, they both weren't thrilled with what was happening. Celeste flinched, quickly putting her head back in place, which was as puzzled as the rest of her body. Kaylani, on the other hand, sighed heavily, hitting the wall of her stomach, making it bubble.

- Great. Now I'm in your stomach, and damned if I want to tell you what you had for breakfast today...!

- Ahem...S-worth noting, at least we found out what was going to happen! (Though I was hoping you'd just come out the other side of your head...).

Celeste sighed heavily, then slowly walked somewhere more private so that no one would see her in this state - to avoid any further problems.

Kaylani, on the other hand, was faced with a difficult moral choice - to try to get out of her friend's stomach by force, or to endure...

She decided to come to some sort of compromise. Unfortunately, her attempts to peacefully squeeze through the intestines and into the depths, or to escape through the esophagus were unsuccessful, with only Kaylani grumbling.

Celeste...not that she could hear her friend over all the gurgling and churning of her stomach, and Kaylani didn't have the energy to scream - she was already mentally drained in the office, listening to what she had to do, and now she was being eaten by her own friend.

UHHHHHHHHHRP!

...Plus, that meaty, deafening burp had completely discouraged her from any desire to fight. All that was left to do was wait for the inevitable - the biological process of digestion - while Celeste could savor the saliva and digestive juices-covered tablet she had burped earlier.

- Oh, so you're going to go see them, huh? I can only wish you luck. Kaylani? Oh...

If only a few hours ago she'd felt something solid inside her, felt a person there, now? It was just soup. A very nutritious, viscous soup that finally managed to find its way out - into her intestines. And thankfully, most of it had indeed been absorbed by the body, except...some parts.

Oh, that sharp pain and heaviness in the pelvis! Someone should find a restroom soon...Luckily, Celeste was already perched on a ceramic horse at the far end of the college so that suspicion wouldn't fall on her in case of anything - she sure knows detective stuff!

And...yes, that strange feeling of relief and regret as she begins to push her friend out of her body, a shapeless brown mass with white bones sticking out here and there, almost scratching her insides.

And on top of this mass, which obviously doesn't fit in a toilet that wasn't designed for THAT, was a half-melted skull. He looked at Celeste with such a judgmental stare that she decided not to look back at him for long, and sighed heavily:

- Shit happens, Kaylani. I'm sorry...I'm immensely grateful for that. I'll owe you a game of cards and something sweet when you get back, yeah? - And with a nervous giggle, she quickly left so that no one would think of accusing her of clogging the toilet. This...wasn't the best start, but at least she could cross one person off her list!...If only she had hands.

 

The first interaction with the person on the list went far from as smoothly as Kaylani would have liked - even though it was her friend and it would be wrong to be angry with her for long, she was still digested, eaten and left to her fate somewhere in a latrine.

The ability to reformation is a very rare thing, but our heroine was fortunately able to continue her task after this mishap. From the good news - one less person on the list! Even if she didn't learn anything useful from this short dialog....

In any case, Kaylani decided not to waste her time and go in search of other people - definitely, things would be much easier with them!...Right?...?

Thanks to her friend, she found herself in a part of the college where she didn't want to stay any longer than necessary - whether it was because it was just uncomfortable, or because she realized that around any corner there could be people who weren't necessarily happy to see Kaylani. Either way, as long as she was here, why not look for people who might be here so she wouldn't have to come back later?

Everyone has a different worldview. Someone looks at the world through the prism of excitement and games, and someone divides people into “good” and “bad”, behaving accordingly around each of them. And both people and their evaluations are full of subjectivity and bias - even though most people see Kaylani as a harmless girl, even a great person, there is always someone who does not share this opinion.

Aurora is a perfect example that reflects both sides of this. Despite the fact that she only treats those who “deserve” it coldly, in her opinion, not all judgments turn out to be correct.

As a decent and altruistic nun, she sees Kaylani as nothing more than a threat to the well-being of the entire institution, and so she decides to decide her fate for herself. So this pretty nun, dressed in her purple robes once again, glanced at the hem of her outfit - the golden pattern of scales was a reminder that justice was the most important thing in life.

Either Kaylani couldn't listen properly after digesting, or Aurora was too quiet that she managed to sneak up on her and pin her against the wall. Kaylani was surprised, to say the least, but calmed down rather quickly, realizing that what stood before her was none other than a kind nun about whom no one could say anything bad if they wanted to. The girl's anxiously clenched lips spread into a friendly smile.

- Oh! You frightened me, Aurora. It's nice to see you here. Let me ask you a few questions.

- Only if you deign to answer the counter-question, Kaylani.

- No problem. - The girl replied with a slight chuckle, looking straight into Aurora's eyes.

- Do you believe in God? - The nun asked nonchalantly, taking a quick step forward, essentially pressing Kaylani against the wall with her body.

- Me? Well... - Unfortunately, she couldn't even finish her sentence. Such a question really discouraged her, even if it only lasted for a few moments, that was enough time for Aurora to grab the girl firmly by the shoulders and nonchalantly push her face into her wide-open mouth.

Indeed - being eaten alive could be considered one of the most effective ways to get rid of someone, so the nun decided to use it. She was slower and more careful than Celeste, whose stomach Kaylani had already had the honor of visiting. Despite the fact that she considers Kaylani a danger to the college, Aurora is still being polite...eating her alive. What can you do, it's manners!

Despite Kaylani's best attempts to get out of her predator's grip, they were unsuccessful - Aurora's arms were too strong, and the fact that she'd been rubbing her face against the fleshy esophagus for several minutes now wasn't helping. After a few minutes, Kaylani found herself in the humiliating position of being in the nun's stomach, which was narrow, wet and hot. She has been forced to curl up in a ball, and a clear grimace of disgust is visible on her face - which is not surprising, really.

Aurora in turn fell to her knees, not expecting such an increase in mass from the front, rocking her swollen stomach from side to side with Kaylani inside.

- I apologize, but you are nothing more than a threat to the college in my eyes. The most sensible and safest solution for everyone would be to eliminate you, Kaylani. - She said nonchalantly, placing her palm on her chest and looking at her stomach protruding from beneath her robes. Well, the scales were indeed tipping....

Unlike last time, Kaylani tries to fight back - kicking, punching, kicking and kicking, but in the end it doesn't change anything - only annoys the nun, who seems to be regretting that she chose this way to eliminate the target. Perhaps there were other, more expedient ones... But who cares!

Knowing full well that no one would be bothering her in this hallway at this time, Aurora sat serenely under the window on a bench, stroking her stomach. At first it moved vigorously from side to side and Kaylani fought for her life as best she could, but after an hour the attempts to escape the prison of flesh were abandoned.

- Calm down, child. It's not like you have a way out of this situation...No...there is certainly a way out here, but I don't think you're going to like it.

Then she stood up, straightening her back and feeling fuller than she should. And just moments later, the entire hallway seemed to shudder, echoing with the most powerful and meaty belching caused, oddly enough, by the Kaylani she had eaten earlier. One of her shoes and some scrap of clothing fell to the floor with a wet slap, while Aurora slowly walked away, minding her own business while her bowels dealt with the remains of the 'villain'. Well, there definitely has to be balance in the universe...with the disappearance of one villain, somewhere in the far corner there will definitely be another latrine filled with human remains! I should note, the nun's gastric juices did not spare Kaylani, and Aurora herself looked disdainfully at Kaylani's half-melted skull lying on what used to be her body surrounded by other bones, then hurried away with a quiet exhale. There's always a way out, isn't there?

Kaylani was still trying to comprehend the madness going on around her: first she was eaten by her friend. Now she was being tried to be killed in the name of the “common good.” So what would happen next? Would she be declared the cause of world hunger? Unknown.

Sighing heavily, she set off once more through the corridors of this college, hurrying out of the part of the building where she didn't want to linger longer than necessary - there was no telling what would happen to her.

She decided to take a short tea break, stopping by the cafeteria and picking up a modest selection of food - essentially just tea alone. Considering that the number of stomachs she'd been in today was more than zero, she didn't really have the urge to eat anything.

So now, sitting at the table she just stares at the serene smoothness of the sweet drink, occasionally breaking that calm and serenity by taking a sip. And so for about twenty minutes. After that, she sighed in relief and headed for the exit, and as she rounded the corner, she bumped into someone's body. It was definitely something organic-she'd hit something soft, and it was clear right away. Soft and wet...

Taking a step back, Kaylani examined the figure whose existence she had inadvertently disturbed. Freylia Ascarte, the dragon-like girl was dressed in nothing more than her underwear, being here after a workout in search of protein or carbohydrates - who cared if it was something that ended up being digested in her stomach?

That said, Kaylani could finally get a better look at her figure: a sleek, rather strong and sturdy body that could be admired with just a glance. Blue horns, pink tail and wings, in which the blue color also participated harmoniously. Her eyes involuntarily stopped on the stranger's stomach, which rumbled traitorously loud, which basically made Freylia act - step forward, placing her somewhat damp hand on Kaylani's shoulder, either from sweat or water.

- Oh! I've been looking all over for you...what's your name...” she began, somewhat confused about Kaylani's name.

- Kaylani. And please be careful.

- Careful? I am careful! Look!

...After those words, nothing good could happen. Soon a second, equally strong and heavy hand fell on Kaylani's other shoulder and in a moment she was lifted high into the air and before she could even make a sound, her head was completely in the dragon's throat. She didn't even realize THIS before gravity and Fraley's firm grip were pulling her body lower and lower! After ten seconds of rubbing her face against the slimy walls of her esophagus, she found herself in a stomach half-filled with caustic acid in an extremely uncomfortable position!

- Y-you...What the hell are you doing!

And Freylia, after swallowing her 'protein bar' only grinned, slapping herself on the stomach, thus practically stunning poor Kaylani inside, who had to put up with not only the acid slowly eating away at her body, but also the damn uncomfortable position!

- Ha! I told you I'm very careful! I'm sorry, but I was hungry as hell after practice...nothing personal!

Kaylani mumbled something to herself, then sighed heavily and tried to resist for a while, but her stomach was too tight to even stretch. In view of this, any attempts were soon abandoned.

Freylia, for her part, simply settled down in the nearest locker room on a bench in a distant corner. Sighing quietly, she kneaded her stomach with both hands while her tail wagged happily somewhere behind her.

Half an hour later, there was nothing left of Kaylani but the viscous, nutritious broth that Freylia had done such an act for. She savored the way it moved inside her stomach before being absorbed into her intestines. Pinching her stomach, she sighed heavily, growling lightly.

- Uwahhh...What have you done to my figure! I'm going to have to burn a lot more fat than originally planned...''

After which, she continued to sit there, savoring the gradually fading feeling of fullness and fullness. As suddenly, unexpectedly, some amount of gas still managed to find its way down her throat.

UWWWWWWWWARP!

And a moment later, a swathe of Kaylani's clothes was on the tile, covered in digestive acids. The sound echoed throughout the locker room, and Freylia only scratched the back of her head, not expecting such a thing.

Half an hour later, her stomach was almost as flat, with only a small layer of fat to work on today.

With a hum, Freylia leisurely walked into one of the restrooms - the one that was closer, then nonchalantly sat down on one of the toilets, and pulled down her underwear to wait - unlike the previous two predators, Freylia had decided to prepare herself in advance.

I should note that the dragon's stomach juices and body handled the digestion much, much better than the rest of her. The amount of bones had gone down to nothing - there were only about ten of them, and even those were almost melted. A skull? Oh, yes, one of its hemispheres was completely melted, and the jaw had fallen off. And overall, the amount of waste was much less than the others. And, having flushed the toilet, she proudly went for a swim - the pool was literally in walking distance.

- Ahh...thanks for the protein...what's your name...whatever! Now I have to work on what you so rudely left on my body! Not that I mind that much, though...” she started muttering to herself near the end, holding herself by the chin, musing to herself. The situation was playing right into her hands, no matter how you looked at it.