Daphne approached Jacob and Mary, who had returned to trying to get the gate to open. While they were still the group with the least development, the 'theme' of their group was starting to become apparent. Their skins had darkened to a brownish hew, their hairs blackening and their visages taking on definite middle eastern qualities. Both had lost more age, Jacob in his thirties now and Mary in her early twenties.
Jacob, whose features were noticeably feminine by now, had just noticed this trend in himself and his daughter. "Heaven preserve us! We're turning into Arabs!" he exclaimed.
"The more polite term is Middle Eastern," Daphne corrected, as she approached the orange pair.
"You.. you are dressed differently than the others," Mary observed, "Not quite so sinfully dressed."
"Indeed. Does that mean you are different from the others?" Jacob asked.
"You could say that," Daphne said. "Listen, I know this situation is quite alarming, but you must remain calm."
"Calm!" Jacob said. "We've been kidnapped, made to worn this scandalous apparel, surrounded by immodest deviants, and now we are beings altered by some witchcraft of sorts!"
"I know," Daphne said, affecting an expression of great concern. "This is a terrible situation. But luckily, the authorities have already been informed, and are on there way. But in the meantime, you mustn't draw attention to yourself. It will only makes things worse."
"How can we remain calm in a situation like this?" Mary asked
"I know it's distressing, but for your own good, you must keep a low profile."
"Surely you don't expect us to act like them?" Jacob asked, pointing towards the others.
"Not necessarily, just stop acting suspicious, or the people behind all this will notice."
Father and daughter hesitated, but finally relented, slinking back towards the pool.
"An impressive spot of lying," Sonja said from behind Daphne.
"Thank you. That should hopefully delay them until their changes are done," Daphne said.
"Perhaps. But neither of the other two groups of the third tripling have even arrived yet. Progress for them is likely to be slow."
Daphne glanced over at Jayla and Nathan, and was satisfied to see that the new couple was already sating their carnal desires for one another. "Indeed. Seems my pair should be arriving in the near future. How's progress on the second tripling going?"
Sonja smiled. "Well, Iwalani's still working on the purple ones, but I've already gotten the first two of the yellows ready."
"I see. Care to introduce me to our two new friends?"
"Certainly. Follow me."
