Story: Rei Swarm

"I know!" Maya suddenly announced, pounding her fist into her open palm. "A kiss with a pretty woman! That's bound to help you figure out if you're really gay, or if this is just an infatuation."

Well, yes. On that basis Misato could certainly understand the logic. It was still a little bit embarrassing to think about, but there it was. If what Rei was feeling were simply misplaced affections for a pretty foreign girl, then an already potentially embarrassing situation for her could be made much, much worse! Although there was one obvious problem with that idea which, Misato spotted immediately.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Misato asked. "Who would she kiss? Are you volunteering?"

"Oh no!" Maya cutely answered, wringing her hands in front of herself and, by sheer coincidence, pressing her rather astounding breasts together underneath her ill fitting uniform. "I'm much, much too plain to fulfill that role." Misato blankly looked at her face, then down at her breasts. Plain? What about her was plain? "Um... And I didn't want to bring this up, but there's another reason I can't do it."

"And what might that be?" Misato asked.

"W-Well, to tell the truth... This might come as a shock to you both, but if Rei <i>might</i> be gay, then I am definitely gay." She was met with silence from the two of them. "I'm gayer than a VIllage People concert being invaded by giant pink aliens from the planet Gaylutron." More silence. "I know, I know. It's such a shock. Plain little Maya likes clams over sausage, whoever would have guessed? I kept it private for so long that nobody could have gue~essed."

In her mind, Misato couldn't quite work up the courage to tell Maya how, just last week, Misato had been delving into the LCL again in her skin tight diving equipment, and Maya had spent the entire time staring with her jaw open. The girl's lesbian leanings were as much an accepted fact to the Geofront personnel as the Commander's orange tinted sunglasses. Yet all this time she thought it was a closely kept secret? Probably the only person that didn't know was Ritsuko! Even Asuka had the good sense not to rib her over it, and she was the sort of person who lived for that sort of trolling.

"Ah!" Rei gasped, clasping her hand over her mouth. It looked more like a bad actor mimicking shock and amazement rather than someone actually feeling it. "I never would have guessed. But would this not make you an excellent kissing partner?"

"No, no! That would be a really bad idea," Maya said, wagging her finger. "After all, a lesbian like me kissing a cute girl who is on the fence... Oh! That would be like taking advantage of you. I couldn't <i>possibly</i> do something so wi~icked!"

And then both eyes turned towards Misato, who felt her heart stop in her chest. "Me?" she asked, pointing at herself. Both of them nodded. "Oh no, I couldn't possibly!"

"You're pretty," Maya began to count off on her fingers. "You're straight - You are straight, aren't you?" Misato nodded, and Maya continued. "You'll be totally discreet, and you're the most mature and adult out of all three of us!"

"You would make the perfect candidate," Rei agreed solemnly. "I feel quite certain there are no better candidates for a poor, vulnerable, potential lesbian like myself."

Guh! Not fair! They were both using the dreaded puppy dog eyes technique on her! Combine that with an argument that at least seemed pretty rational on the surface, and what choice did she have? All Misato could do was sigh and relent. She was just helping Rei assert her sexuality. There wasn't any deeper meaning to it. Although she did feel something tickling at the back of her head warning her not to go ahead with this... Gah! She'd done worse in college than kiss a girl for a few seconds. She was supposed to be the 'adult one' in the room, right?

"Alright, fine!" Misato finally said. Maya fist pumped the air and Rei... Jumped a little as if she was about to do the same thing but caught herself. She made to stand up, but then felt Rei's hand rest on her shoulder, firmly pushing her back into her seat.

"Allow me," Rei whispered. She climbed onto Misato's lap and then -

Oh gosh, she was floating in a field of marshmallows and clouds. However did she get here? Misato was dimly aware that her lips felt funny, and her hands seemed to be behaving under their own will. They were touching something soft, smooth and warm. It was really pleasant to touch, but there was also this annoying cloth in the way. Whatever it was sure smelled nice too. There was a pleasant taste in her mouth as well. Sort of like, a super sweetness. Sweeter than sweet. It was better than beer, and much more intoxicating.

Then the kiss broke, and Misato didn't even notice her hands sliding out from under Rei's skirt. She was too caught up in the girl's red eyes being so close to her, and the strange tingling sensation in her lips and mouth. Blinking as they separated, Misato's thoughts slowly returned to her as Rei stood up, then immediately walked across towards Maya.

"The results are inconclusive," Rei announced. "The experience was plea~asurable," Huh, weird lilt to her voice at the end there. Rei cleared her throat before continuing. "However, further tests are a hallmark of good scientific research."

"Yes, of course!" Maya nodded, sagely. "Senpai talks about that quite a lot. You have to have a control, and you have to be able to compare results under similar circumstances."

"Hold on, wait a minute here!" Misato protested. She licked her lips unconsciously. There was still a little taste of Rei on her. She quickly stood up and frowned at the two of them. "I've heard about 'experimentation', but that's not really meant all that literally!"

"Why not?" Rei asked, all innocence and cuteness. "Isn't the scientific method the best way to determine truth that humanity has yet discovered?"

"W-Well, it does have some philosophical assumptions about itself and those who practise it that can be a little self reinforcing and cyclical in reasoning..." Misato said. She caught herself fidgeting. Gosh, it was so warm in here wasn't it? The air felt sticky, she was definitely sweating a little. "But you could say worse about the other systems we've come up with."

"Then it's settled!" Maya declared, pounding her hand into her fist. "Rei, I want you to watch carefully. Misato, tell me how it compares to Rei. Alright?"

"How what compares to -"

Ah, here she was again. Such a nice and comfortable place, she could feel all the worries of the world melting right off of her. And believe me, Misato had a lot of worries! It felt a little bit different from before. For example, there was something pleasant pressing against her chest. Two somethings. And a smaller something on her back pushing her forward. Her entire body felt tingly, but it was strange. At the same time she felt like this was all very familiar to her. Not just because of before but because -

They separated, and now Misato's tongue was hanging out as Maya stepped back while running her index finger along her mouth. Misato blinked again, quite intensely and frequently for the next few minutes. Her breathing was ragged, like she'd run a marathon. Clothes felt sticky. Uncomfortable.

"How was tha~at?" both Maya and Rei asked in unison.

"It was..." Misato gulped. "Very, very... Lesbianish? I suppose?"

"Then we should move on to our next game," Maya suggested. "I mean, test. Teehee! Are you ready Misato?"

Something was wrong here. Something was definitely wrong. Misato shuddered. Rei and Maya's behaviour just now, not to mention her own. It felt wildly out of character for all three of them. She shook her head, trying to get rid of this strange buzz that had been at the back of her head for the last - Since before Rei even entered the room. "I'm... Not sure we should continue with this," she complained, rubbing at her temple and trying to concentrate on what that weird feeling was.

"Please Misato," Rei pleaded, hugging onto Maya and making her red eyes seem huge and watery. But above all else, cute. "Please Misato, I am so uncertain about how I feel. A young woman like me still feels doubts about what gender she is attracted to. If you won't help me, then who will?"

"Alright!" she said, just a little too quickly for her own liking. "Please put those away! Maya, did you have some other sort of... Lesbian test in mind?"

1. Maya responds without words. She just opens up her top and lets her tits loose. They will be the next test
2. Maya has another test in mind.
3. The next test will have to wait. Someone has come to the office.
4. Meanwhile, what's Reitsuko up to?
5. How about the original Rei? How is she faring?
6. Something else