In his dream, he could feel the heat of the sun upon him, the sweat on his forehead running down his face as he lay with eyes closed on the lounge cha...r on the back patio. He could also feel the cool condensation that had formed on the aluminum as he blindly reached for the next can of nectar he had come to rely upon to help him make it through the day. And he could feel the throbbing beat of the teenaged-girl's music coming from the next yard.The memories of that afternoon played out before. It meant he had better security when monsters got a bit more aggressive. The head of the branch happened to be mostly retired; she was a mage that specialized in ice magic and had a moniker to match. In fact, most of the guild building, including the adventurers, was staffed by women. In their nation, Ircoet was mostly patriarchal, but females had a few freedoms most wouldn’t expect, even more so as Adventurers. Being just a twenty-minutes from guild premises, and the inn being the older. Anyway, how’s your lesbian?”I rolled my eyes. “Lovely, Jackie.”“Over that absurdity yet?”“Why is it absurd?” I asked, trying to remove all annoyance from my tone. It didn’t work. Jacqueline grew defensive.“Oh, I don’t know ... Maybe because I’ve known you for eight years and you’ve always liked dick. Remember John Grant, your ex-boyfriend who you used to be obsessed with?”I shuddered remembering John and how terrible our breakup was. Yeah, I had been obsessed with him until he asked me to marry. "What's happening to us?" Virgil shrieked in his higher voice."I don't know, but it feels awfully freaky," Jean replied in her huskier voice. "How will we ever be able to present ourselves in public now? I was once an attractive woman, but now I look like a feminized man. And you! You were once a macho stud, but now you're more of a husky-built woman. How will our lives ever go on?" I don't know, Jean, but I do know I'm now unable to have sex." Virgil lowered his pants, revealing a 100%.