(In a desert unlike any other…)

Natsuki: “Jeez…this desert is making my head ache just being here…”

(Natsuki looks around and comes across something - it looked like some sort of alien tree.)

Natsuki: “What a weird tree…”

(Natsuki peels off some bark of the strange-looking tree - and the bark was…edible?)

Natsuki: “Huh…I wonder what it tastes like…”

(Natsuki eats the strange-tree’s bark, and she experiences some change in her skin - it became scaley, like a reptile’s skin. But the minute she walks outside, she finds out she’s completely immune the the scorching heat of the desert. As she walks around, she come’s across a four-legged crab-like creature - it didn’t have arms, but it looked alien.)

Natsuki: “…I wonder what kind of change this gives me.”

(She eats the strange-looking crab, and she grows two more legs - and she accelerates rapidly.)

Natsuki: “Whoa! I have four legs now! And I can run so much faster!”

(Natsuki rushes around the desert, and comes across a strange-looking sphere. Without hesitation, she swallows it in one gulp - and her arms, legs, head, and back becomes armored by a spiny tortoise-like shell.)

Natsuki: “Woah, this is wild! I have a shell now! I bet I’m super protected!”

(Natsuki continues her exploration of the desert, feeling more and more curious about the changes these strange creatures and objects are bringing to her. She stumbles upon a large house-like structure - and inside, she finds Sayori, who had several changes herself. She had webbed feet, an electrogenic skin, an amphibian-like body, and her hands were shooting fresh water.)

Sayori: “Natsuki! You won’t believe the amazing things happening to me! I feel like I’ve become part fish and part electric eel! Look, I can generate electric shocks!”

(Sayori demonstrates by sending a small jolt of electricity through her fingertips. Natsuki’s eyes widen in awe.)

Natsuki: “That’s incredible, Sayori! I’m not the only one going through these bizarre transformations then.”

Sayori: “I know, right? It’s like we’ve entered a whole new world. But it’s also kind of scary. We don’t know what these changes will do to us in the long run.”

Natsuki: “True, but for now, let’s embrace our newfound powers and enjoy this adventure. Who knows, maybe we’ll discover even more extraordinary things!”

(As Natsuki and Sayori venture further into the desert, they encounter Yuri, who has undergone her own unique transformation. Her entire body seemingly blended in with the desert’s environment, with only her eyes visible - and she had somehow grown an extra one.)

Yuri: “Natsuki, Sayori, I’m glad I found you! You won’t believe what’s happened to me. I seem to have become a chameleon-like creature, blending seamlessly into the desert surroundings. And… I have an extra eye now.”

Natsuki: “Wow, Yuri! That’s really something. You’ve become like a master of camouflage.”

Sayori: “It’s amazing how this desert has transformed us in such unexpected ways. We’re like a group of extraordinary beings now.”

Yuri: “Indeed. Although these changes may seem daunting, it’s important to stay positive and embrace this adventure. Who knows what secrets this desert holds?”

(The three friends continue to explore the desert, marveling at their newfound abilities and forming a bond through their shared experiences. As they encounter more unique creatures and objects, they continue to undergo changes, each transformation more peculiar than the last.)

Natsuki: “I can’t believe how much we’ve changed. It’s like each step we take reveals a different side of ourselves.”

Sayori: “Absolutely! We’re becoming something beyond what we could have ever imagined. I feel like we’re part of a fantastical story.”

Yuri: “With every transformation, we grow stronger, adapting to this environment. It’s as if this desert is challenging us to become something extraordinary.”

(As the friends venture deeper into the desert, they start to smell something - it was definitely something wretched.)

Natsuki: “Ugh, what’s that horrible smell? It’s making my nose curl.”

Sayori: “I smell it too, Natsuki. It’s nauseating. We need to find the source and see what it is.”

Yuri: “Be careful, it could be something dangerous. Let’s proceed with caution.”

(They follow the putrid odor and come across Monika. Aside from her body covered in a layer of slime causing her to smell like a rotting corpse, she didn’t look all that different.)

Monika: “Oh, you’ve finally arrived. Isn’t this transformation simply fascinating? I think it must’ve been from eating that stenchleaf I found.”