"Technological Transfer: Becoming Lan Hikari"
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Your day started off ordinary enough — waking up, having breakfast, and slipping into your usual routine. But as you later peruse through a couple of anomalies in the MegaMan Battle Network series — well, things suddenly go awry.
You’re seated at your desk, eyes glued to the glowing screen of your computer scrolling through fan theories about Lan Hikari. The character has always intrigued you, and with each piece of lore, you feel an unexplainable pull toward his world.
A flash of blinding light bursts forth from the screen. Your heart thunders as your surroundings blur into indistinction. Panic courses through your veins, but before you can react, the light envelops you entirely, and darkness claims you.
Suddenly, you awaken, your body heavy and limbs trembling. An incredible, almost unbearable pressure writhes inside you, shifting rapidly as every inch of your physical form alters.
The transformation begins slowly. You feel your height diminish, like the very ground rises to greet you. Your view of the surrounding area noticeably shrinks until you stand at a mere 142.8 cm. Then the chilling acknowledgment that your age has regressed follows; a childlike stature replaces your previous physique.
As the sensations spread, discomfort grows. If you were female, you noticed your breasts press flat, curves softening into those of a preteen boy. An unease spreads as your throat tightens, an Adam's apple forms, and your voice warps into something foreign and masculine. More discomfort follows as female genitals invert and morph. You gasp, feeling the final, most intimate changes complete.
With a shaky breath, you bring your hands to your head — your hair wild and untidy, but distinctly brown, kept out of your face by a familiar bandana.
"Lan, you still in bed?" A voice calls out, jolting you. The room spins, and you recognize it — your room — as Lan Hikari’s.
You blink rapidly, the familiarities of your own memories swimming in confusion and trying to hold on, only to be swept under against the onslaught of a new identity replacing your very essence.
Scenes of frantic mornings, soccer games, and net battles flood your mind. It's like wading through a river, the current strong and unrelenting, sweeping old memories downstream.
Your thoughts struggle. You don’t want to forget who you were. Yet defiance meets futility. Habitual impressions of lazing around, the exasperation of school mornings, and thrill during Virus Busting replace everything else.
You grimace, feeling a crush as old memories perish — except they delay, linger, then crash irretrievably like fragile glass into fragmented realities.
“I’m coming, MegaMan!” you shout instinctively, surprised by your voice yet familiar with its timbre. It’s as if who you are — or were — ceases to matter, as all-encompassing clarity surrounds that You are not yourself anymore.
You are Lan Hikari.
Bounding downstairs, you secure your PET, familiar weight settling comfortingly at your side. Inwardly, pangs of a displaced identity ripple silently as your new self-asserts dominance. Distant recollections fade, erased by rich experiences of friendship, adventures, and the relentless drive as Lan. You push any abnormality away, unaware you were anyone but Lan Hikari.
“Oh Lan, don’t forget Mrs. Mari’s class today!” your mother calls out.
You nod, grabbing your backpack — defiant thoughts nudge, then pass like leaves carried away by wind.
“Sure thing, mom! Got it!” you reply cheerily.
Seconds later, you zip out the door, roller blades detaching smoothly from your shoes as you glide to school. Feeling a rush of freedom and excitement, the vibrant world of MegaMan Battle Network pulses around you as the swells of new reality integrate seamlessly within your being.
Nothing's out of place. You’re Lan Hikari. This has always been your truth.
This story was generated by user LanHikari with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.
Images were generated with OpenAI's AI system, DALL·E 2, or uploaded by the user.
AI Prompts
Prompt: Write the POV transformation story of the human reader turning into Lan Hikari (who is also a human) from a Megaman Battle Network anime and video game series, complete with gender change (if the reader is a female before the transformation; in case the reader is female, her breasts flatten to leave her flat-chested, while her feminine curves vanished to give way to a male body, as an Adam's apple forms in her throat to give her a masculine voice, and her female genitals (vagina, ovaries, and uterus) invert itself into male genitals (testicles and penis); however, the reader could be a male before the transformation, so gender change is optional and only if the reader is female), height regression (making the reader preteen-sized), age regression (making the reader now only 11 years old), reality change (the reader's real world becoming the world of Megaman Battle Network), and mind/mental change (with all of the reader's personality and memories being completely replaced with Lan's personality and memories, despite the reader's best efforts on fighting them off (he doesn't want to forget his previous self but then completely forgets all about his previous self against his will), making him unable to remember his previous self, so he remembers (or rather knows) that he has always been Lan Hikari, completely oblivious/unaware of his previous self (which wasn't real to begin with)). The transformation is permanent (meaning it is forever) and is completely irreversible. For Lan Hikari's appearance (after the reader turned into him), he stands at 142.8 cm and has brown eyes and untidy brown hair, which he keeps out of his face with a bandana bearing the Hikari family mark. His upper-body attire consists of a white long-sleeved shirt with black squares on the elbows under an orange vest. From the waist down, he wears black shorts with yellow stripes on the sides, black ankle-socks, and orange shoes with black stripes. He carries detachable roller blades that allow him to instantly modify his shoes. He will often be seen with his backpack. He almost always carries his PET with him, and the later versions usually come with a pouch or a strap to carry it with. For Lan Hikari's personality, he is outgoing, headstrong, and has a strong sense of justice, though he is often lazy, often sleeping in causing him being late to prior engagements (even if he is the one who set them up), and is a poor student in school, much to Ms. Mari's frustration and despite MegaMan's nagging, though he has the highest grades in Virus Busting. Lan enjoys sports such as soccer and inline skating, which is shown in his preference to skate wherever he goes. He is shown to have a large appetite, often indulging when food is around. As an operator, Lan is able to concentrate in a way he cannot bring himself to do in other situations, and is quick to jump into action to save the day while others panic, even at his own risk. He has a keen sense of deduction, though he often has a simplistic way of looking at things. Despite his aptitude for Net Battling, Lan's ego and arrogance often lead to him making careless mistakes which sometimes put people he cares about in danger. His simple outlook on life also leads to several other problems, such as his emotional vulnerability, which has been exploited. Late in the third game, his vanity and then his trust are both abused in succession, and he is left believing that he is guilty for putting thousands of lives in danger, including his father's, causing him to fall into depression. When he finally arises, his worldview is tempered with a better understanding of evil. There should also be quotes from the characters in this story so we know what they're saying and what they're thinking. Also, it is a POV reader story, so it should not be in an author's point of view (my, I, mine, etc), and it should be from the point of view of the reader (you, your, etc).
Response: Your day started off ordinary enough — waking up, having breakfast, and slipping into your usual routine. But as you later peruse through a couple of anomalies in the MegaMan Battle Network series — well, things suddenly go awry. You’re seated at your desk, eyes glued to the glowing screen of your computer scrolling through fan theories about Lan Hikari. The character has always intrigued you, and with each piece of lore, you feel an unexplainable pull toward his world. A flash of blinding light bursts forth from the screen. Your heart thunders as your surroundings blur into indistinction. Panic courses through your veins, but before you can react, the light envelops you entirely, and darkness claims you. Suddenly, you awaken, your body heavy and limbs trembling. An incredible, almost unbearable pressure writhes inside you, shifting rapidly as every inch of your physical form alters. The transformation begins slowly. You feel your height diminish, like the very ground rises to greet you. Your view of the surrounding area noticeably shrinks until you stand at a mere 142.8 cm. Then the chilling acknowledgment that your age has regressed follows; a childlike stature replaces your previous physique. As the sensations spread, discomfort grows. If you were female, you noticed your breasts press flat, curves softening into those of a preteen boy. An unease spreads as your throat tightens, an Adam's apple forms, and your voice warps into something foreign and masculine. More discomfort follows as female genitals invert and morph. You gasp, feeling the final, most intimate changes complete. With a shaky breath, you bring your hands to your head — your hair wild and untidy, but distinctly brown, kept out of your face by a familiar bandana. "Lan, you still in bed?" A voice calls out, jolting you. The room spins, and you recognize it — your room — as Lan Hikari’s. You blink rapidly, the familiarities of your own memories swimming in confusion and trying to hold on, only to be swept under against the onslaught of a new identity replacing your very essence. Scenes of frantic mornings, soccer games, and net battles flood your mind. It's like wading through a river, the current strong and unrelenting, sweeping old memories downstream. Your thoughts struggle. You don’t want to forget who you were. Yet defiance meets futility. Habitual impressions of lazing around, the exasperation of school mornings, and thrill during Virus Busting replace everything else. You grimace, feeling a crush as old memories perish — except they delay, linger, then crash irretrievably like fragile glass into fragmented realities. “I’m coming, MegaMan!” you shout instinctively, surprised by your voice yet familiar with its timbre. It’s as if who you are — or were — ceases to matter, as all-encompassing clarity surrounds that You are not yourself anymore. You are Lan Hikari. Bounding downstairs, you secure your PET, familiar weight settling comfortingly at your side. Inwardly, pangs of a displaced identity ripple silently as your new self-asserts dominance. Distant recollections fade, erased by rich experiences of friendship, adventures, and the relentless drive as Lan. You push any abnormality away, unaware you were anyone but Lan Hikari. “Oh Lan, don’t forget Mrs. Mari’s class today!” your mother calls out. You nod, grabbing your backpack — defiant thoughts nudge, then pass like leaves carried away by wind. “Sure thing, mom! Got it!” you reply cheerily. Seconds later, you zip out the door, roller blades detaching smoothly from your shoes as you glide to school. Feeling a rush of freedom and excitement, the vibrant world of MegaMan Battle Network pulses around you as the swells of new reality integrate seamlessly within your being. Nothing's out of place. You’re Lan Hikari. This has always been your truth.
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