chapter 2

It had been about two weeks since Aurora first visited the surface and she had come back every single day since, sometimes even more than once in a single day. She quickly got addicted to the delicious food in the human world, and the pounds were building onto her body that was completely unused to consuming much sugar in the first place, and especially not grease. And with the large amounts she was eating in constantly, her body didn't have time to adjust or adapt to her change in diet at all.

Her once thin and muscular frame was quickly becoming curvier and more padded. Her already wide hips flared out even further with the beginnings of love handles starting to develop on top of them. Her decently sized butt was growing bigger and rounder by the day. Her breasts had already gone up one cup size and looked like soon they would be filling up the next size too. Her toned and muscular arms were so padded that you couldn't even see most of her arm muscles when she flexed anymore. And ever so slightly, when she bent her head a certain way, and especially when she was opening her mouth wide to consume more delicious human food, you could see the slightest sliver of a second chin.

Aurora either didn't notice, didn't care, or was in denial of it all. Most likely the later option, however, as she today she decided to wear the same outfit she wore during her first visit to the human world. While the outfit still technically fit now, it was clear to anyone that it wouldn't be for much longer. The yoga pants struggled to get past her expanding hips as the mermaid hopped around in the dressing room, fighting with the stretchy yet small fabric. When Aurora finally got them on, the fabric across her ass was nearly transparent and the waistband dug into her softening belly to make a small muffin-top that the tight pink tank top loved to emphasize.

Aurora didn't have time to think about whether or not she should change her clothes before her stomach let out a growl and the mermaid's mind filled with all the delicious food on the surface for her to consume.
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"Hey Aurora!" the cashier at McDonald's greeted her regular customer by name. "Would you like your usual?"

"Yes, please," the mermaid answered with a smile as she pulled out her wallet.

"Alright, two large big mac combos, one with a soda and one with a large chocolate milkshake, coming right up!"

The mermaid could hardly compose herself enough to wait until after she brought her food to the tale before she ripped into it. She gobbled up the greasy fast food like she was aiming for first prize in an eating competition; grease dripping down her chin and into her jiggling cleavage being ignored while she finished her first burger and shoved a fist-full of frenchfries into her greedy mouth before starting on the next burger.

*buuUREEEp*

Aurora was now really loving the sound of her loud belches as it always made her feel like she could shove just a bit more food into her expanding stomach.
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How many places did Aurora eat at during her visit to the surface world today? Five? Seven?

Whatever the number was, it was about to expand along with her waistline as the chubby mermaid licked her lips as she looked up at the sign for a Chinese restaurant she just found in a different part of town, the words "ALL YOU CAN EAT" displayed in big, bold letters.

Aurora was amazed at all the food she saw as she walked around with her plate that wasn't very empty for long. Nor was her second. Or third. Or fourth. The only reason there wasn't a fifth was because her skin was getting too dry and she knew she needed to get back into the water soon.

So, with an overly stuffed stomach, the mermaid got up to leave the restaurant that if she had been more familiar with the surface, she may have noticed the distinct lack of signs stating "No MSG Used".
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One month later, Aurora was slowly dragging herself the long distance between her house and the ATL Station. Was swimming always this hard? She didn't remember it being this hard.

Lots of things had been seeming different for the mermaid as of late. Doorways were smaller. Shirts and pants at the clothing library seemed to be shrinking. The tables in booths seemed to be too close to the seats. It was becoming harder for her to hold herself up while waiting for the water to drain out at the underwater entrance to the ATL Station. She couldn't understand why.

The answer to why everything seemed different was the fifty pounds she had gained in the past six weeks. And it wasn't just her human form that was piling on the pounds - her scaled stomach swayed in waves along with her swelling breasts that were at least an E cup at this point. As she swam through the circular entrance to the station, one of her hips nearly grazed the side of the circle and her other hip wasn't that far off itself.

Aurora prepared herself as she went up to grab the bars on the ceiling and pressed the button.

At first, she was fine. But the more the water level fell, the more of her own weight she had to support and the more her arms gradually shook. Once the water was drained and the heaters had turned on, Aurora had just barely enough time to morph into her human form before she plopped onto the ground with a yelp, sending a cascade of jiggling motion into her thick thighs and bubbulous butt, through her hungry belly that bunched up quite a bit while she was sitting, up her large, wild breasts, and then finally the momentum escaping through her wings of flabby arm fat.

With a groan, the mermaid stood up and wrapped herself in the robe, which just barely managed to cover her thickening frame at the moment, and walked out into the clothing library.

So many of the clothes in the library had shrunken over the past few weeks that Aurora didn't even bother to go to the changing room anymore, as evident as she stood in the middle of the room, jumping up and down as she tried and failed to get her jiggling frame into a cute pair of jeans she had worn just three weeks ago. The mermaid stood there for a moment as she struggled to catch her breath before finally wriggling the jeans off and reaching for another pair.

It took about thirty minutes of more jumping and many, many more breaks in between for her to finally find an outfit that fit - kinda.

Aurora stepped out of the clothing library wearing a pair of daisy dukes that strangled her belly and showed a lot more of her jiggling ass then it was originally designed to and a purple tank top that she thought was a crop top since it couldn't even begin to completely cover her bulging belly.

In her mind, however, she was still that toned and sexy bombshell from six weeks ago, so she didn't think much of choosing an outfit that displayed every curve she had and flaunted her new cellulite and stretchmarks.
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Already sweating from her ordeal in the library, Aurora thought she deserved a treat for all her effort and ended up stuffing herself with nearly twice the amount of food than usual - which was already a lot for one person to consume.

After nearly drowning herself in burgers, french fries, donuts, and chocolate, it was time for time for the grand finale - the Chinese buffet! Her large, bloated stomach churned and grumbled, begging for a break, but Aurora paid no mind to it as she hungrily stepped into the buffet, her walk slowly starting to teeter on becoming a waddle from all the extra pounds she's been piling on.

As soon as the employees saw her, one of them ran off toward the back, probably to give a warning to the cooks. They were going to need it.

Chow mein, egg roles, fried shrimp, lo mein, sweet and sour chicken, kung pao, orange chicken, ribs, and so on. So many noodles, so many fried meats, so many carbs, and so much MSG...

Aurora couldn't keep track of how many plates she had taken, but each time she went back for more, she found it more difficult to get out of the very tiny booth.

After gulping down what had to be her seventh plate at least, the mermaid leaned back with a large belch, rubbing her sore, swollen belly. It was as large as a beach ball at this point and her stomach screamed in agony, hoping for the torture to soon end, but still the thought of even more food made Aurora drool.

After a moment of rest, Aurora gripped on to the edges of the table as she slowly shifted her body to the edge of the booth, her belly dragging across the table the whole way. She then popped out one thick, jiggling thigh and did her best to slowly rotate her upper body so that her belly got out of the death trap without any scratches. Finally she popped out her other leg, filled with an equal amount of wobbling blubber as the other, and prepared herself to stand up.

As she bent forward, she heard a weird popping noise and suddenly her stomach felt so much better. Aurora continued her struggle to get up, not realizing the cause of that relief was a small button still spinning a little a few feet in front of her.

Finally standing straight, the mermaid panted slightly from the effort before making her way up to the front to pay. As much as she would love to stay, it was getting close to the time that she would need to get back into the water.

Though, of course, she still had one more stop to make.

"Can I get two large big mac combos with ten chicken mcnuggets and a large Oreo mcflurry?"