All characters over 21 years of age
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Chapter 10
The sun attempted to burn through the ever-present smog of the valley of Bowser when Kara, Klay, and the four ladies set out to the castle town below their tower. The female magikoopa hoped going to the shops first thing in the morning would draw the least attention as they went about their errand. The again-hooded Klay, as usual, followed somewhat behind trying to keep up. After what felt like a long journey through labyrinthine corridors and then muddy streets, they had arrived. As the six walked through a double door entrance they passed under a large wooden sign--"The Belle Shell" it read.
Within the unassuming walls of the shop was a surprisingly large showroom with shells lining almost every surface. They were divided into sections based on make and model, with more colors than one could list. The female koopa sales associate's head shot up as a small bell rung with the arrival of the six customers. She wore a smart purple shell, her long shiny black hair tied in a ponytail. As she approached the unusual visitors, it was obvious she had the features of a young lady around Klay's age.
"To what honor do we owe having such distinguished guests in the Belle Shell?" The cute koopa asked. "Are princesses going to start wearing shells?"
"Hello! We are here to help our little friend pick out a brand new shell!" Daisy said in a cheerful manner. "I think he needs an new look." With that, she pulled back Klay's hood revealing his face to the employee.
"Well, I think I can help you. My name is Kylie. Let's head over to the men's section and pull a few possibilities. What's your name, young man?" Kylie asked a speechless Klay.
"I-I-I'm Klay. Nice to meet you." The cloaked turtle responded. "There's a private place to try on shells, right?"
"Of course! Let's see what you like and we can send you back there." Kylie said cheerfully. With that the assembled six walked across the showroom inspecting the wares. Klay made sure to remember Daisy's advice from the night before--a tough new look might elevate his image in Kara's eyes. With that in mind, Klay chose various shells to try on, but all having an imposing element to them. Each time Klay selected a "manly" shell, Rosalina let out an almost inaudible snort in amusement. Knowing everything that she did about her little turtle, she had trouble thinking of him as such a bruiser.
Before long, Klay had three shells that he liked ready for him in the changing room. Kara had wanted to enter the small, mirrored room to help Klay pick his new shell, but he insisted he could do the testing himself. Klay threw off the old robe he was wearing revealing his nakedness to the mirror. He stared at his reflection for a moment, fixated on the tiny pink button where a hanging penis should be. "Alright, time for a new look. No one's going to call me Peepsie with the right shell." Klay first tried the jet-black shell on, finding it to be a nice fit and lightweight. Then the shell with spikes on the back, making him look like a koopaling-- just a diminuitive one. Finally, he tried on the grey camouflage pattern shell, which seemed a little heavier, but still comfortable.
"I think I like this one the most." Klay said as he exited the changing room, now wearing sunglasses to complement the grey-camo shell. He struck his most confident pose, hands on hips and a small smirk on his face. Kara seemed fixated on him now, looking him up and down.
"You look very dashing! This is not a koopa I would want to meet in a dark alley." Daisy said, trying to be supportive. A proud smile came on her face as she saw the little koopa was trying to take her advice. Pauline rolled her eyes at the idea of Klay being a tough guy.
"An excellent choice! Should I get the shell and sunglasses ready for check out?" Kylie said with enthusiasm.
"Well, just a moment. I want to see something. Klay come here." Peach said now walking into the changing room with Rosalina. Daisy, Kara, Kylie, and Pauline remained just outside, the door to the room still ajar. "Klay, are you sure this fits correctly? The doctor wanted you to get a shell as soon as possible, but we must remember her other recommendation to you." Klay stood silent for a moment trying to understand what the princess meant before Peach started to speak again. "You know. She wants you to take care of your 'business' many times a day so you don't have accidents. Remember?"
"She means that Dr. Tuttle wanted you to piddle on a set schedule. Are you able to do that in this shell?" Rosalina added, trying to clarify for her little charge. His cheeks began to turn rosy red. "You know how boys take tinkles standing up? Is it going to be easy enough with this shell?"
"I-I'm fine. I'll be able to do that." Klay said tersely in an attempt to end the conversation. He looked past Peach and Rosalina to see the other women waiting outside the changing room, Kylie in particular. She looked somewhat puzzled by what she thought she heard, but kept a professional straight face.
"Show us. We just want to help you get better. Just pull it out now like you were going to do your little business." Peach said. Klay looked around the room nervously, trying to find an excuse to change the subject.
"I'm alright. I already did it before I came out." Klay fibbed with a cracked voice.
"I hope you are not lying, Peepsie. If you did it before, you can do it again." Rosalina said now with a stern look on her face. The two princesses were unwavering in their insistence.
"I--uh--I don't know how." Klay managed to stutter out, knowing he had been caught in his lie.
"Well there's no need to act like a big tough guy. If you don't know something, you have to ask, little one." Rosalina said. "Excuse me, Kylie! Can you show us something on these shells? How does a fly work on a shell like this?" Kylie made a perplexed face as she walked into the dressing room, no doubt at the question about something so rudimentary.
"Well, I guess you ladies have never worn a shell..." Kylie said while shooting a confused look at Klay, who should know all about this subject. "Anyways, the towards the bottom of every male shell is a flexible codpiece, usually with the opening along the lowest horizontal seam. Boys just pull the seam apart and take out their...uh...thingies." Kylie said in as a professional way as possible. "See?" she said as she put her arm into the leg-hole of one the discarded shells and wiggled her finger through the fly of the shell.
"Thank you, Kylie. We'll just be another minute or so." Peach said. Kylie left the dressing room and closed the door behind her. "Okay, Klay, show us how you're going to make your tinkles and we can get out of here." Klay reached down to the lower section of his shell and began to fumble about. He was able to slip his finger into the seam on the front, but kept awkwardly moving his hands back and forth. He swayed forward and back trying different positions. Finally he stood still with his hands at the crotch of the shell.
"There, all done. Let's get out of here." Klay said in a faux nonchalant way. His hands were holding the seam on the front wide open from either side, but there was nothing coming through the seam. No appendage, not even a shadow of one. Klay tried not to look at the two princesses now kneeling before him, both squinting to discern what they were seeing.
"Klay, you have to pop it out the hole." Peach said in a slightly annoyed tone. "You can't leave it inside. You'll just pee on yourself."
"Yes, stop being silly, Peepsie. Try pushing your hips forward." Rosalina said.
"Like this?" Klay said, as he shifted his weight pushing his hips as far forward as possible without falling over.
"Let me help you." Rosalina said impatiently. As she reached into the small hole with her slender hands, she noted a good amount of negative space before she encountered Klay's pubic area. After a moment of dragging her slim fingers around his pubis, she finally found his tiny micropenis, nestled up as close as ever to his body. The space princess grazed his tight soft scrotum as she attempted to grip the spout she was trying to pull into position. She pulled and pulled on the tiny nub, but it would snap back into its owner quickly every time. Klay issued small "ow!" at every failed attempt. Eventually Rosalina sat back in defeat and stared at the void.
As Rosalina sat, memories of her first night meeting Klay came back to her mind. When she observed him in the Cracked Shell Tavern, she was puzzled by why he bypassed the urinals in the bathroom completely and sat on a toilet in the stalls. She had thought it might be due to the size of his micro-genitalia, but she had not realized the physical impossibilities until now. "Klay's little winky doesn't even get close to the opening of the shell." Rosalina thought. "The penis is supposed to be like a hose, but his is just the spigot. Oh, my poor baby. I see why he's had potty troubles for so long..."
"Well, this isn't getting us anywhere. Are all the shells you've tried on this size?" Peach said staring at Klay with a pleading look on her face. Klay just nodded, again unable to look either princess in the eyes. "Kylie please come in!" Peach yelled through the door. The raven-haired koopa entered, her hopes of making an immediate sale dashed as she saw her customers' long faces. "Kylie, we need to go down in size for Klay. You must have smaller shells?"
"We do, although, we'd have to go to the other side of the store. It's a different section, different changing area and all that..." Kylie said. She again seemed confused by her customers, but she did want to please the famous foreign royals. "You have to leave these shells here. We're just going a short way over." Kylie exited the room waiting for the rest to follow her.
"Well, let's go, Peepsie." Rosalina said sweetly as Peach left the room to follow Kylie. "Just leave the shell here." Klay did as he was told as soon as he reasonably sure Kylie wouldn't see him as he undressed. Soon the grey-camo shell was again on the floor and Klay was covering his shame with both hands as he scoured the room.
"Where's my robe?" The tiny turtle asked. "I left it right here..."