This is a rewrite of a story series I was working on. I will talk more about this at the end. There are a lot of story details and background fluff so I will split off where the real transformation happens if you want to skip ahead.
Ana was never good in crowds. Parties especially. It seemed that everyone else was able to push back their fears, their doubts, their ideations and ruminations and just move with the music. Others seemed so readily able to mingle, to show off their confidence, to put themselves out on display and make a show. For Ana though, there was the butterflies. Only a few minutes in and she would be in the bathroom in a panic, trying not to throw up. She didn’t want to be like this. She wanted to be able to follow her friends into a club, catching glances and enjoying herself. She couldn’t though. She was unaugmented.