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[Story, Body Inflation, Belly Expansion, Progression, Dark Sci-Fi Fantasy] - [ Distress signal activated. Evac pods unlocked. ]

Dr. Astrid Terravane stared blankly at the cold, dark space between her and the Martian colony that filled her view of the small porthole above the monitor. The unsightly blue-green patches of terraformed ground on the reddish planet below looked more inviting than ever before.

When she was down there, trapped among all of the planet-bound civilians living their boring lives, she would look up at the stars and dream about standing exactly where she was today. She lifted her exposed gut to feel its immense heft push back against her hands. All she wanted now was to set foot back on the dusty Martian soil of her hometown.

Astrid forced herself to turn away from the tranquil view outside and face the grim reality of her situation. She was helpless and alone in a research station that was half a day away from the nearest satellite with a proper sickbay -- All while stricken by a mystery infection that was causing her to retain liters on liters of water. Even if the Home Station responds to her distress call, would they even make it to her in time? Or would her rapidly swelling body grow too big for its own britches and burst open like an overfilled water balloon?

Still, she had to try.

Astrid stuffed her ID into her thigh pocket and clasped a cluster of injectable painkillers onto her belt. There was neither the time nor the room in the Evac pods to save much else. The bulging scientist felt an "oof" escape her lips as she struggled to stand up straight. She felt like she was carrying an entire carton of hydration packs inside her. The turgid, sloshing mass in her midsection was pulling her closer and closer to the floor. She leant her increased body weight against the walls and waddled to the nearest climate control console.

[ Artificial Gravity reduced to 10% M-Standard ]

Good. Now she can float the rest of the way to the Evac pods. Astrid did her best to ignore the pulsing and gurgles churning deep within her bowels as more of her organs swelled with fluid. The 10-meter airborne swim to her only means of escape felt like a treacherous journey on its own. She snagged the panel gaps on the walls and ceiling, carefully pulling herself forward, centimeter by centimeter. She didn't dare to think what would happen if she snagged a sharp corner with her blimp-like body.

There it was. The hatch to the Evac pod. A gust of fresh air gently pushed back against Astrid's exposed abdomen as the positive pressure system tried its best to keep airborne contaminants out of her lifeboat. All she had to do was get in, push the red button, and leave the rest to the rescuers.

As she floated across the threshold of the open airlock, a familiar pain started welling in Astrid's gut. Her eyes flew open as she recognized it from the start of her horrible misadventure.

"No... no... not agaaaAIIIINNNN!!!!"

Astrid screeched in pain as her inflated body surged with another sudden wave of expansion. It was just like before. But so much worse. It was like someone had suddenly turned the tap to full blast. Astrid's utility belt blasted apart, taking with it the button and zipper that was keeping the bottom half of her bodysuit in place. The swollen scientist could only watch helplessly as all of the essential items she salvaged floated out of reach of her blimped up body and disappeared down the hallway of the research station.

"Hee hee hooo... heee heee hooo... Ffffff.... Arrgghhhhh!!!"

With her painkillers gone, all Astrid could think to do was to go back to her lamaze breathing. Even though it did nothing to control her expansion, it felt like it was the only thing keeping her over-pressurized body from blowing apart.

"UGAAAHHH!"

Her bloated body did everything it could to help. Beads of cold sweat started forming all over her body in a desperate attempt to expel as much water as it could through her translucent, bronzed skin.

Astrid felt her arms and legs slowly straighten and spread as her joints filled with fluid, robbing her of her ability to bend them. Her RCS maneuvering pack dethatched from her shoulders before the rest of her torn bodysuit undressed itself from Astrid's upper body. The panic in her mind reached a breaking point. She probably had minutes before wouldn't be able to move at all. She had to act NOW.

Clenching her teeth, the ebony blimp pushed against the ceiling and let her hips smash against the EJECT button. The pneumatic hissing of the airlock and rumbling of thrusters provided a moment of calm as a pumpkin-shaped Astrid Terravane watched her research station grow smaller in the rear window of her metal lifeboat.

She had escaped.

Description
[Story, Body Inflation, Belly Expansion, Progression, Dark Sci-Fi Fantasy] - [ Distress signal activated. Evac pods unlocked. ]

Dr. Astrid Terravane stared blankly at the cold, dark space between her and the Martian colony that filled her view of the small porthole above the monitor. The unsightly blue-green patches of terraformed ground on the reddish planet below looked more inviting than ever before.

When she was down there, trapped among all of the planet-bound civilians living their boring lives, she would look up at the stars and dream about standing exactly where she was today. She lifted her exposed gut to feel its immense heft push back against her hands. All she wanted now was to set foot back on the dusty Martian soil of her hometown.

Astrid forced herself to turn away from the tranquil view outside and face the grim reality of her situation. She was helpless and alone in a research station that was half a day away from the nearest satellite with a proper sickbay -- All while stricken by a mystery infection that was causing her to retain liters on liters of water. Even if the Home Station responds to her distress call, would they even make it to her in time? Or would her rapidly swelling body grow too big for its own britches and burst open like an overfilled water balloon?

Still, she had to try.

Astrid stuffed her ID into her thigh pocket and clasped a cluster of injectable painkillers onto her belt. There was neither the time nor the room in the Evac pods to save much else. The bulging scientist felt an "oof" escape her lips as she struggled to stand up straight. She felt like she was carrying an entire carton of hydration packs inside her. The turgid, sloshing mass in her midsection was pulling her closer and closer to the floor. She leant her increased body weight against the walls and waddled to the nearest climate control console.

[ Artificial Gravity reduced to 10% M-Standard ]

Good. Now she can float the rest of the way to the Evac pods. Astrid did her best to ignore the pulsing and gurgles churning deep within her bowels as more of her organs swelled with fluid. The 10-meter airborne swim to her only means of escape felt like a treacherous journey on its own. She snagged the panel gaps on the walls and ceiling, carefully pulling herself forward, centimeter by centimeter. She didn't dare to think what would happen if she snagged a sharp corner with her blimp-like body.

There it was. The hatch to the Evac pod. A gust of fresh air gently pushed back against Astrid's exposed abdomen as the positive pressure system tried its best to keep airborne contaminants out of her lifeboat. All she had to do was get in, push the red button, and leave the rest to the rescuers.

As she floated across the threshold of the open airlock, a familiar pain started welling in Astrid's gut. Her eyes flew open as she recognized it from the start of her horrible misadventure.

"No... no... not agaaaAIIIINNNN!!!!"

Astrid screeched in pain as her inflated body surged with another sudden wave of expansion. It was just like before. But so much worse. It was like someone had suddenly turned the tap to full blast. Astrid's utility belt blasted apart, taking with it the button and zipper that was keeping the bottom half of her bodysuit in place. The swollen scientist could only watch helplessly as all of the essential items she salvaged floated out of reach of her blimped up body and disappeared down the hallway of the research station.

"Hee hee hooo... heee heee hooo... Ffffff.... Arrgghhhhh!!!"

With her painkillers gone, all Astrid could think to do was to go back to her lamaze breathing. Even though it did nothing to control her expansion, it felt like it was the only thing keeping her over-pressurized body from blowing apart.

"UGAAAHHH!"

Her bloated body did everything it could to help. Beads of cold sweat started forming all over her body in a desperate attempt to expel as much water as it could through her translucent, bronzed skin.

Astrid felt her arms and legs slowly straighten and spread as her joints filled with fluid, robbing her of her ability to bend them. Her RCS maneuvering pack dethatched from her shoulders before the rest of her torn bodysuit undressed itself from Astrid's upper body. The panic in her mind reached a breaking point. She probably had minutes before wouldn't be able to move at all. She had to act NOW.

Clenching her teeth, the ebony blimp pushed against the ceiling and let her hips smash against the EJECT button. The pneumatic hissing of the airlock and rumbling of thrusters provided a moment of calm as a pumpkin-shaped Astrid Terravane watched her research station grow smaller in the rear window of her metal lifeboat.

She had escaped.