Nudebug

[LupusDei]

It's a tiny flying bloodsucker insect, small enough to fly almost silently and defeat most mosquito nets. The bite itself is barely felt if at all, as it inserts a drug likely meant to be an instant painkiller and anticoagulant, but it happens to have rather peculiar side effects on humans -- especially increased in girls, but it might be pure psychology, then, the whole effect is mostly psychological: it appears to temporary block sense of modesty and shame and create random crawling sensations all over skin, but especially under clothing.

It takes two to ten minutes after the bite for this secondary effect to start in full, but then it intensifies explosively. The modesty blocking effect then fade almost just as quickly, but gradually, and in reduced intensity may linger for fifteen minutes up to half an hour, and possibly longer. The crawling sensations can be soothed by light massage, more effectively if it's done by someone else, but also will fade on their own slowly.

Additional doses are cumulative, and yes, the tiny bugs may travel in swarms.

Sensitivity levels and reactions can be highly individual, but a rather typical case of unsuspecting female victim may be a rather panicky and possibly screaming removal of clothing, then asking bystanders to make sure there's really nothing is crawling over her, then even after realizing she's naked refusing to touch her dropped clothing claiming it's full of spiders or something. In presence of more bugs this behavior may appear contagious, and them taking advantage of the exposed skin can continue for extended periods of time.

Long term effects aren't yet studied and understood, but it seems that developed tolerance after repeated exposure may ease the crawling sensations or even transform those into inducing sexual arousal, but the modesty reducing effects remain if not even strengthens.

 

[sirhugs]

might it not be simpler if the bite just causes the skin to emit a liquid that dissolves all clothing?

 

[Jada59]

might it not be simpler if the bite just causes the skin to emit a liquid that dissolves all clothing?

Hehehe.

 

[sirhugs]

a head start on Nude Day Contest 2021 ideas?

 

[LupusDei]

might it not be simpler if the bite just causes the skin to emit a liquid that dissolves all clothing?

Well... no. Definitely not. Dissolving clothing is anything but problematic.

First, it's distinctively different scenario and dynamic. In this I wanted it temporary limited, optionally partially controllable and only dubiously non-consensual, and in any case at least nominally reversible.

Second, if you look in the chemistry of clothing, there's highly unlikely one enzyme can exist to defeat it all in timely manner without leading into unintended catastrophic consequences. For one thing, I love long hair too much, and that's before we look into what happens with bed linens, car seats and furniture lining etc. Uninvited symbiotic hive intelligence nanites with partial access to host's sense of self is about simplest solution for that particular problem. Those could also possibly have some limited success to hide the process until completion, instead of partial localized damage to be noticed way too early.

Third, the scenario I describe as the typical reaction, the panicky striping, isn't at all alien to me. I have seen just that to happen, or almost happen, in reality, it's not at all that fantastic. You apparently haven't dragged anxious, unstable teenage city girl for a day long hike through lush wilderness infested with ticks know to carry several nasty diseases. Or for that matter, made her collect berries from bushes that have their aphids population controlled by ants.

 

[SteelPoint]

The thought occurs that, rather than positing the existence of some biological vector for that 'crawling sensation', it could be served up as a chemical additive manufactured by dear ol' Homo Sapiens.

'Itching powder' has been in existence since the 19thC and has been a standard in the schoolboy prankster's toolbox ever since. A small step from there to someone - say an entrepreneurial chemical researcher or the rich head of the firm which employs him - inventing a nice little potion to add to the after-dinner drinks at his next little soirée...

 

[schizochick]

might it not be simpler if the bite just causes the skin to emit a liquid that dissolves all clothing?

Oh my god i cant stop laughing hahaha

 

[LupusDei]

The thought occurs that, rather than positing the existence of some biological vector for that 'crawling sensation', it could be served up as a chemical additive manufactured by dear ol' Homo Sapiens.

'Itching powder' has been in existence since the 19thC and has been a standard in the schoolboy prankster's toolbox ever since. A small step from there to someone - say an entrepreneurial chemical researcher or the rich head of the firm which employs him - inventing a nice little potion to add to the after-dinner drinks at his next little soirée...

Admitedly, that's a logical progression. Also, almost inevitable progression if the stated biological vector would be discovered in the wild, eventually offering much greater reach than the biological vector possibly could. However, that takes the randomness and "innocence" (for lack of better word) of the experience away.

 

[LWulf]

I'm not sure what the original story concept was, but an aggressive moth species, that swarms, would make for less "crawling" sensations, and make short order of clothing. Also, eating clothing completely off is less interesting as small sections remaining that make the wearers try, futilely to hold up a strap here, a band there to afford some semblance of modesty.

...until another swarm passes that reduces even more clothing. Causing nudity in stages.

 

[davion2308]

I dig the original

I don't know. I buy into the original concept. You get bitten by a bug that has a venom which reduces your inhibitions. The original purpose was to make animals more calm and accepting and the bug can then have its dinner without them rolling in mud or flapping it with their tails or whatever anti-bug defenses animals have.

But the enzyme reacts with human blood to make people feel really warm and constricted with clothes, so they try to shed as much as possible. It's not exactly like taking X because it's not by choice. The effects, though, are similar. And it can bite some conservative people.

 

[SimonDoom]

It's a tiny flying bloodsucker insect, small enough to fly almost silently and defeat most mosquito nets. The bite itself is barely felt if at all, as it inserts a drug likely meant to be an instant painkiller and anticoagulant, but it happens to have rather peculiar side effects on humans -- especially increased in girls, but it might be pure psychology, then, the whole effect is mostly psychological: it appears to temporary block sense of modesty and shame and create random crawling sensations all over skin, but especially under clothing.

It takes two to ten minutes after the bite for this secondary effect to start in full, but then it intensifies explosively. The modesty blocking effect then fade almost just as quickly, but gradually, and in reduced intensity may linger for fifteen minutes up to half an hour, and possibly longer. The crawling sensations can be soothed by light massage, more effectively if it's done by someone else, but also will fade on their own slowly.

Additional doses are cumulative, and yes, the tiny bugs may travel in swarms.

Sensitivity levels and reactions can be highly individual, but a rather typical case of unsuspecting female victim may be a rather panicky and possibly screaming removal of clothing, then asking bystanders to make sure there's really nothing is crawling over her, then even after realizing she's naked refusing to touch her dropped clothing claiming it's full of spiders or something. In presence of more bugs this behavior may appear contagious, and them taking advantage of the exposed skin can continue for extended periods of time.

Long term effects aren't yet studied and understood, but it seems that developed tolerance after repeated exposure may ease the crawling sensations or even transform those into inducing sexual arousal, but the modesty reducing effects remain if not even strengthens.

I like this idea.

Seems like something you'd find in Australia. It's full of weird creatures and it's perfect weather for public nudity.

Wrinkle: They're not that common, and they don't bite all people because for whatever reason only certain people have the blood/chemistry that is attractive to them. Once you're bitten, they are more attracted to you and you're more likely to keep getting bitten.

A group of American friends go to Australia. One lovely young woman in the group gets bitten, and keeps getting bitten throughout the vacation, forcing her to take her clothes off at odd and inconvenient times.

The authorities are somewhat understanding when she has to get naked in public because they've seen this happen before. They're less understanding when her heightened arousal leads her to masturbate in public.

 

[SimonDoom]

Another wrinkle: the nudebug bite doesn't have the same effect on everybody. Only those with the right blood chemistry.

I think it's better if only one person in the story is affected, because it heightens the sense of embarrassment if one person is nude among many clothed people.

 

[SimonDoom]

OR, if you wanted to make it purely psychological, the young woman with her friends in Australia gets bitten by a weird looking bug, and her friends completely make up the story about the nude bug, but she psychologically convinces herself it's real and that she is compelled to take her clothes off at weird times. Only at the end of the vacation do they tell her it's an urban legend, like a drop bear.

 

[Carnevil9]

OR, if you wanted to make it purely psychological, the young woman with her friends in Australia gets bitten by a weird looking bug, and her friends completely make up the story about the nude bug, but she psychologically convinces herself it's real and that she is compelled to take her clothes off at weird times. Only at the end of the vacation do they tell her it's an urban legend, like a drop bear.

Oh, that is evil. I like it.

 

[SteelPoint]

Oh, that is evil. I like it.

... and with friends like that...