The first known case happened on live television.

It was the local news show. The news anchor, Lena Hansen, was a pretty little thing—a petite brunette who always got very good ratings, especially among the male demographic. Her co-host, Dan Just, was a big, handsome ex-football player who seemed to do the same for the female demo.

All through the first half of the show, Lena seemed to be sweating more than usual. But she was a professional and did not let it affect her read. But then, as they were just about to cut to weather, it happened. Lena’s eyes went kind of blank, then she stood, leaned over Dan, and—even though it should have been physically impossible—somehow took his head into her mouth. The rest of him followed in short order

Not thirty seconds passed before Lena was again seated, with a bulging tummy, and her eyes seemed to clear. “And now the weather—” She blinked and looked around in confusion. “Dan?”

That was where it started—and things only got stranger from there.