Jonas stared at the display case.

Height Adjustment — Add or subtract up to six inches.

He was 5'5" in this body. That wasn't short exactly, but it was shorter than he was used to. His male body was 5'9", and he missed being able to see over crowds.

I could fix that.

He bought two patches.

The clerk raised an eyebrow. "Sir, I wouldn't recommend applying two at once. The height adjustment can be disorienting, and side effects are more common with—"

"I'll be fine," Jonas said, already heading for the restroom.

He locked himself in a stall, peeled off both patches, and pressed them to his sternum—one above, one below. The instructions said each patch added six inches. Twelve inches total. From 5'5" to 6'5".

Perfect.

The tingling started immediately. But this time, it wasn't just warmth—it was a full-body vibration, like his bones were humming. Jonas felt himself rising, felt the stall walls shrink around him. His perspective shifted upward, the ceiling getting closer, the floor falling away.

It took about a minute.

When it stopped, Jonas was taller. Significantly taller. He looked down at himself and saw the same body, but stretched—longer legs, longer torso, the yoga pants now barely capris, the tank top riding up above his navel.

He stepped out of the stall and stood in front of the mirror.

The woman staring back was statuesque. Model-height. Long and lean, with the same expanded chest from the earlier patch, now sitting atop a much longer frame.

I'm a giant.

He didn't feel dizzy. He didn't feel sick. He felt... fine.

Maybe the clerk was just being cautious.

He walked out of the restroom, feeling the strange new rhythm of his longer stride. People in the lobby looked up at him—literally up—and did double takes.

Okay. This is going to take some getting used to.

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