Hears Steve, home early from work.
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 19
by
copier
· original author:
tj1987
Debbie initially ignores the sound of the front door opening, and closing. At this time a day it was likely one of the kids. However Steve's voice echo up the stairs drawing Debbie's full attention. "Steve!" She practically squeals in excitement.
Bounding from the bed she grabs the shrink ray and jogs down stairs. "Steve, baby. I'm so glad you're home!" She says greeting him with a warm hug.
Steve pulls away from the hug, and looks at Debbie with suspicion. "Why such a warm greeting, what did you do ?" He asked looking into her eyes.
Debbie groaned, and rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay. Don't be mad, but I kinda borrowed the shrink ray, and now it's acting weird." She said producing the shrink ray from her pocket.
"Debbie! I explained the dangers of misusing this device only yesterday!" He scolded, snatching the device from her hand.
Steve began to stomp off to his workshop, but Debbie gave chase. "Steve, wait!" She called after him. "Can you fix it?" Her voice more desperate than she would have liked.
"A few components just need to be swapped out. Maybe install more efficient heat sinks." He said groaning.
"That doesn't sound too difficult. Will it take long ?" Debbie asked, optimistically.
Inside the workshop Steve already had the shrink ray opened up. Scanning the internal mechanisms his scientific curiosity was piqued. "How often did you use it ? When did it start showing signs of distress?" Steve asked as he pulled a burnt out piece from the device.
Debbie was peering over Steve's should as he tinkered with the shrink ray. "Only two or three times." She said. "Then it went all Chernobyl on me."
"Did it ever go off on it's own ?" Steve asked as he reattached the side plates.
"No, not that I saw." Debbie said.
Steve sighed. "Okay. Well you definitely shouldn't have taken it without permission Deb, but I'm glad we found these issues before someone got hurt."
Debbie bit her lip, and nodded. "Yeah, definitely." She agreed. "So, now that it's all fixed, can I borrow it ? I'm asking this time."
Steve stares blankly at Debbie for a few moments. He eventually hands her the shrink ray. "Just please be careful, and don't get carried away. " he says sounding frustrated.
"Oh, thank you so much honey!" She said planting a huge kiss on his cheek.
"And let me know immediately if it starts to malfunction again!" He said, hoping she'd listen.
"Of course! Debbie said. "I promise."
Looking down at the shrink ray in her hand Debbie was desperate to shrink someone else. Clenching it tightly she decides to
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Bounding from the bed she grabs the shrink ray and jogs down stairs. "Steve, baby. I'm so glad you're home!" She says greeting him with a warm hug.
Steve pulls away from the hug, and looks at Debbie with suspicion. "Why such a warm greeting, what did you do ?" He asked looking into her eyes.
Debbie groaned, and rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay. Don't be mad, but I kinda borrowed the shrink ray, and now it's acting weird." She said producing the shrink ray from her pocket.
"Debbie! I explained the dangers of misusing this device only yesterday!" He scolded, snatching the device from her hand.
Steve began to stomp off to his workshop, but Debbie gave chase. "Steve, wait!" She called after him. "Can you fix it?" Her voice more desperate than she would have liked.
"A few components just need to be swapped out. Maybe install more efficient heat sinks." He said groaning.
"That doesn't sound too difficult. Will it take long ?" Debbie asked, optimistically.
Inside the workshop Steve already had the shrink ray opened up. Scanning the internal mechanisms his scientific curiosity was piqued. "How often did you use it ? When did it start showing signs of distress?" Steve asked as he pulled a burnt out piece from the device.
Debbie was peering over Steve's should as he tinkered with the shrink ray. "Only two or three times." She said. "Then it went all Chernobyl on me."
"Did it ever go off on it's own ?" Steve asked as he reattached the side plates.
"No, not that I saw." Debbie said.
Steve sighed. "Okay. Well you definitely shouldn't have taken it without permission Deb, but I'm glad we found these issues before someone got hurt."
Debbie bit her lip, and nodded. "Yeah, definitely." She agreed. "So, now that it's all fixed, can I borrow it ? I'm asking this time."
Steve stares blankly at Debbie for a few moments. He eventually hands her the shrink ray. "Just please be careful, and don't get carried away. " he says sounding frustrated.
"Oh, thank you so much honey!" She said planting a huge kiss on his cheek.
"And let me know immediately if it starts to malfunction again!" He said, hoping she'd listen.
"Of course! Debbie said. "I promise."
Looking down at the shrink ray in her hand Debbie was desperate to shrink someone else. Clenching it tightly she decides to
...
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