Good News, Bad News
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 31
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
"It appears to be okay condition besides a few dents and dins." Debbie said pretending to know what she was talking about.
The prototype did have a few marks from when it rolled over in the back when the van flipped. All the hardware appeared to still be intact. Maybe they had finally caught a lucky break. Debbie continued to give it a once over when she noticed a switch by the keypad was completely bent. That might be important and worth mentioning.
"Ah we may have a problem" Debbie said with hesitation.
"What's wrong?" Steve says still standing on Beth's hand.
Debbie directed her husband to the bent switch that she noticed. She heard Steve grumble and curse under his breath but at his size she had no way of knowing what he said. As she watched her as husband stare at the prototype she couldn't help back think about how unappealing she must look at his size. Ever bit of sweat, ever extra pound, every wrinkle were all too apparent from his new perspective. Between this emerging anxiety and her paranoia over something going on between Steve and Beth, Debbie's self worth was at an all time low.
At last Steve looked as if he found the right words and prepared to address his wife and lab assistant.
"Well, the good news ladies is the prototype didn't sustain any major damage and should still be capable of shrinking Erica back down."
"Yeh!" Beth said clapping her hands.
"Wait dear...what's the bad news?" Debbie asked.
"Ahhh... the bad news is the switch for selecting between shrink or growth is jammed in the shrink position. So I won't be able to grow myself back."
"What do mean you won't be able to grow back? For how long?" Debbie said worried.
The prototype did have a few marks from when it rolled over in the back when the van flipped. All the hardware appeared to still be intact. Maybe they had finally caught a lucky break. Debbie continued to give it a once over when she noticed a switch by the keypad was completely bent. That might be important and worth mentioning.
"Ah we may have a problem" Debbie said with hesitation.
"What's wrong?" Steve says still standing on Beth's hand.
Debbie directed her husband to the bent switch that she noticed. She heard Steve grumble and curse under his breath but at his size she had no way of knowing what he said. As she watched her as husband stare at the prototype she couldn't help back think about how unappealing she must look at his size. Ever bit of sweat, ever extra pound, every wrinkle were all too apparent from his new perspective. Between this emerging anxiety and her paranoia over something going on between Steve and Beth, Debbie's self worth was at an all time low.
At last Steve looked as if he found the right words and prepared to address his wife and lab assistant.
"Well, the good news ladies is the prototype didn't sustain any major damage and should still be capable of shrinking Erica back down."
"Yeh!" Beth said clapping her hands.
"Wait dear...what's the bad news?" Debbie asked.
"Ahhh... the bad news is the switch for selecting between shrink or growth is jammed in the shrink position. So I won't be able to grow myself back."
"What do mean you won't be able to grow back? For how long?" Debbie said worried.
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