Steve returns to the lab but has an idea
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 34
by
copier
· original author:
jurto2
Over the past 6 months, Steve had built a second portable shrink ray so that Melanie could keep Nicole safe(ish?) and he could still continue his research.
Steve sat down at his desk and tried intently to focus on his research, but his thoughts were only on his daughter. For the sake of freedom and responsibility, he let her grow attached to Melanie's insides. He needed some way to slowly but surely bring her back to reality.
He pulled open his sketchbook and started drawing. "What if," he thought, "he could come up with something that was safe enough for a person, plus some supplies, maybe some kind of heat or movement-based generator, some kind of air supply...
A few revisions later, he came up with a little plastic sphere with a watertight door, some ammenities, power, food supplies, tracking... It was no self-propelled submarine or anything, but there wasn't that kind of room in the discretionary budget for a whole-ass sub.
Maybe it was enough, though... Enough that Melanie could both keep Nicole safe and take her out enough to get used to the real world once again. Most of all so that she could do her summer school classes. He had hoped for in-person, but he also supposed that online, or "remote" classes would work; no one had to know exactly HOW remote Nikki was.
Now Steve had to sell it to his boss. He dubbed it a "Passive Research Vessel": enough to go with the flow wherever it's placed and support a person inside of it. With tracking, Steve argued, it would be safe enough just about anywhere, as long as the passenger kept the door sealed. With his boss somewhat skeptical but positive, he approved a prototype. Overjoyed, Steve began ordering the necessary parts.
After a week of assembly, everything seemed to check out. He obviously wanted to test it in a safe environment first, just in case there were any leaks or if he needed to make a quick escape.
Steve sat down at his desk and tried intently to focus on his research, but his thoughts were only on his daughter. For the sake of freedom and responsibility, he let her grow attached to Melanie's insides. He needed some way to slowly but surely bring her back to reality.
He pulled open his sketchbook and started drawing. "What if," he thought, "he could come up with something that was safe enough for a person, plus some supplies, maybe some kind of heat or movement-based generator, some kind of air supply...
A few revisions later, he came up with a little plastic sphere with a watertight door, some ammenities, power, food supplies, tracking... It was no self-propelled submarine or anything, but there wasn't that kind of room in the discretionary budget for a whole-ass sub.
Maybe it was enough, though... Enough that Melanie could both keep Nicole safe and take her out enough to get used to the real world once again. Most of all so that she could do her summer school classes. He had hoped for in-person, but he also supposed that online, or "remote" classes would work; no one had to know exactly HOW remote Nikki was.
Now Steve had to sell it to his boss. He dubbed it a "Passive Research Vessel": enough to go with the flow wherever it's placed and support a person inside of it. With tracking, Steve argued, it would be safe enough just about anywhere, as long as the passenger kept the door sealed. With his boss somewhat skeptical but positive, he approved a prototype. Overjoyed, Steve began ordering the necessary parts.
After a week of assembly, everything seemed to check out. He obviously wanted to test it in a safe environment first, just in case there were any leaks or if he needed to make a quick escape.
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