Nicole agrees with Lisa's plan
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 48
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copier
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jurto2
Still a little hesitant, Nicole agreed with Lisa's plan of action. There was no power in the universe greater than that of a teen trying to keep a secret from her parents, even defying all logic.
What would she even DO with twin babies? How would she keep THAT from her parents? These thoughts didn't even cross her mind. That's the kind of forward-thinking that comes with age and any hint of thinking that far forward was instantly blocked by "Mom can't find out." Even if she did think that far forward, she would probably reason it away with, "Maybe Dad will have a ray that will make people younger or older by then, who knows"
"Okay, let's do it," Nicole agreed. Lisa nodded back and the two made a plan to steal the shrink ray that evening. Lisa was pretty sure she had Steve's safe mechanism figured out and could beat its security. Steve should have seen that coming, though, Lisa was his daughter after all, and had inherited his problem-solving skills.
The two snuck back off to do their typical after-school activities before dinner. Steve had brought home rotisserie chicken from the grocery on his way home from work at a late, but manageable, 8 PM. After dinner, Steve went down to his lab and worked for a few hours before saying good night to the kids and heading to bed. Derek was in the living room playing his XStationBox on the big-screen TV. Nicole was trying to concentrate on her homework but only dreading the risk to come. Lisa was in her room preparing herself for the mission by packing a backpack of tools and extra bottles of lubrication (including the one from the bathroom and the one from her parents' bedroom) in case she had to work on an emergency escape.
Derek headed to bed around midnight, turning off his game system but leaving all the lights on.
Once Lisa heard that Derek was settled in bed and not doing anything "extracurricular", she slowly crept from her room and worked her way downstairs, careful not to step on the two creaky spots on the way down. Like something out of a Bond film, she deftly dodged her father's security and got to work cracking the puzzle that locked the shrink ray into its holder.
CLICK
Lisa grinned as she reached for it but paused-- That was too easy. She rolled her eyes as she looked up and found one more layer of security. Snatching the mirror from under her dad's mousepad, she placed it on top of the box housing the shrink ray to obscure the last sensor as she pulled the ray from its holder.
"Dad really stepped up his game," she thought, "since Nicole stole it months ago. It was certainly Nicole-proof," she continued, grinning, "but it wasn't Lisa-proof."
She snuck her way back out of the basement lab and back up the stairs; she made her way to Nicole's room, avoding one more squeaky spot on the floor that NIcole always stepped on in the middle of the night when she went to the bathroom.
What would she even DO with twin babies? How would she keep THAT from her parents? These thoughts didn't even cross her mind. That's the kind of forward-thinking that comes with age and any hint of thinking that far forward was instantly blocked by "Mom can't find out." Even if she did think that far forward, she would probably reason it away with, "Maybe Dad will have a ray that will make people younger or older by then, who knows"
"Okay, let's do it," Nicole agreed. Lisa nodded back and the two made a plan to steal the shrink ray that evening. Lisa was pretty sure she had Steve's safe mechanism figured out and could beat its security. Steve should have seen that coming, though, Lisa was his daughter after all, and had inherited his problem-solving skills.
The two snuck back off to do their typical after-school activities before dinner. Steve had brought home rotisserie chicken from the grocery on his way home from work at a late, but manageable, 8 PM. After dinner, Steve went down to his lab and worked for a few hours before saying good night to the kids and heading to bed. Derek was in the living room playing his XStationBox on the big-screen TV. Nicole was trying to concentrate on her homework but only dreading the risk to come. Lisa was in her room preparing herself for the mission by packing a backpack of tools and extra bottles of lubrication (including the one from the bathroom and the one from her parents' bedroom) in case she had to work on an emergency escape.
Derek headed to bed around midnight, turning off his game system but leaving all the lights on.
Once Lisa heard that Derek was settled in bed and not doing anything "extracurricular", she slowly crept from her room and worked her way downstairs, careful not to step on the two creaky spots on the way down. Like something out of a Bond film, she deftly dodged her father's security and got to work cracking the puzzle that locked the shrink ray into its holder.
CLICK
Lisa grinned as she reached for it but paused-- That was too easy. She rolled her eyes as she looked up and found one more layer of security. Snatching the mirror from under her dad's mousepad, she placed it on top of the box housing the shrink ray to obscure the last sensor as she pulled the ray from its holder.
"Dad really stepped up his game," she thought, "since Nicole stole it months ago. It was certainly Nicole-proof," she continued, grinning, "but it wasn't Lisa-proof."
She snuck her way back out of the basement lab and back up the stairs; she made her way to Nicole's room, avoding one more squeaky spot on the floor that NIcole always stepped on in the middle of the night when she went to the bathroom.
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