You get yourself picked by bumping into the sho...
The Shrinking Virus- Collaberotica Version
Chapter 10
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irrational
With no other hope of escape from the grocery store shrinkie bin, you rush desperately towards the descending hand of the store attendant as her fingers sweep through looking for another tiny to add to the order. With everyone else running away from the massive tree trunk fingers, it does not take very long for you to run right into her grasp and you get the wind knocked out of you as she clamps onto you with the warm pads of her index finger and thumb, lifting you up high into the air and out of the container.
For the first time in days, you are free of the writhing mess of humanity that seems to be totally out of control below you as they struggle to get as far away from the center of the container in anticipation of the next run. As you slip through the air, almost weightless, you catch a glimpse of the huge poster with the woman about to swallow a tiny alive, her smiling face framed by the ominous ad copy - "Enjoy the Sensation, All the Way Down! Treat Yourself to a Tiny Today!". You really hope that this is not the fate that Mr or Mrs Johnson has in mind for you.
Summoning all your courage as you are unceremoniously dropped into a small cardboard box, along with the other shrinks, you stumble in the darkness until you come close to a breathing hole on the side of the box, large enough so that you can peak out to see what is going on. From there you notice Mr Johnson smiling as he chats idly with the woman behind the counter as she closes up the container and takes his cash.
"Oh it's a surprise actually, and I won't spoil it by telling you Karen, you'll be on the phone with Lisa in two splits of a second, I know," Ken says casually when asked about the box containing you and the other shrinks.
"Well, there now I know they're for Lisa," Karen says laughing," you're not very good at keeping secrets are ya now, Ken?"
"I suppose not," Ken says, winking and chuckling along.
"Congratulations, by the way!" Karen exclaims as she picks up the small box that you are in and adds it to the rest of the groceries in Mr Johnson's shopping bag.
"Why thank you Karen, I guess the news got out quick huh?" Ken replies, taking the bag in one hand, causing you to swing and crash backwards into the darkness of the box.
Stumbling about as you struggle to regain your balance, you crash into a couple of bodies, both equally unbalanced and knocking into you. You hear a male voice curse loudly as you trip over a limb in the dark, only to fall into another person, by the sound of her scream, the young woman you saw earlier.
"Please, don't scream, it's okay, I'm not trying to hurt you," you say in as calm a voice as you can muster, but your vocal chords are shivering just as much as you are, and you realise just how frightened you really are.
Grasping in the dark, you...
For the first time in days, you are free of the writhing mess of humanity that seems to be totally out of control below you as they struggle to get as far away from the center of the container in anticipation of the next run. As you slip through the air, almost weightless, you catch a glimpse of the huge poster with the woman about to swallow a tiny alive, her smiling face framed by the ominous ad copy - "Enjoy the Sensation, All the Way Down! Treat Yourself to a Tiny Today!". You really hope that this is not the fate that Mr or Mrs Johnson has in mind for you.
Summoning all your courage as you are unceremoniously dropped into a small cardboard box, along with the other shrinks, you stumble in the darkness until you come close to a breathing hole on the side of the box, large enough so that you can peak out to see what is going on. From there you notice Mr Johnson smiling as he chats idly with the woman behind the counter as she closes up the container and takes his cash.
"Oh it's a surprise actually, and I won't spoil it by telling you Karen, you'll be on the phone with Lisa in two splits of a second, I know," Ken says casually when asked about the box containing you and the other shrinks.
"Well, there now I know they're for Lisa," Karen says laughing," you're not very good at keeping secrets are ya now, Ken?"
"I suppose not," Ken says, winking and chuckling along.
"Congratulations, by the way!" Karen exclaims as she picks up the small box that you are in and adds it to the rest of the groceries in Mr Johnson's shopping bag.
"Why thank you Karen, I guess the news got out quick huh?" Ken replies, taking the bag in one hand, causing you to swing and crash backwards into the darkness of the box.
Stumbling about as you struggle to regain your balance, you crash into a couple of bodies, both equally unbalanced and knocking into you. You hear a male voice curse loudly as you trip over a limb in the dark, only to fall into another person, by the sound of her scream, the young woman you saw earlier.
"Please, don't scream, it's okay, I'm not trying to hurt you," you say in as calm a voice as you can muster, but your vocal chords are shivering just as much as you are, and you realise just how frightened you really are.
Grasping in the dark, you...
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June 3, 2023
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