"Fine, I'll use it." Brad said. It was better to go along with his mom for a few minutes than to listen to her nag endlessly.
"Good." Vanessa smiled triumphantly. "Now while you get used to that, I'll start making dinner." She patted her son on the shoulder and made her way into the kitchen.
Brad knew better than to roll his eyes. Instead he opened the case and popped the CD into his laptop. The installation was done almost as soon as he inserted the disk, and a black window popped up.
Welcome to the Universal Program, where YOU take charge of your world!{/b
Yea yea, Brad thought as he clicked the start button. The next screen that came up looked like a profile set up, but it was...different. First of all it asked for him to select a filter. When he clicked on that option, it opened a drop menu.
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Gender
Race
Age
Area
Single
Advanced Options
Feeling a bit confused, he went ahead and clicked Gender, which opened the classic "male or female" options, where he naturally clicked male. Suddenly the image of a man clad only in boxers appeared on the screen, along with more options and drop down menus. Above the image of the man was the words "Average Male Sample."
Quickly Brad realized that this wasn't an organizer at all, but looked more like a game. His mom must have picked it from the cover and title alone.
"Well, since she wanted me to use it, I might as well." Brad smiled and he began to fiddle around with it. From the looks of it, it was some sort of simulation game from all of the options that were given such as height, weight and so on. He quickly skimmed over them, selecting a few options that popped out at him. First he increased the average size of 6 feet to 6 and a half, then he lowered the fat index and increased muscle mass by forty or so pounds. Once he pressed enter, two more options came up asking for the length of transition and if he wanted reality to shift according to his changes. not understanding what they meant, he selected "instant" and yes, then clicked the "Begin!" Button.
It happened so fast that it was over before Brad could realize what had happened. The very moment he clicked the Begin button, his legs had suddenly shot out 6 inches and his muscles exploded in size, adding on exactly 40 lbs.
"Whoa...What?" brad exclaimed as he looked at himself, pulling up his shirt and seeing what had happened. His once flat stomach now had a defined eight pack abs, his chest sporting two small pecs. when he felt his arms, he felt a sizable bicep now rippling under the skin.
"What's wrong Brad?" Vanessa came back into the living room.
"I...i grew!" Brad waved his arms at himself.
"Oh, very funny." Vanessa said. "I know kids are supposed to be fast growers, but honestly, you've been the same size for a year now. If you're done scaring the life out of me, i have to finish making dinner."
Brad watched her return to the kitchen in disbelief. How could she not notice him growing half a foot taller and 40 lbs. bigger? how did he grow in the first place? While he was thinking, his eyes drifted back to the screen. Could it be...? Could the changes in the program have affected the real world? It sounded illogical, but it was all too much of a coincidence.
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