This choice: I met another manipulator • Go Back... I saw a man walking down the street, with color-changing hair. It was faint, but as a special agent - attention to detail was an important element.
As I saw him grow half an inch with the next 3 steps, I caught up to him.
"Hey, you need to play it more low key, buddy" I whispered, walking with him.
"What are you talking about?" the man added.
"It's not exactly inconspicuous if you change too much too soon. The hair was subtle, but," I scoffed, trailing off.
"Yeah, whatever, dude... I don't get your game here," he added, either playing dumb or being clueless.
"You don't even know, do you?" I asked, seeing his face dumbstruck...
"Well then, grab some lunch with me. Apparently you haven't been properly educated!"
We passed into a nearby cafe, bakery.
As I looked his average build up and down, I decided I'd give him a hook to keep him interested - adding 40 pounds directly to his belly, which now hung out of the bottom of his shirt.
"Maybe you should grab some pastries, tubby, looks like you could use some refreshments after all that walking!" you tease, jiggling his newfound belly.
"WHAT THE..." He trailed off before turning red, covering his face, and grunting slightly... and just like that, belly gone.
I thought I'd met my match. Have I met my match? I thought He can control genes!?
"Oh my, so you do know!" I mentioned, before asking, "So what's your name?"
"I've chosen the name Gene, fittingly... Heh, you got me" he admitted, "I thought I'd stayed off the radar though. Damn."
"Let's get some coffee and talk then..."
Could it be? I thought I've only met one gene-manipulator before, among those with the mutation, this was the crown jewel - changing any and everything about a person was a very cherished power.
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"Well my name used to be Chloe, before I changed my sex and image to evade searches" he trailed, looking down.
"That's fine by me," I added, "What has your life as a renegade been like?"
"I've been so bored, because it's become so easy to slip past these government baboons!"
"Heh. Care to give me a make-over, so I can at least dodge them for the sake of this?"
"Okay, come with me to the bathroom then."
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