Chapter #5Growing Acceptance by: Unknown Making a new tablet wouldn't be too hard. Well, in terms of putting the thing together. The real challenges Tails could foresee were deciding on things like pressure sensitivity, durability, functionality, and size.
That last one in particular would no doubt prove the most important. Especially, Tails thought as he ate two chips in one bite, if he was going to get any bigger.
Not that there was any doubt he would. Even if his secret admirer didn't give him any more "special" feasts, the regular ones would still be more than enough to make him puff up like an extra fluffy loaf of bread. Speaking of bread, it wouldn't be a bad idea to make himself a sandwich later. Or maybe head down to the bakery and get one of everything. Their cakes and pastries were on the bland side, but their croissants were so soft and buttery and flaky and just all-around great. Ooh, especially the ones filled with chocolate or cream! Those were sooo good! And fattening! That settled it, he was definitely treating himself after making enough progress.
Tails swallowed his latest mouthful of chips and frowned. "Should I really be thinking about that when I haven't even finished my current snack?" He reached into the chip bag only to come up empty. "I've only just finished the first bag..."
The first party size bag, at that.
Eyes wide with surprise and more joy than he ought to feel, he pulled his hand out of the bag. Acting on some instinct he didn't know he had, Tails licked it clean of the nacho cheese dust coating it. The strong flavoring made his tails wag.
"Why...'m I...'njoy'n'...this?" he mumbled as he sucked up what he could. Once done, he wiped some residue off his mouth and licked that up too. "I know I wasn't this big a glutton yesterday."
Indeed. His appetite seemed to flourish with each passing day.
"But that can't be right." The hand not previously covered in dust grabbed at a love handle. "I was normal size. I was eating normal size meals. And I had normal thoughts that didn't involve getting fat."
Ah, such different times. They really did feel like they were only yesterday.
"It was yesterday! ... Wasn't it?"
His gains were rather gradual at first. They'd only recently become noticeable. Enough so that he could swear he was growing right before his very eyes.
"I did grow before my very eyes! I mean, I'm pretty sure I did. I think that happened..." He groaned, shook his head. "Did it? My chair broke and all..."
It just couldn't take his weight anymore. Come to think of it, it was high time he replaced all his furniture. He'd put it off for too long.
"This can't be right." He looked down at himself. A belly that enveloped his lap, hid his feet (which could now touch the ground) from view, and propped up bra-worthy moobs. Familiar yet foreign at the same time. It wasn't him at all, but... Somehow, it felt right.
"Maybe..."
Maybe he did grow on the spot. Maybe he'd grown over time and only just now noticed, with his "sudden growth" just being his awareness catching up with the rest of him.
"Still..."
Still, these conflicting memories had to mean something.
"But..."
But did it matter? One way or another, he was fat. Really fat. And as much it bothered him, it felt good.
Tails heaved a deep sigh. He glowered at the sketchpad on his desk. Blank. Another sigh.
"I'll try again tomorrow."
And with that, he popped open his second bag of chips and set to shoveling them into his maw. A troubled mind and an empty stomach would never let him get anything done. Might as well fix one of them.
In the back of his mind, he made a note to go grab the milk in the fridge after finishing the chips. He'd need it for all those cookies.
Plus, a growing boy needed his milk to grow up nice and big.
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1. Insatiable: Despite the snack, Tails is still hungry. Better make that sandwich, and make it huge! And he can't forget that trip to the bakery afterword. Sheesh, you'd think he wouldn't be so hungry after a massive pizza binge...
2. Next Morning: Jumping ahead to the following day, Tails is treated to a mountain of doughnuts for breakfast, courtesy of his admirer.  | Members who added to this interactive story also contributed to these: |
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