This choice: No, I think I'll be the one to shrink down". • Go Back...Chapter #6Shrinking at the Shrinking Place. by: Unknown "I think it would be a better experience for both of us if I were the one to shrink down", you say. Julia's face shows great relief, as though the weight of the world had just been lifted off of her shoulders. You continue, "So, how do we do this"? "Simple", Julia tells you. With that, Julia motions to a waitress who seems to already know what Julia wants. The waitress brings over a dark blue liquid contained within a wine bottle. The waitress pours you a glass of this misterious liquid. "Just drink that", Julia instructs you. After a slight moment of hesitation, you concur with the order.
The affect is immediate. A strong tingling sensation fills your body. You are filled with fright, yet you have to admit this wasn't such a horrible feeling. After a minute or so, the sensation ends. Your surroundings look very different from before. The white table cloth that at one time didn't even stretch the length of you upper body now appears to to be a gigantic floating mountain covered in snow. The seat in which you were sitting now seems to be covered in fuzz, as opposed to the perfectly smooth look and feel it held at your normal size. The surrounding view is breathtaking! Table legs (as well as human ones) stood as mighty redwoods, erecting from within the ground almost all the way up to your level. You begin to walk to the edge of the chair to look down, but thankfully you remember your tremendous fear of heights. You are almost at the edge of your seat when a massive pinkish sun zips in front of you from out of nowhere. The shock of this knocks you over and causes you to begin to crawl backwards a bit.
"It's okay, Brian", the entity whispers. The wind which emerges from the gigantic cave of red forces you back even more. A house-sized hand rises from the abyss of nothingness below you to cover what you have now concluded to be a mouth. "Oops", the mouth says. The hand was obviously meant to keep the noise from hurting your ears, but this tactic fails. It takes a moment for your ears to stop ringing, but once they do you finally get back up on your feet.
Looking at the now silent face which envelopes your view, you begin to do the math, so to speak. The voice of the face is familiar, as is its look. Now what was it you were doing before this happened? Then, your memory comes back to you. "That's it", you exclaim aloud, "I was shrunk, and that is Julia". The platform of a hand lowers itself from Julia's mouth to reveal an incredibly wide smile.
"I thought you were going to lose it there for a second", Julia whispers to you. "Sorry", you apologize, "It may take me a little while to get used to this. Hey, just how short am I now, anyway"? "Five inches", Julia answers, "You must be quite a drinker. Most people only drink enough to shrink down to about eight inches". You smile boastfully for a second, but then wipe the smile from your face quickly as you are unsure whether or not this was meant as a compliment.
"Alright then", you say, "What is it we should do first"? "I'm not sure", Julia answers, "I hadn't really thought this out that far. I think maybe it would make you a little more comfortable if you choose the first thing we do, or we could always eat first. The meal would give us some time to plan things out". You think for a minute and decide...   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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