suddenly, he heard the cops walking outta the alley. Hiding in the trash bin, he saw the cops heading off, muttering 'maybe he went back to the city'.
Once Alfie was sure they'd gone, he got outta the bin, and he decided to test the gun on himself.
He mulled over the options:
For age: he could regress or progress in age for a disguise. after all; Every burglar needs a disguise.
he then mulled over the size change option of the ray.
Should he zap himself with the gun set to grow, he could grow to the size of a giant, and stomp around. he could smash buildings, cars and trees at the size of a 50 foot giant. Being gigantic would make him unstoppable!
Should he zap himself with the gun set to shrink, he could shrink to small sizes - to doll size, to ant size, and he could make sneaking around a whole lot easier, since no one would notice a small doll-sized burglar. Being tiny would be cool! of course, He always wondered what it'd be like to be extremely tiny. He especially wondered what it would be like to be nearly microscopic.
he could also swap bodies with one of the cops, to see what it was like to be on the other side of the law.
he could become a female woman, or he could gain extra muscle!
he activated the setting on the ray gun, and the option he picked was...