Glaring at each other, Bryan and Brett entered the TV room to find their naked father towering over them.
"Dad, you grew!" shouted Bryan with glee. Maybe this was wearing off!
But Paul shook his head glumly. "I'm smaller than ever, son. I just checked against the door. I think you and Brett have just gotten smaller still.
A quick check confirmed this. Paul was about three feet tall, Bryan two feet, and Brett one foot.
"Well, we'd better check the television," said Paul. He didn't know whether he hoped to find that this was a widespread problem or that the outside world was going on normally. This was the difference between safety in numbers and feeling like a freak among giants.
Paul, being the biggest, found the remote control and flicked the now-large-screen TV to life. Going through the channels, however, they quickly saw that nothing outside of their house seemed amiss. No mention of any shrinking on the national or local news channels. This didn't rule out the possibility, and they decided to leave the TV on in case something turned up, but they had a more immediate decision to make.
"Boys," said Paul, looking down at his nude sons. "We have a decision to make. We need to call someone to come over and help us right away. Who should it be?"