Millie giggled, turning towards her friend. "Why you sad Gloria," the tiny girl asked.
"We too little," Gloria whined gesturing to themselves. "Look at us Millie! I wanted us to be young but not this young."
Millie shrugged, a smile spreading across her face. Looking back towards the Chronovac, Millie quickly ran towards it leaving a trail of clothing behind her. Now dressed only in an overly large blouse the tiny girl jumped into the chair, giggling as she swung her tiny bare feet back and forth.
"Well I have some good news and bad news," Millie said happily. "Come tale a look."
Gloria sighed, trudging towards her friend. As she reached the chair she frowned, realizingbsje would need to hop onto the chair as well. "Theres plenty of room Gloria," Millie said happily as she patted the chair.
"I know," Gloria grumbled. "That's why we need to fix this. Millie we're so small now. Its scary."
"Stop being such a worry wart," Millie giggled. "Everyrhing will be Okay. Now will you just hop up here or are you going to be a stick in the mud."
Gloria grumbled, clamoring into the chair next to her friend. It amazed her how small and young they now were. Both girls easily fit into the chair, which normally sat a single grown adult. Gazing down at their feet Gloria could see neither girls feet reached the floor. Much to Gloria's embarrassment she now saw her feet swaying slightly as she sat next to Millie. "So what's the news," Gloria sighed sadly.
"Well the machines not broken," Millie smiled. "I think we can fix this and grow back up if we want."
"I want to grow up," Gloria stated. "So when can we do it?"
"Well then this is the bad news," Millie said. "It looks like we hafta wait at least an hour before we can use it again."
Gloria sighed miserably. Stuck as a 5 year old for an hour. Already Gloria could feel her childish fears creeping in. Yes she had her adult mind but emotionally she felt like a scared child. The urge to suck her thumb was almost overpowering, it was only her own willpower that was keeping her from going back to old habits.
"I dont wanna be 5," Gloria grumbled. "I wanna be big."
"Stop being such an old fuddy duddy," Millie giggled. "We can have lots of fun. We get a chance to be kids for a little while."
Gloria could only give her tiny blond friend a dubious look. She doubted she would have fun like this. "Well what do you have in mind," she asked.
Millie smiled, her face glowing with childish glee as she told Gloria her plan.