Daren was stunned at the results. It was a reality editor. He had in his possession a program that could actually alter reality. Idly he scaled his penis length back to it's normal size, curiously observing as the monstrous organ dwindled back to it's normal 7 inches. It slowly deflated and he tucked it back inside his trousers.
He needed to explore this. He needed to understand this device and what it could do for him. A thud from across the landing broke him out of his brief reverie. Chris was still in their shared bedroom no doubt packing his things. Any moment now he would flounce out of the bedroom, flounce out of their shared apartment, flounce out of his life and then likely flounce straight to a police station to let them know his boyfriend was a dirty pederast. And just like that his entire life would be over. He needed to act quickly.
He began scrolling through the stats on Chris's profile, noting sections for altering physical characteristics, personality characteristics, mental characteristics until he came to a button marked 'Optional Scenario'. He clicked it.
A Text window appeared, similar to the sort that appeared when you opened a notepad on a desktop computer. The simple instructions pasted across the top read 'For Implementing Custom Scenarios'. Daren took a chance. He typed in 'Chris falls into a deep sleep' and hit the submit button. The mouse cursor morphed into an hourglass for a few moments and when it finished it said 'Scenario accepted'.
There was a soft thud from their shared bedroom. Daren, with deliberately paced movements, gently rose from the seat and tiptoed out of their study, across the landing, and he carefully opened the door. An open suitcase was on their king sized bed, stuffed with clothes and various items Chris had scooped up. Chris himself was sprawled beside it, gently snoring. Daren smiled, Chris hadn't been wrong about the source of Daren's attraction to him. Asleep like this, his black hair falling across his face like his curtain, he looked like an exhausted teenager. He was tempted to go over and caress the attractive form, but he the temptation to get back to the Chronivac was too overpowering. He would keep Chris asleep until he understood the Chronivac and could change reality to be exactly the way he wanted it.
He settled down at the computer again after grabbing a beer from the fridge in the kitchen, a cigar in his other hand. Chris freaked out when he smoked and had forced him to quit, though he had instead taken to indulging only when he was sure Chris wouldn't be back for the day and even then only on the apartment balcony so as not to leave the telltale odour lingering. Daren smiled at the thought that taking his boyfriend's opinions into account was going to be a thing of the past. Chris was going to learn to be happy that Daren was happy, and that was all there was going to be to it.
He decided to begin with an optional scenario. If not for this literal act of God, he'd have been destroyed today. He needed to ensure that he was never placed at risk again, or that he would have to hide. He opened the text window and typed 'My Sexual interests are no longer illegal, are no longer taboo and are supported and accepted by everyone in the world'. Again he clicked submit, again the cursor began spinning, and then the system spat back a message.
'ERROR: Parameters of desired scenario exceed scope of this program. Please redefine scenario parameters to focus on program subjects'.
Puzzled, he typed back 'Explain nature of error'.
''Scenario Parameters affect attitudes of all living beings towards all other living beings. This may compromise realities created by other users. Software is limited to altering reality of program subjects'.
He typed back, 'Define Program subjects'.
'Program subjects are Daren Adamos (Program licensee) and Chris Shimizu (Program subject). One more subject can be defined by licensee'.
He pondered the answers for a moment. He couldn't reorder society with the click of a mouse or enact global changes that affected everyone. If he was reading right, his powers to alter reality were limited to himself, to Chris and to potentially one other person he could select. He decided to try again, and typed in 'The world will accept, support and regard as legal AND moral any sexual relationship or interest I choose to have.'
The system pinged back, 'Scenario accepted'.
He sighed in relief, a stream of blue smoke exhaling from his nostrils. He had a license to do anything he wanted. The freedom was exhilirating.
He clicked and brought up the two available profiles for himself and Chris, leaving them side by side, noting that there was room for a third he could add later on if he chose. He again reviewed the possibilities, noting that he could alter physical, mental and emotional characteristics within the editor as he chose. Time to begin.