Lyle was over by the mirror as his sister waltzed in, admiring himself which isn't uncommon in this new reality. "God, would you put a shirt on? You're such a Neanderthal." Melissa chided. While she was actively avoiding staring at her brother, secretly wishing more men were like him, she glanced at the computer instantly recognizing the program.
There were blog sites dedicated to debunking the program with leaked images and stories of people saying they "bought" the program but could never find the store or the website when asked... it was very much a conspiracy. Somehow, her brother stumbled upon the program AND the emitter, but how? He's such a nerdy himbo, how could he possibly... She stopped realizing that he had probably immediately used the device.
Despite her love for her sibling, Melissa wanted the program to herself... people would pay to see it in action and she could more than cover her school costs with an on the side mod business... Thinking quick, she went to Lyle's profile and selected 24 for his age making him the oldest sibling. When the popups came she was ready having dug into the conspiracy theory... Basic or Advanced options: BASIC
Physical Aging: Awful to Exceptional - EXCEPTIONAL
Career Advancement: None to Exceptional - EXCEPTIONAL
Social Activity: Hermit to Butterfly - Butterfly
Reality Shift: Yes/No - Yes
User Aware: Yes/No - Yes
Subject Aware: Yes/No - Yes
Part of Melissa thought her brother could be MAKING a program to mimic the Chronivac program to release on the web... If nothing happens then... so be it... but well, getting rid of her brother is honestly the safest option...
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Lyle groaned as reality and his body warped again... "Woah, what's happening?" he muttered as his new life cemented itself into his consciousness.
The room, formerly his bedroom, now a makeshift guestroom/home office, came to fruition. "I was gonna tell you about some chores mom and dad asked we complete but now, it seems like you are running late to your next stop." Melissa chided with a smirk...
It was true, Lyle was now on a business trip and making a stop in his old town to catch up with friends. There was an awesome party he was running late to with all his old friends from high school that he was supposed to be at 15 minutes ago...
"Ugh, Melissa, you did something!" Though the now stupider version of lyle couldnt quite piece together what happened nor separate his old reality from his new one... "We need to talk... Later." he said preparing for the party from his suit case.
Melissa smirked, "That'll never happen.."