Jack kept working hard through the day, able to fully focus on the work and he began to pick up speed, getting used to his smaller hands. Just before he was about ready to head home for the day, he got an alert on his phone: “New Laws Regarding Post-Glitch Announced, Effective Immedietly” He opened the article, curious.
The government had decided that given the nature of the Glitch, a lot of laws needed to be revised. Most laws referred to a person by their physical age now, meaning Jack would need to wait another 13 years to drive or 18 years to drink… and he was far to young to own a house. He looked into this further, abs apparently his house would be repossessed in a week and the value of the house would be given to his bank account to put ‘on hold’ until he turned 18. Jack cursed to himself and his luck.
Employment laws referred to people’s mental age, so they’d be able to keep their jobs for the most part. There was an addendum about Glitched Jobs being kept regardless of age if the job did not require operating machinery.
Jack got a text from his brother. “Sup lil bro u read the news? the wife n me got n xtra room if u need bro n ill b ur adult r whatevr lemme know bro” Jack sighed and replied. “Yeah, I appreciate it. I’ll be there in a few hours, I need to grab some stuff first and go clothes shopping.” Harrison replied back quickly. “u can use brady’s old cloths bro we got him new threads to fit his gainz” Jack looked down at himself, he was about Brady’s old size…. “Ok I’ll be there soon then.”
Hector drove Jack home to grab his necessities then to Harrison’s, dropping him off so he could pick his son up from work. Jack sighed as he walked to the door. He knocked, and was greeted by Harrison. Harrison was wearing a green collared shirt with a will vest over it and thick glasses giving him an educated vibe. He was a lawyer and definitely dressed the part. His voice, however, was odd. “Wassup lil man! Bring it in!” He said in a deep bro-y bass voice as he kneeled down to hug his brother. Jack leaned into the hug happily, glad his brother was looking out for him. When Harrison stood up, he shouted up the stairs, “Yo Brady, get yo ass down here, Unca Jack is here!” Jack wasn’t sure what to expect when he saw Brady.
Brady came bounding down the stairs excitedly, he had always looked forward to visits from his Uncle, and now he was coming to live with him! Brady however, was an odd sight. He was still the same size overall, ending up just a couple inches taller that Jack was now, but his frame and the way he carried himself was drastically different. Instead of seeing the usual body of a three-year old boy, Brady had instead large pec muscles that could best be described as ‘muscle boobs’, and a firm set of abs and stomach muscles that would only be visible on the most die-hard of bodybuilders would have. His legs and arms were almost larger than his head, and were covered in veins protruding from his skin. He wore only underwear which was bunched around his legs to look like the posers a guy of his physique would wear to a bodybuilding show.
Brady ran over to Jack and hugged him, easily picking him up and squeezing the air out of his lungs. Harrison pulled him back causing Jack to fall to the floor, gasping for air. “Sorry, Uncle Jack, but look how big I am!” He flexed his muscles like any professional would, which if Jack had his adult desires would have made him swoon. Instead, Jack was just impressed. “Wow big man, you’ll have to show me what you can do with all that later!” He turned to Harrison. “For now, you mind if I take a nap in the spare room? I think being this age means I need naps again… and I didn’t get one at work.” Harrison nodded. “Fo sho lil bro, it’s your room now! Go take a snooze, we’re gonna order pizza tonight. We’ll wake you up when it gets here, bro.” Jack smiled weakly and nodded as he made his way upstairs to his new bedroom, where he’d live for the next 15 years of his life