"Ok, but -look- I think I need your help, too..." Timothy said in his quietest voice, hunched over as he opened the door. The light was bright outside and he had to blink a couple times before looking down to see a rather short man, only about five feet tall, standing there. The stranger looked up and Up and UP with wide eyes and a mouth that slowly fell open. Timothy felt both a rush of embrassment and a thrill of power at the man's awe-struck expression.
"Well...?" asked Timothy, adjusting the drapery around him as his body grew past eleven feet tall.
"Uh, oh ... I ... I see you've ...uh... found it...." stammered the short man. He was cute enough; in fact, he was quite handsome. The very picture of a young, raver-type from the techno dance clubs. He wore a series of friendship rings around his neck on a chain, and a tiny, pink-triangle earring stud. His clothing was rather nice, though, implying a somewhat well-off upbringing. The stranger couldn't have been more than 20 years old.
"The chest? Yeah... How do I turn this off?" Timothy asked, scowling. "If I can't find a way, soon, I'm going to destroy my house!"
The smaller man nodded, and quickly stepped inside. Timothy closed the door. "The Chest's on the table," he said, pointing to it.
"Yeah; Uh, ok..." The small fellow went over and looked at it carefully. He swallowed and looked up at Timothy, who was nearly twelve feet tall, now. "Look, this is my Grandfather's; it was left to my brother in the will, but ... but, well, I took it. I didn't realize just how potent it was..."
Timothy made an impatient motion with his hand. "And...?"
"Well, and I'd played with it, myself but only -well- got a partial dose or whatever. I mean, I ... I used to be able to play basketball only a couple days ago... I...I was seven feet three inches tall..."
"Tiny fellah, now, aint'cha," replied Timothy, annoyed. "Look, whatever-your-name-is, this is all interesting, but I want to stop growing before I destroy my house!"
"Jeremy," replied the small man, wincing at Timothy's booming voice, "my name is Jeremy..."