The Chronivac has observed enough at this point. Now it could clearly see the paths these three women were about to take. It began the next stage of the process. Only very subtle things changed about Amy as she talked to Nichole. For one, a wedding ring appeared on one of her fingers, and some other changes as a result of having pushed Johnny out of her 7 years earlier.
Kim had the more drastic changes. As she lost a few more years of maturity, her dress grew a bit tighter...and shorter, and her drinking...well, that had already been excessive.
Amy rolled her eyes and walked over to Kim. "That's enough..." she said.
"What?" Kim said over the music.
"I'm not having you throw up in the cab on the way home, or in our bathroom," Amy said. "Slow down a bit..."
"Come on, Ames....don't be such a old lady..." Kim said.
"Honestly, sis....when are you going to grow up? I didn't stop you when you dropped out of college...and when you needed a place to stay....I helped you out...but what kind of an example is it for Johnny if you come home puking your guts out?"
Kim looked annoyed. "When are you going to stop holding it over me that you are helping me out?"
"I'm not holding it over you...I'm trying to help you...like you helped me by babysitting after Johnny was born. He looks up to you, Kim...just...slow it down a bit...okay? Come talk to Nichole?"
"So she can offer to hook me up with a crummy job again?"
"It wasn't crummy. It was full time, health insurance...It might not have been so exciting...but you could have used it while you figure out what you actually want to do."
Subjects: Simon (30), Kim (21), Amy (30), John (7), Nichole (30), Stored years (6)
If the Chronovac made Kim any younger, Amy and Nichole wouldn't have brought her out drinking...so, making her any younger would have to wait.