Bryan had a fine relationship with his dad, but this was too weird. He knew that dad was given to bouts of anger sometimes, and he thought he would try to do what they had taught him in school about diffusing tense situations at home. He clenched the rod that he had been handed and said as calmly as he could, "I wish that you would come around where I can see you and explain what is going on without getting upset about it."
Paul blinked, then blinked again. Suddenly this whole situation just didn't seem like such a big deal any more -- the neighbors upstairs, the shrinking, his balls. It would all work out, so why stress? A wave of relief came over him... there for a minute, he had actually been afraid! He let go of the wand and stepped around to stand in front of his much larger son.
If Paul was at peace, Bryan was completely unprepared for the sight which presented itself. His shrunken father was standing completely naked in front of him, and where his sex should have been there was just a hairy bush. Bryan recoiled, instinctively clutching the wand harder.
Paul immediately began telling his story. He started with Matt's visit yesterday and the fun they had, then went on to the confrontation at breakfast with Jim, and shrinking at the job, discovering what happened to his balls, finally coming home and learning that someone else had to wish him back. In the process, he dropped another six inches in Bryan's presence.
Bryan found the story hopelessly confusing. They didn't have a neighbor named Matt -- and never had! If Bryan wasn't looking at his father's still-shrinking form, he would think the man had gone completely bonkers. He did understand that the rod in his hand was purportedly a magic wand, and that upstairs in dad's bedroom he would find two 6" people.
Bryan...