Jeff was still trying to process what had happened when the Chronivac's screen flickered again. A new message appeared:
"Transformation successful. Personality matrix adjusting to match clothing selection..."
A warm tingling sensation spread through Jeff's head, different from the physical changes he'd just experienced. His thoughts began to shift, memories rearranging themselves like puzzle pieces being sorted.
He found himself remembering countless hours spent on Reddit, particularly r/ProgrammerHumor. The shirt wasn't just a random selection anymore – it reflected his sense of humor perfectly. New memories surfaced of working late nights as a junior developer and of being the guy who always had the perfect meme for every situation.
The room around him began to fill in with details that matched his new personality. A second monitor appeared on his desk, covered in programming stickers.
Jeff reached for his phone, which had reappeared on the desk, and opened his gallery. The photos there had changed – now showing him in his current form at various tech meetups and gaming conventions. In each picture, he wore different variants of ironic t-shirts.
The Chronivac beeped once more. "Warning: Current transformation locked for 24 hours."
Jeff glanced at his closet, which had refilled itself with an array of similar humorous t-shirts, oversized hoodies, and cargo shorts.
"Maybe I should be more careful with my laundry choices," he muttered, scratching his new beard. As if in response, his phone buzzed with a notification from a delivery app: "Your weekly order of pizza and energy drinks will arrive in 30 minutes."
Jeff couldn't help but smile. The shirt had done more than change his appearance – it had given him a whole new life that somehow felt perfectly natural.