The former teen looks up at Max, feeling humiliated as his little, now big brother, stares down at him, ‘this is so fucked up,’ Jeff thinks to himself, ‘I don’t wanna be a fucking kid! Being stared down at by my LITTLE brother is so humiliating!’
“Jeff,” Max asks, looking a little concerned.
Jeff looks at his brother, he then mentally sighs, ‘I don’t want my family to think I am crazy,’ he thinks to himself, ‘so, I guess I could try to enjoy myself. There is this new water park that has opened, water parks are for babies and little kids! I’m a 16-year-old for crying out loud, but for some reason… I feel kinda curious… it could be fun’.
“Bro, come on,” Max says.
Jeff lets out a sigh, “alright… there is this new water park which has opened,” he says, “I’d… I’d like to check it out”.
Max smiles, “I’ve heard of it, I’ve not been yet,” he says, “but from what my friends told me, it’s supposed to be pretty cool. So, I’d love to check it out with you”.
Jeff then feels a weird sensation raise in him, as if he were excited, ‘fuck these childish emotions,’ he thinks to himself, “then what are we waiting for,” he then asks, mentally cringing at how excited his voice sounded.
Max smiles, “then get your swim shorts on,” he says, “I’ll get changed myself and pack some towels, sun screen, a beach ball and some snacks to take”.
Jeff just nods silently and walks to his wardrobe, dreading at what he might find.
Max watches his former big brother walk to the wardrobe to get his swim shorts, the 10-year-old grins, turning and exits the room to get changed himself, ‘hehe… Jeff looks so helpless,’ he thinks to himself, ‘I love it, it feels amazing being the big brother, and I’ll be a much better big brother than Jeff ever was!’
Back in Jeff’s room, the now 8-year-old whimpers as looks into the drawer where he keeps his swim shorts, ‘all my cool-boy swim shorts have changed into childish swim shorts,’ he thinks to himself. Sighing to himself, Jeff chooses a swim shorts with a Spider-Man print, ‘well… could be worse,’ he thinks to himself as he strips out of his clothes and slips into the swim shorts, ‘I mean… the Chronivac could have transformed me into a girl! THAT would have been the worst!’
“JEFF, YOU READY,” he then hears Max call from downstairs.
“COMING,” Jeff calls back, putting his clothes back on and hurrying down the stairs to meet his brother by the front door.
Max smiles, “let’s hurry, we’ll miss the bus,” he says, Jeff simply nods and both head out of the house and towards the bus stop. They arrive just in time to catch the bus and find some empty seats in the back. The ten-year-old watches Jeff out the corner of his eyes, ‘he still doesn’t look comfortable,’ he thinks to himself, ‘probably thinking about his girlfriend, he thinks everyone think he has always been an 8-year-old, unaware that I haven’t altered the reality. Hehe… let’s have a little fun’. The 10-year-old takes out his phone and opens the app, making sure Jeff doesn’t notice, the 8-year-old is currently starring out the window, silently sulking to himself. Max opens Jeff’s file and changes his relationship status from “love relationship with Victoria Johnson” to “single”, then moves to his knowledge and experience stats, erasing his knowledge and experience of sex.
After Max confirmed the change, he notices Jeff blink a couple of times and his facial expression taking on a confused look.
“What’s up Jeff, you look a little confused,” Max then says.
Jeff turns to his brother, “oh… um… I feel like I forgot something,” he says.
“I see,” Max says, “probably wasn’t anything important”.
“Yeah… probably,” Jeff mumbles before turning back to the window.
When the water park comes into view, Max notices Jeff acting like an 8-year-old, the little boy’s eyes widen in awe as he presses his face and hands against the window of the bus, “whoa! It… it’s huuuuuuuuge!”
Max chuckles, “it sure is,” he says, “just look at the size of that water slide!”
Jeff nods his head, “I can’t WAIT to go down it!”
Max grins, ‘hehe… looks like his mind is slowly adjusting to his new age,’ he thinks to himself, “I don’t know, Jeff,” he then says, “it looks more like a big-boy water slide”.
“I AM a big boy,” Jeff says.
“If you say so,” Max says, “but I honestly doubt they’ll let you go down it”.
“Why,” Jeff asks as the bus slows down.
“Because you are to young and to small for it,” Max says.
“AM NOT,” Jeff pipes up, scowling.
Max chuckles, “no need to look at me like that, Jeff,” he says, “I’m not the one making the rules”.
Jeff lets out a sigh, turning his head to look at the huge water slide with a look of longing in his tiny eyes.
Max grins, “hey, let’s find a nice spot for our stuff,” he says, “then we can go to the water slide and see what they say. Maybe they’ll allow you on it as long as I accompany you”.
At this Jeff looks hopefully up at Max, “I hope so,” he says, “I really wanna go down it! It looks sooooo fun!”
Max smiles, “no promises, Jeff,” he says, “but we’ll try, if we are unable to go down the water slide, there are so many other cool things here. I promise we’ll find something you’ll enjoy just as much!”
Jeff lets out a sigh, “okay, Max,” he says.
‘I feel so weird,’ Jeff thinks to himself as he and Max walk towards the entrance of the water park, ‘on the one hand I feel so stupid and humiliated, water parks aren’t for teenagers like me! But on the other hand I have to admit… the water park looks cool, the water slide looks so awesome! I don’t know why I feel so giddy… I feel so confused… I guess it won’t hurt to give it a try… maybe it’ll help me clear my mind’.
After finding a nice spot for their stuff, Max and Jeff strip down to their swim shorts, Max smiles when he sees Jeff wearing a tight swim shorts with a Spider-Man print, “those look really good on you, Jeff,” he says in a kind voice, while smirking inwardly.
Jeff blushes a little, “th-thanks,” he says.
Max smiles, “come, let’s see if we can’t get on the huge water slide”.
Jeff nods, the two then walk towards the water slide, as they get closer, they notice a lifeguard and a sign by the entrance.