The Chronivac flashed, the word CATALOGING appearing on the top of the screen, and Justin could now see a list of statistics on him and his mother.
Name: Justin Smith
Species: Homo sapiens sp.
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Occupation: Student
Height: 5'6
Name: Janet Smith
Species: Homo sapiens sp.
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Occupation: Home maker
Height: 5'4
Were all he bothered looking at as the massive list of traits scrolled down. This machine really could change anything!
To his horror, once the list finished compiling, the machine flashed a second time. This time the words COPY/PASTE appeared on the screen. His statistics were being over written by his mother's!
He tried frantically to turn the chronivac off, finally throwing it at the door in frustration. It was no good. He was turning into his own mother!