"Sorry, Dad, you startled me, and got caught in the program. Uh, according to this you're going to be that size for a while. At least unless, I can figure out in the manual how to overide the duration," Jeff said with a shrug, "Hey, this could be fun. I mean you can watch the game on my 19" TV and it'll be like being in a movie theater watching the game at your size, I mean. Anyway, just so Buster doesn't use you as a chew toy, I better put you somewhere safe."
"Wait a minute," squeaked his confused father, "I'm still your father, Jeffrey!" He squawked like a chicken, it would probably have been a scream if he was his old size, as Jeff's hand wrapped around his tiny father's waist.
"Aren't you glad I didn't get rid of this old terrarium when my snake died?" Jeff says setting his father inside the large glass and wire container.
"Hey, you cannot put me in a cage!"
"I just did. You know you look a little pale. I have an idea."
Jeff disappeared into his closet as his father jumped up and down in the sand trying to reach the edge of the terrarium high over his head. A few moments later he was back with a UV plant lamp and a bottle of tanning oil.
He reached inside and doused his father with a liberal amount of oil and rubbed him up and down thoroughly coating him. His father was sputtering furiously before Jeff was done. Jeff clipped the lamp to the terrarium and turned it on.
"There you should have a nice tan in a few hours and no tan lines. Here's the TV, and there's your game. Enjoy. I'll bring you a slice of pizza later, but I don't expect you to eat the whole thing."
"When your brothers find out what you've done!" warned Jeff's father.
"Oh, you're right. You know I should change the pizza order from a large to a small. One small piece should be more than enough for four guys your size."
"Four guys?"
"You, Bill, Rob and Dave. There's plenty of room for you to watch the game in there and to work on your tans."
"You wouldn't!"
Jeff turned up the volume and walked over to the computer and the Chronovac program.
"Maybe Dad would feel better about his situation if he has companions, and maybe if he was younger. His size may be fixed at 11 inches, but his age is still variable..." Jeff said to himself grinning, as he typed.