Cory, home once again from a grueling day at his high school, entered his house and closed the door. As was usual, his mother was working late. His father had disappeared shortly after Cory's birth, leaving him no siblings. Cory found himself alone in the house. As was usual.
Cory dropped his book bag next to the door and sighed. He blew at his medium length brown hair as he walked past the hall mirror, to his bedroom. He glanced at himself in the mirror and frowned. Pale and baby faced, his pert nose sat above his small mouth and gave him an androgynous look. On days like today, when his classmates teased him, Cory wished he looked more masculine, muscular, and tough. But most of the time, he looked at himself and wondered what it would like to be a member of the opposite sex.
Cory never discussed these thoughts with anybody, for fear that they would not understand. He didn't feel close enough to anyone to open up like that. He often pondered the cause of his confusion; the lack of a male role model, genetics, or was it a learned behavior? Cory had always been quiet and gentle as a child.
Cory's thoughts faded as he opened his bedroom door to find that a box had been placed on his bed.
"What could this be? I'm not waiting on eBay for anything."
The box was nondescript cardboard. It hadn't even any shipping label. As though someone had delivered it personally, off the record, off the grid. How one could have gained entry to his room was something of a mystery. The doors and windows were all locked and intact. Cory knew his mother had not left it there, since she went to work at eight and the post did not arrive until noon at the earliest. At present it was 3:30 PM.
Cory's curiosity compelled him to open the box, leaving the mystery to be solved at a later time. Inside was a metal box, to which was attached a simple USB computer cable. A single LED decorated the front, along with what looked like a single computer speaker. Only one word could be read on the side of the device.
CHRONIVAC.
Cory's computer, which found residence in his bedroom, was quickly booted up. It afforded him a window apart from his (mostly self imposed) seclusion, and he was never long without using it for at least a short while. Excited, Cory plugged the mystery box into a free port and watched the LED come to life. His monitor reflected the fact that the Chronivac had arrived in working condition.
Reading over the newly generated instructions, Cory quickly learned that this machine was capable of transforming him into anything his heart desired. He could experience life as the manliest man's man he could think up. That would certainly make things easier for him in the world. On the other hand, he could satisfy his curiosity and become a woman for a day. A pretty one, too; a real "living doll", as it were.
As though the device could read his mind, suggestions began to pop up on the screen.
Weightlifter ()
Bikini Model ()
Doll ()