Before Eric could input his next change, he was startled by the chime of the doorbell. The sudden shock caused his bulbous body to jiggle for a moment. "Who could that be?" Lisa stood up and started walking toward the door. Eric tried to voice his disapproval, but Lisa had already left for the front door. He left his computer and slowly made his way down the stairs, keeping out of sight. The doorbell rang again, followed by a few knocks. "Lisa? Your mom said I could find you here!" It was a girl's voice, a familiar one. Lisa was slowly making her way toward the door, trying to avoid revealing herself through the windows. She opened the door, holding it open a crack and hiding her large body behind it. "Hey, Karen!" Eric moved toward the top of the stairs, keeping within earshot. Karen was Lisa's closest friend. She and Eric weren't particularly close, but they got along fairly well. "Lisa, your mom said you were here. I thought we were going to study for the exam next week." "Oh, sorry, I totally forgot! Eric and I were hanging out." "Can I come in? Why are you leaning behind the door like that?" Eric cringed. He wasn't sure how Karen would react to their changed appearances. "Are you wearing a wig or something?" Karen had noticed the long strands of hair hanging from Lisa's head. "Um. Okay, come in." Lisa jumped behind the door and held it open, letting Karen walk in. Peeking from his hiding spot on the stairs, Eric could see her. She was a short, skinny Japanese girl with shoulder-length black hair. He'd always thought she was kind of cute, honestly.
Lisa quickly shut the door and locked it, turning around at the sound of Karen letting out a small shriek. "Okay, Karen, don't freak out!" "What the heck happened to you?" "It was a computer program! It lets us change things!" Lisa carefully explained the Chronivac to Karen, trying to calm her down. "So you have a reality-altering computer program, and you used it to change yourself into a chubby chick with big boobs and long hair?" "Well, Eric too." Lisa turned toward the stairs, realizing that Eric was watching. Eric sheepishly made his way down the stairs, revealing himself to Lisa's friend. "So you're a girl now?" "Well, mostly." He hid his hands behind his back. Honestly, he felt a bit embarrassed. Karen sat down on the floor, attempting to adjust to the absurdity of the situation. Lisa sat down as well, attempting to comfort her obviously distressed friend. "Look, Eric and I were playing this game with the program where we take turns picking changes and apply them to both of us. Do you want to join in?" "I don't know." "We can apply the changes we've already done to you and then pick up from there. Or maybe you don't even have to follow the game. You can just change us however you want, to see how it works." "Fine. I'll try it." Karen stood up and followed the pair of curvy women upstairs to Eric's room. "So, what do you want to do with it?" Lisa eagerly pushed Karen toward the computer chair. "Hey," groaned Eric. "It was my turn!" "Eric, we have a guest. Be polite." Karen sat down in the chair and began looking at the program. "This looks like some kind of sim game." "It is, basically." Lisa pointed out the program's features while Eric laid back on his bed.