The books Mario tossed hit the box on his bed, sending
it bouncing. The top flipped open and the light, magical
powder arose in a plume, quickly filling the room with a
sparkling cloud.
"Oh hell," said Mario. Both young men began coughing
as they breathed in the cloud.
"What the hell IS that stuff," demanded Adam. He was
worried that it had to be something magical.
Mario laughed at his roomate's discomfort. "Don't be
such a wuss. That was a shrinking powder for my
Biotrans project, but it didn't work. It won't have any
effect."
Adam breathed a sigh of relief (and inhaled more of the
powder!), but was it too soon?