Literature
Try, Try, Try Again [GTS/BE/AE]
[Narrator] You knew the device worked. You’d seen it work in countless tests, but, enlarging fruit and vegetables would only get you so far. You didn’t invent the world’s first functioning growth ray…well, it was more of a lamp, technically. Still, you didn’t invent it for your own personal enjoyment. You wanted, no, you NEEDED to have an audience for your brilliant breakthrough. You felt confident enough to move onto human trials, and that’s where Mary came in. [Mary] *being sarcastic* When you texted me about a scientific breakthrough, I thought you were going to show me something boring like a laser beam, or a teleporter. Convincing me to sit under a red lamp for forty-five minutes, though? I’m impressed! Illuminated, even! [Narrator] Mary was fairly short to begin with; a blonde woman in her twenties with slight curves who’d come dressed in plain, loose clothing. She was so small that her legs barely reached the floor from the chair she was sitting in. You’d chosen her to