Josh bit his lip as he approached the door to his dorm room. A lonely sock hung over the door knob and just beyond the door he could swear he could hear some girlish moans. Turning away from his room, he knew he didn't have much option other than to leave. After all this hasn't happened to him before since most of his previous roommates have been nerds like him, but considering just who Bobby was he wasn't too surprised. Either way, Josh resigned himself to leaving the doorway and making his way to a nearby common room to sit in one of the couches in shame.
"I wonder if it's too soon to hang out with Tyler..." Josh wondered to himself, not wanting to seem like a desperate girl just getting a hot guy's number and instantly calling him not even 20 minutes later. Sucking up his anxiety, Josh decided to pull out his phone and dial his number. After a few seconds of ringing, Tyler picked up.
"Yo, dude. You forget something?" Tyler answered, likely seeing Josh's name pop up on the caller ID.
"No, actually I'm in a bit of a bind. I got back to my dorm and found... a sock on the door knob." Josh answered a little slowly.
"Ok dude, first off don't go in there." Tyler directed to Josh, who rolled his eyes.
"I know what a sock on the door knob means." Josh answered a little annoyed.
"Yo, I was just making sure, dude." Tyler defended himself. "Either way man, if you need a place to lay low you can come to my room."
"Thanks, Ty." Josh said softly with a smile as Tyler paused for a second before responding after clearing his throat.
"No problem, Josh." Tyler answered a little slowly as he gave his friend directions to his room. Josh thanked him a few times before hanging up his phone and being on his way. Leaving the dorm building, Josh made his way past one of the dining halls and noticed the "Grab and Go" station located just on the inside. Knowing it was just past dinner time, he figured Tyler must've not gotten a chance to eat yet either and decided to stop in and grab a couple meals.
- - -
Taking a deep breath, Josh stood in front of Tyler's room at the special housing building. Knocking twice, Josh waited a second before the huge man's silhouette appeared in front of him. Josh smiled as he saw his new friend appear to be happy to see him.
"Kicked out of your room in one day! Poor little nerd..." Tyler chuckled as he put a hand on Josh's shoulder before looking at the two meals in his hands. "What are those?"
"Well I figured you probably didn't get a chance to eat either, so I grabbed some dinner!" Josh smiled as he handed Tyler one of the containers as he made his way into his room. Josh looked around the room as he entered, taking in the new environment. The first thing that hit him was the smell. A mix of sweat and deodorant, it really wasn't that bad. It smelt like Tyler but stronger and more centralized and for some reason as it wafted over him, Josh kind of liked it. On the linoleum floor there were a few dirty clothes strewn about as well as a couple extra pairs of shoes. In the comer there was a small doorway, opened and looked like it lead to a bathroom larger than the one he had in his own dorm room. Other than a small twin bed and a desk holding a TV, there was also a pile of free weights sitting in the middle of the room along side a yoga mat. Finally, a small mini fridge sat beneath a set of cabinets across the room from the bed.
"Thanks for the dinner, dude!" Tyler replied, snapped Josh's attention back to his huge friend. Tyler walked past Josh toward his mini fridge, wafting a bit of dry sweaty smell past him from earlier. "I was gonna go for a run first though, you wanna come?"
"Oh, well I don't know if I'd be able to keep up with you." Josh answered, tapping his foot on the ground meekly. "Besides, these are my only clothes, and I'm already gonna probably have to sleep in them."
Tyler snapped his fingers, and smiled as he looked at the backpack on Josh's back. "Your invention... after all the work we put into it do you think it's people safe?"
"People safe? You mean like..." Josh started.
"I mean like, we could use it on you!" Tyler finished Josh's sentence. "That way I can just bring you with me and I won't have to leave you here by yourself!"
"What about that whole thing you said... after the thing with the duck?" Josh asked, nervously remembering how insignificant the little creature was in Tyler's eyes.
"Oh that? I was just bored. Besides, I wouldn't do that to you, dude." Tyler responded with a thumbs up. "Fair warning though, I'm not gonna stop messing with you just because you're tiny!"
Josh smiled, feeling like he could trust the huge goofball, even if he's only known him for the one day. "Alright, what if... it doesn't grow me back, like the duck?"
"Don't get so hung up on it." Tyler chuckled as he put his dinner in the mini fridge, reaching for Josh's as well and doing the same. "We'll figure something out if that happens."
Josh nodded his head. It was silly to worry about it, and after he really did believe in Tyler to come through for him. Unzipping his backpack and pulling out the shrink ray, Josh handed it to Tyler. Looking down at the now familiar device, Tyler set it to "shrink" and pointed it at Josh. With a bright flash Josh covered his eyes in fear. Being the first time he's been shrunk, Josh looked up and around the room in awe. What looked like a massive distance away from him next to an impossibly tall skyscraper that was the mini fridge, stood and even more horrifically giant sight, Tyler. Josh looked straight up at Tyler, who's massive muscular proportions looked like something out of mythology at this point and saw the huge man start to squint, looking directly at him.
- - -
Looking at his dirty floor, Tyler started to feel like it would have been a better idea to position Josh in a spot where he'd be more discernible than a random speck of food or dirt. Looking closely where Josh was just a moment ago, Tyler...
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