Scan and Edit
“Alright... lets see if you really work...” Whispered an anxious brown haired teen as he began scanning over a regular yellow #2 pencil with an odd looking hand-held device. The boy's eyes glimmered with anticipation as he bathed the pencil in green light.
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Craig was a sixteen year old sophomore in high school and long time science dweeb. A few months ago the eccentric teen learned about the existence of a new 'matter altering' device that had started to become popular worldwide. Supposedly the device could fundamentally change the composition of any object it scans. Considering the power and potential of such amazing technology, It didn't take long before numerous reports of misuse began to circulate around the world. News stories started popping up everywhere about how people were using the device to counterfeit money by transforming common things like leaves into currency. There were even some rumors of the device being used to steal identity. It was hardly surprising when an international ban was ordered, making it nearly impossible for anyone to get their hands on it.
The moment he learned about it, Craig was dead set on having one. Being able to alter matter was a science fiction dweeb's wet dream. The teen scoured the net for weeks before finally catching a lucky break. He had managed to find a guy who was willing to sell him one for surprisingly cheap. Though the teen didn't question it at the time, the seller seemed oddly eager to get it off his hands.
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A few days after the discrete online purchase had been finalized, an unmarked box arrived at the designated pick-up location not far from the teen's house.
After bringing it home, Craig decided it would be wise to wait a few days before setting it up. The teen needed to wait for an opportunity when he was absolutely certain that no one else would be around. The last thing he wanted was one of his folks finding an internationally banned device in his bedroom. While he held out for the right moment, Craig kept the device hidden away in his closet under a bunch of his old winter gear.
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After days of grueling, anxious waiting, the time finally came when Craig managed to snag a few solid hours alone. Both his parents had gone on a weekend couples retreat and his little brother Caleb was spending the whole day at a friend's house.
After unpacking the box, the teen learned that the 'device' was actually made up of three separate parts. A scanner for scanning objects to be transformed, a emitter coil that beamed out the transformation sequence to the scanned subject, and an installation CD of the incredible program that made it all work .
After hooking up the two pieces of hardware to his PC, Craig slid in the CD and began the lengthy installation.
Giddy with excitement, the sixteen year old watched the computer screen as the program finished booting.
Craig was admittedly overwhelmed as he looked over the hub/directory for the first time. There were quite a lot of different modules displayed, many of which were labeled with technical terms he was unfamiliar with. Luckily, there were four main modules on top that looked simple enough to understand [Scan], [Attribute], [Commence], and [Revert]
Clicking into the scan option, the teen became startled by the sound of the scanner beeping to life on the desk next to him. The hand held device sort of looked like a high tier barcode scanner. It was all black and shot out a vivid green light from it's nose.
A dialog box appeared on the computer screen indicating that the device was ready to start scanning.
Craig took a deep breath to ease his nerves before looking around for something to use for a test-trial. He obviously didn't want to transform anything of value in fear that something might go wrong.
Eventually settling on a simple #2 pencil he had been using for homework, the teen carefully grabbed the device and glided the green beam across the yellow writing utensil. As he held down the trigger, the green light intensified, almost making it uncomfortable to stare at.
Upon letting go of the trigger, a lined 3D model of the pencil immediately appeared on screen.
"Woooah...." The boy oo'd as he clicked on the box containing the pencil's scan information.
The program automatically opened up an 'attribute module', which listed dozens of different editable attributes such as size, composition, texture, color, ect.
“Woah...there's so many ......” The teen muttered in awe as he scrolled through the vast list.
Not wanting to try out anything too crazy, Craig decided to pick something simple and went with color.
Another dialog box appeared asking [Commence altering?] followed by (Y)es and (N)o.
“Here goes nothing......” The high schooler gulped as he hit Y on his keyboard.
The emitter coil on the other side of the desk hummed to life. The shiny black sphere on top vibrated for a moment before quickly subsiding.
The teen was so busy looking at the orb that he didn't immediately realize that the transformation had already taken place.
“HOLY SHIT!~ ” The astounded adolescent yelled as he looked down at the desk to find the now blood-red colored pencil.
Hesitantly picking it up and examining it, the blown-away teen marveled at the astonishing technological feat.
"And this is just the beginning..." A huge excited grin formed on the boy's face.
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And so began an incredible hour of transformation.
Craig mainly kept the changes simple at first, but it didn't take long before the teen began experimenting with total transformations. After a bit of poking around, the highschooler found that the program came with it's own database of pre-scanned items. The massive list compiled random things from soda caps to clothing irons to skateboards.
One of the first things the teen completely transformed was a marble that he ended up turning into a piece of chocolate. Obviously curious to know if it really tasted like the real thing, the tenth grader eagerly popped it into his mouth and began to chew away. He hummed as the sweet creamy texture spread across his taste buds. It quickly became apparent that the marble had indeed undergone a perfect transformation, taste and all.
It was only until after Craig finished the tasty treat that he noticed that the scan information for the marble had been greyed out. Meaning it was no longer possible to return the chocolaty goop now descending his throat back into the marble that it once was. The unexpected realization actually came as a relief to the teen who was comforted knowing that the marble wouldn't suddenly re-materialize in his stomach.
With a few hours left until anyone would return home, Craig found himself wondering what he should transform next. The options seemed limitless, and there was certainly no way he'd have enough time to try out everything.
While deep in thought, the tenth grader lightly spun himself around in his swivel chair before coming to a stop in front of the mirrored door of his closet. Staring at his reflection, the teen's mind started to wander. If he remembered correctly, one of the reasons the device had been banned was because people were using it to alter themselves and even steal identities from others...
The sophmore stood up and took a nice long look at himself.
Craig was always a bit on the smaller side. He was 5'8 and still had the physique of a middle schooler. It was starting to seem like his awaited 'growth splurt' might have just been a 'growth dud'. All his closest friends that he used to be eye-level with in the sixth grade were now all staring down at him. Even his sixth grade brother Caleb who's currently 5'6 already looked on track to shoot past him in a few years. Craig was already one of the shorter guys in school, the last thing he needed for his confidence was his little brother to start looking down on him too.
("I wonder if I could just....") The teen thought to himself as he slowly turned back to the scanner.
“Maybe......”
If other people had altered their entire appearances with the device... then surely just adding a few inches to his height wasn't TOO out of the question.
Standing up from his chair, the teen hesitantly reached down and grabbed the scanner.
Shaking off his nerves, Craig lifted the device over his head and held down the trigger. Keeping his eyes shut so not to blind himself, The teen slowly lowered the scanner across his body. By the time he reached his feet a dialog box appeared on the computer indicating [Scan complete]
“....phew...alright...I really did it.....” Craig's heart raced as he sat down and stared guiltily at the 3D model of himself that had appeared on screen. The figure was simply just a dark 3D silhouette without any noticeable features.
Suddenly red caution box appeared on screen.
[Humanoid subject detected. Be warned that personal alterations are not advised and can be potentially hazardous. As a result, any and all changes to humanoid scan information will be subject to automatic reset after a period of five minutes. An automatic transformation reset protocol will initiate upon the conclusion of this five minute period. However, keep in mind that users still have the option of bypassing this protocol and maintaining any changes if desired. If you have read and understood these conditions, please select 'yes']
“A failsafe huh...? That's good to know I guess.” Craig thought to himself before clicking the 'yes' button.
The sophmore's eyes grew wide as a new attribute box appeared on screen. The new set of available options seemed specifically programmed for human scan information.
Age, height, weight, gender, facial features, hair color, eye color, and many other specific options like dimples, stamina and memory.
Preferring to test something a little more simple before changing his height, the teen clicked into the 'eye color' tab and selected a nice green color.
"Well...here we go I guess..." The teen flinched as he hit the enter button.
The black orb atop the silvery coil vibrated for a moment as the teen felt a tingling sensation over his eyes.
Meanwhile the five minute reset countdown appeared on the upper left corner of the program.
Walking over to his mirrored closet door, Craig came to a stop and gasped in awe. His eyes had gone from light brown to bright emerald!
“Awesome.....” Craig whispered as he pressed his face up to the mirror and stared at his own dazzling green gaze.
After another few moments of gawking Craig walked back to his PC and clicked into the 'height' options.
Adding three inches to his height, the teen apprehensively hit enter.
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"HO...LY.. SHIT!!" Craig stared at himself in the mirror. The sixteen year old almost felt tears welling up as he marveled at his new look. The change was subtle, but it made all the difference in his confidence.
The teen became so caught up with his reflection that he didn't even realize it when the five minute time limit ran out and he suddenly reverted back to his original short, brown-eyed form.
Craig's heart sank as he watched his dreamy new height and eye color vanish in an instant. However, the teen had to remind himself that he could always keep the changes next time he altered himself; he just had to set the program to do so. .
Feeling on top of the world and more adventurous than ever, Craig returned to the monitor and began looking through a bunch of other transformation options he had still yet to discover.
There was still so much fun to be had.
----
Craig was a sixteen year old sophomore in high school and long time science dweeb. A few months ago the eccentric teen learned about the existence of a new 'matter altering' device that had started to become popular worldwide. Supposedly the device could fundamentally change the composition of any object it scans. Considering the power and potential of such amazing technology, It didn't take long before numerous reports of misuse began to circulate around the world. News stories started popping up everywhere about how people were using the device to counterfeit money by transforming common things like leaves into currency. There were even some rumors of the device being used to steal identity. It was hardly surprising when an international ban was ordered, making it nearly impossible for anyone to get their hands on it.
The moment he learned about it, Craig was dead set on having one. Being able to alter matter was a science fiction dweeb's wet dream. The teen scoured the net for weeks before finally catching a lucky break. He had managed to find a guy who was willing to sell him one for surprisingly cheap. Though the teen didn't question it at the time, the seller seemed oddly eager to get it off his hands.
----
A few days after the discrete online purchase had been finalized, an unmarked box arrived at the designated pick-up location not far from the teen's house.
After bringing it home, Craig decided it would be wise to wait a few days before setting it up. The teen needed to wait for an opportunity when he was absolutely certain that no one else would be around. The last thing he wanted was one of his folks finding an internationally banned device in his bedroom. While he held out for the right moment, Craig kept the device hidden away in his closet under a bunch of his old winter gear.
-----
After days of grueling, anxious waiting, the time finally came when Craig managed to snag a few solid hours alone. Both his parents had gone on a weekend couples retreat and his little brother Caleb was spending the whole day at a friend's house.
After unpacking the box, the teen learned that the 'device' was actually made up of three separate parts. A scanner for scanning objects to be transformed, a emitter coil that beamed out the transformation sequence to the scanned subject, and an installation CD of the incredible program that made it all work .
After hooking up the two pieces of hardware to his PC, Craig slid in the CD and began the lengthy installation.
Giddy with excitement, the sixteen year old watched the computer screen as the program finished booting.
Craig was admittedly overwhelmed as he looked over the hub/directory for the first time. There were quite a lot of different modules displayed, many of which were labeled with technical terms he was unfamiliar with. Luckily, there were four main modules on top that looked simple enough to understand [Scan], [Attribute], [Commence], and [Revert]
Clicking into the scan option, the teen became startled by the sound of the scanner beeping to life on the desk next to him. The hand held device sort of looked like a high tier barcode scanner. It was all black and shot out a vivid green light from it's nose.
A dialog box appeared on the computer screen indicating that the device was ready to start scanning.
Craig took a deep breath to ease his nerves before looking around for something to use for a test-trial. He obviously didn't want to transform anything of value in fear that something might go wrong.
Eventually settling on a simple #2 pencil he had been using for homework, the teen carefully grabbed the device and glided the green beam across the yellow writing utensil. As he held down the trigger, the green light intensified, almost making it uncomfortable to stare at.
Upon letting go of the trigger, a lined 3D model of the pencil immediately appeared on screen.
"Woooah...." The boy oo'd as he clicked on the box containing the pencil's scan information.
The program automatically opened up an 'attribute module', which listed dozens of different editable attributes such as size, composition, texture, color, ect.
“Woah...there's so many ......” The teen muttered in awe as he scrolled through the vast list.
Not wanting to try out anything too crazy, Craig decided to pick something simple and went with color.
Another dialog box appeared asking [Commence altering?] followed by (Y)es and (N)o.
“Here goes nothing......” The high schooler gulped as he hit Y on his keyboard.
The emitter coil on the other side of the desk hummed to life. The shiny black sphere on top vibrated for a moment before quickly subsiding.
The teen was so busy looking at the orb that he didn't immediately realize that the transformation had already taken place.
“HOLY SHIT!~ ” The astounded adolescent yelled as he looked down at the desk to find the now blood-red colored pencil.
Hesitantly picking it up and examining it, the blown-away teen marveled at the astonishing technological feat.
"And this is just the beginning..." A huge excited grin formed on the boy's face.
----------
And so began an incredible hour of transformation.
Craig mainly kept the changes simple at first, but it didn't take long before the teen began experimenting with total transformations. After a bit of poking around, the highschooler found that the program came with it's own database of pre-scanned items. The massive list compiled random things from soda caps to clothing irons to skateboards.
One of the first things the teen completely transformed was a marble that he ended up turning into a piece of chocolate. Obviously curious to know if it really tasted like the real thing, the tenth grader eagerly popped it into his mouth and began to chew away. He hummed as the sweet creamy texture spread across his taste buds. It quickly became apparent that the marble had indeed undergone a perfect transformation, taste and all.
It was only until after Craig finished the tasty treat that he noticed that the scan information for the marble had been greyed out. Meaning it was no longer possible to return the chocolaty goop now descending his throat back into the marble that it once was. The unexpected realization actually came as a relief to the teen who was comforted knowing that the marble wouldn't suddenly re-materialize in his stomach.
With a few hours left until anyone would return home, Craig found himself wondering what he should transform next. The options seemed limitless, and there was certainly no way he'd have enough time to try out everything.
While deep in thought, the tenth grader lightly spun himself around in his swivel chair before coming to a stop in front of the mirrored door of his closet. Staring at his reflection, the teen's mind started to wander. If he remembered correctly, one of the reasons the device had been banned was because people were using it to alter themselves and even steal identities from others...
The sophmore stood up and took a nice long look at himself.
Craig was always a bit on the smaller side. He was 5'8 and still had the physique of a middle schooler. It was starting to seem like his awaited 'growth splurt' might have just been a 'growth dud'. All his closest friends that he used to be eye-level with in the sixth grade were now all staring down at him. Even his sixth grade brother Caleb who's currently 5'6 already looked on track to shoot past him in a few years. Craig was already one of the shorter guys in school, the last thing he needed for his confidence was his little brother to start looking down on him too.
("I wonder if I could just....") The teen thought to himself as he slowly turned back to the scanner.
“Maybe......”
If other people had altered their entire appearances with the device... then surely just adding a few inches to his height wasn't TOO out of the question.
Standing up from his chair, the teen hesitantly reached down and grabbed the scanner.
Shaking off his nerves, Craig lifted the device over his head and held down the trigger. Keeping his eyes shut so not to blind himself, The teen slowly lowered the scanner across his body. By the time he reached his feet a dialog box appeared on the computer indicating [Scan complete]
“....phew...alright...I really did it.....” Craig's heart raced as he sat down and stared guiltily at the 3D model of himself that had appeared on screen. The figure was simply just a dark 3D silhouette without any noticeable features.
Suddenly red caution box appeared on screen.
[Humanoid subject detected. Be warned that personal alterations are not advised and can be potentially hazardous. As a result, any and all changes to humanoid scan information will be subject to automatic reset after a period of five minutes. An automatic transformation reset protocol will initiate upon the conclusion of this five minute period. However, keep in mind that users still have the option of bypassing this protocol and maintaining any changes if desired. If you have read and understood these conditions, please select 'yes']
“A failsafe huh...? That's good to know I guess.” Craig thought to himself before clicking the 'yes' button.
The sophmore's eyes grew wide as a new attribute box appeared on screen. The new set of available options seemed specifically programmed for human scan information.
Age, height, weight, gender, facial features, hair color, eye color, and many other specific options like dimples, stamina and memory.
Preferring to test something a little more simple before changing his height, the teen clicked into the 'eye color' tab and selected a nice green color.
"Well...here we go I guess..." The teen flinched as he hit the enter button.
The black orb atop the silvery coil vibrated for a moment as the teen felt a tingling sensation over his eyes.
Meanwhile the five minute reset countdown appeared on the upper left corner of the program.
Walking over to his mirrored closet door, Craig came to a stop and gasped in awe. His eyes had gone from light brown to bright emerald!
“Awesome.....” Craig whispered as he pressed his face up to the mirror and stared at his own dazzling green gaze.
After another few moments of gawking Craig walked back to his PC and clicked into the 'height' options.
Adding three inches to his height, the teen apprehensively hit enter.
...
...
"HO...LY.. SHIT!!" Craig stared at himself in the mirror. The sixteen year old almost felt tears welling up as he marveled at his new look. The change was subtle, but it made all the difference in his confidence.
The teen became so caught up with his reflection that he didn't even realize it when the five minute time limit ran out and he suddenly reverted back to his original short, brown-eyed form.
Craig's heart sank as he watched his dreamy new height and eye color vanish in an instant. However, the teen had to remind himself that he could always keep the changes next time he altered himself; he just had to set the program to do so. .
Feeling on top of the world and more adventurous than ever, Craig returned to the monitor and began looking through a bunch of other transformation options he had still yet to discover.
There was still so much fun to be had.