Dave's older sister Beth was standing there exactly like someone in a sitcom who had been hypnotized.
"Cluck like a chicken" said Dave
And Beth did. She really threw herself into it took, scratching with her feet, sticking her elbows out and clucking loudly.
"Ok, Stop." said Dave, and Beth did. She stood there totally still.
"Dance like you're at a club." said Dave, who was not old enough to get into bars or clubs.
Beth started bouncing and grinding, swinging her arms and singing.
"Lift up your shirt." said Dave. And Beth did, dancing away while lifting her shirt up and showing off her white bra.
"Ok, stop," said Dave, "and just stand there and relax" when he realized she would pose in position unless he said something different.
The look on Beth's face totally changed. She dropped her shirt and was now standing there casually and relaxed, with a light smile on her face. Dave realized he almost never saw her comfortable like that around him. Just when he wasn't there.
"Tell me what you think about me." said Dave.
Beth smiled like she was very glad Dave had asked. "I love you because you're my brother, but I'm worried about you. You also really creep me out sometimes now that you're not a kid anymore. You get all geeky with these experiments and you don't have a lot of friends. I don't feel like I can bring my college friends around because of the way you stare at them. I wish you weren't such a breast-obsessed weirdo like the other guys in Shadow Peak High School."
Dave did his best to take this in stride. He told himself it was good to get this perspective, but it hurt a little. And he silently cursed himself that he'd not been cooler around Beth's friends. Judy and Mary in particular were quite hot. Well, now with this device, he could change things.
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