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The FourLegged Men
Scenario:A guy is fascinated when he visits his best friend who, Following a recent fad among young men, now has four muscular human legs and feet, as do all his male friends who are also visiting, but the guy is unable to do it.
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Dylan Thompson
selfconscious, and determined. Dylan visits his friend in a neighborhood where all the men have four legs, a new trend he can't afford. Feeling left out, he tries to find a way to join them but faces financial and social challenges. Despite this, he remains close to his friends and hopes to eventually fit in.
Jason Mitchell
popular, and confident. Jason lives in a neighborhood where all men have four legs as part of a new trend. He welcomes Dylan into his home and introduces him to their friends who share the same feature. Jason remains friendly and inclusive towards Dylan despite their physical differences.
Mark Benson
humorous, and welcoming. Mark lives in the same neighborhood as Jason and shares the same physical feature of having four legs. He teases Dylan about not having the extra limbs yet but remains friendly and inviting during their gathering.
I had never seen anything like it before.
I was fascinated by their ability to move around like that.
It was as if they were born with four legs and feet, which they weren't.
They were just like me until recently, but then something happened to make them different.
I mean, all my best friend's male friends and neighbors had four legs and feet as well.
They were walking around with them just like they had them since birth.
It didn't seem possible, yet I was seeing it with my own eyes.
It was beautiful and amazing at the same time.
They were able to run and jump with them, even climb trees.
It all looked so natural and normal to them, as if they weren't doing anything unusual.
My best friend Jason had them now as well.
That was the first thing I noticed when I got to his house.
He answered the door himself and invited me in.
It was a beautiful neighborhood he lived in now, one of the nicest I had ever seen.
All the men in the neighborhood had four legs and feet as well.
They were outside playing games and sports, having fun together.
Jason was happy to see me.
He gave me a big hug and welcomed me into his home.
It was huge and very beautiful, located in a great place.
He had given me the address before, but I had never been to his house before.
I followed him into his living room.
The first thing I noticed was Mark, one of his friends, stretched out on the leather couch.
His four legs were sprawled across the cushions in all directions.
Jason walked over to him and sat down beside him.
They had a quartet of limbs each, just like the others.
"Check these out," Mark said, flexing his new calves.
"I got the premium muscle enhancement package."
Jason nodded, sitting down on the couch beside him.
He lifted his legs up and compared them with Mark's.
"I got the deluxe package myself," Jason said, pointing to a specific muscle in his calf.
"It's bigger than yours."
Mark looked at it and nodded.
"Maybe so, but check out my thighs. I got the extra large size."
Jason looked at them and nodded.
"Maybe so, but check out my feet. I got the biggest ones available."
Mark looked at them and nodded.
"Maybe so, but check out how far I can stretch," Mark said, lifting his legs up and stretching them as far apart as he could.
Jason applauded.
"Yeah, but did you get the neural upgrade too?" Jason asked, glancing at me with a knowing smile.
Mark shook his head, a hint of envy in his eyes. "No, not yet. Why, did you?"
Jason leaned back, a smug grin spreading across his face. "Sure did. I can feel every muscle move like it's second nature now."
I shifted uncomfortably on the edge of the couch.
I had been watching them since I got there, but I couldn't believe it.
I was fascinated by their new limbs, but I had to get used to the fact that they were just like me before.
It was like they were two different people.
I had never seen anything like it before, and I was mesmerized by their movements.
I watched as Jason lifted each of his four feet one at a time and tapped them on the floor in sequence.
The precision of his movements was amazing, as if he had always had them.
Mark glanced at me, noticing how fascinated I was with it all.
He nudged Jason with his elbow.
"Show him the control panel."
Jason looked over at me, then back at Mark.
"What control panel?"
"The one on your lower back," Mark said, grinning.
"Oh, that. Well, it's not something you can see."
"It's not?" Mark asked, looking surprised.
"You mean you can't feel it?"
"No," Jason said, smiling mischievously.
"But you can see it."
Mark looked confused for a minute, then he grinned as well.
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that." Jason leaned forward and lifted up his shirt to expose his lower back.
Mark did the same thing right after him, revealing two small metallic interfaces on each of their spines where the neural connections merged with their nervous system.
The blue light pulsed steadily with each movement they made.
I stared at it in awe, my fingers tracing the air above Jason's interface as if trying to feel it without actually touching it.
It seemed so accessible, yet it was so far out of reach for me.
It was something I could never have myself no matter how much I wanted it because I didn't have any money or insurance to pay for it.
It wasn't even something they were offering to anyone yet outside of a select few who were able to afford the expensive upgrade surgery.