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An epidemic

You realize that the cereal must have transformed you, somehow. I just hope that no one else was changed, you think frantically. It's not like there's a shortage of animals on cereal boxes. The Trix rabbit, Toucan Sam, Tony the Tiger, Chip the Dog ... Your mind boggles at the implications, to say nothing of the potential menagerie that could even now be running around the streets. You rush to the T.V., pick up the remote, and turn to the news channel just in time to see an announcer you've never seen before say, "Strange reports of cereal mascots showing up in local neighborhoods were confirmed today as resulting from a contaminated grocery store shipment. While the companies affected have declined requests for interviews, and refuse to be specific as to the effects which have the various characters showing themselves to consumers, it is assumed that the contaminant is hallucinogenic in nature. Rumours of genetically engineered or radioactive contaminants are not being discounted, says the FDA, but are as yet unverified."

Well, you don't seem to be alone after all. You're pretty sure your trunk and ropelike tail aren't imaginary ... if nothing else, you'd be more likely to hallucinate Smedley talking to you than becoming you, or you becoming him, or whatever. But what do you DO?


Written by Lord Mitchell (I bought some land) (edited by wanderer)

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