The setting: State University Microbiophysiology Lab
Characters: Wendy, the nerdy brainy graduate student
Jennifer, the not too bright freshman cheerleader
Wendy: "You've been messing around with my experiments, haven't you?"
Jennifer: "Obviously. You know I've always been self-conscious about my height. I thought if I could be five inches shorter, I would feel better about myself."
Wendy: How much did you take?"
Jennifer: Pointing to a graduated glass cup "What your notes said. Five, what it says on the cup."
Wendy: "That's five deciliters. The dosage for 10% size reduction is five milliliters. You took ten times what you wanted to take."
Jennifer: "How long does this last? Do you have an antidote?"
Wendy: "I don't know how long it lasts. We've never experimented on anything larger than a rabbit. And no, there's no antidote."
Jennifer: "What are we going to do?"
Wendy: "Stop at the pet supply store on the way home and buy a hamster cage."
