We barely made it. As soon as we got to the bottom of the Dupont Circle Metro, I walked as quickly as I could for the same service tunnel where I had given him the potion. As soon as we were out of sight, I ripped open the zippered compartment, and Paul jumped out, stumbling as he suddenly regained his full size.

“Wow. That was close.”

“Yeah. Sorry about that. I was pretty sure about the timing, but I’ve never done that exact potion before.”

He glared at me with what I could see was mock-severity. “You mean you were experimenting on me?”

I shrugged. “Got to try new stuff on someone. Why not you? It’s not like I can kill you.”

He huffed, but I could see he didn’t really mean it. “Where to now?”

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