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Daren was wealthy.

Very wealthy. 

And he was also curious. So, he put out an ad, saying that if people would allow him to perform experiments on them, he would give them a hefty allowance for the rest of their life, an allowance so large that they need not ever work again. 

Three people were foolish enough to reply to the add.

Chris, Hamlet, and John were their names. Chris seemes rather proud of himself. Hamlet looked cautious about the ordeal but hopeful that he may earn some money. John was visibly nervous and rather short for his age.

Maddie tensed up. She’d never tried this before, yet here she was. She stood in the middle of her apartment wearing yoga pants and a loose shirt. In front of her was a bicycle pump. She brought the nozzle to her mouth and fastened her lips to it. Maddie had been browsing online and stumbled onto a strange site. It talked about inflating yourself and how to do it. At first she just brushed it off and ingnored it. But now, was she really going to try this?

It was unsuspected. Just and unfortunate draw of bad luck. They hadn't been looking for anyone specific, just whoever they could get their hands on - fast and easy. 

Some cruel, twisted minds were just looking to tinker with the limits of the human body. To see just how far it would go. None involved, of course, were bold enough to volunteer. They wanted to explore this stretch of a theory with no expense to themselves. 

And poor Glen just happened to be walking home alone on the night they decided to find a test subject.