Inside the changing room, Helen Parr suited up accordingly - her new costume was very similar to the last one, in fact the only stand-out feature was that the collar seemed to glow a dull green. She glanced into the mirror ahead and took in a moment to take in her figure - her eyes stopped when the reached her behind.
Sighing, she turned to get a better view - the situation had not improved.
It gave her pause, reflecting on her glory days when she was the svelte Elastigirl, she still was, albeit a slightly heavier Elastiwoman in the years gone by.
Still, if anyone could fix a problem with her suit it was Edna Mode.
Elastigirl finished her musing and left the changing room, her footsteps echoing through the massive facility as she made her way next door.
Edna was already waiting for her, a clipboard in hand and the scrutinizing look that was her default gaze.
"Turn." She said, circling her finger in the air.
Helen obliged, spinning slowly to show off the costume from every angle.
"Good... Edna ticked off a checkbox on the clipboard.
What followed next was a series of commands that Helen followed, from touching the ceiling to using her legs to reach the corners of the room - each demonstration was rewarded with its own check from the list until at last the page was finished.
"Very good dahling, the suit conforms with your present figure."
Helen let out a sigh of relief, at least now she wouldn't have to worry about her -
"But!" Edna continued, "We need to see if it can conform to a new default dimension."
With another press of the button from her remote, a single rectangular panel in the center of the floor had slid out of the way as a table was lifted into the room to take its place.
On its surface was a literal smörgåsbord of delicious dishes, desserts, main courses, hot and cold servings, all of them prepared to serve.
Helen was lead by the hand to the end of the table where she found a chair waiting for her, she took a seat as Edna turned the page over on her clipboard.
"You can eat now dahling."
Helen began reluctantly on a spare bit of ribs on her first plate, before finding some waffles and whipped cream to start on next. What began as disinterested nibbles had soon evolved to enjoying the mix of flavors available, a culinary blend that must have been the work of 10 chefs at least.
The pace quickened and before long, Helen had polished off a true meal - finishing with a bit of lava cake she sat back content, breathing a sigh of relief.
"That was good," she mused, "What now?"
But Edna was transfixed on the collar around Elastigirls neck, which was now glowing a dull red. Helen caught her gaze and examined it as well.
"Your collar is fitted with its own neural network designed to detect shapes in its form." Edna began, "It stay red when it is calculating its new form, and it will turn green when it has finished mapping out your new dimensions. You must continue eating until it turns green - it shouldn't be too much longer dahling..."
"Oh," Elastigirl returned, "Well... sure I guess I could have a bit of..." Helen began picking at the remaining desserts around her plate, she was definitely getting full, but she still had room. Helen continued to eat until at last she breathed a heavy sigh and fell back into her chair.
"Oooh... I don't think I could eat another bite..."
Edna Mode however seemed to take no notice, and once again narrowed her eyes at the collar, which Helen realized was switching back and forth from green and red like a festive turn signal.
"Err... What does that mean?"
"It means that the suit is 99% complete, dahling. Just one percent left."
"Oooh... I don't know if I can -"
"Not to worry dahling, I've prepared for this too."
And with that, Edna Mode had withdrawn the remote once more, pressing a button that caused Helens chair to tilt upwards as a massive device from the ceiling began to lower. It scanned Helens body in similar manner to the drone and in an instant had scanned the food on the table as well, after a quick moment of calculation, a heavy whirring sound could be heard above.
"It's blending - all of the required nutrients have been selected as an easy-to-swallow paste."
Helen looked at from the machine to Edna in confusion, and the next second she watched as a autonomous hose descended from the ceiling and plugged itself into her mouth. In one single pump, not dissimilar to a shotgun blast, a thick rich mixture had been thundered through the hose and into Helens mouth which came so quickly that she hadn't even realized she had swallowed.
The pipe was immediately withdrawn and Helen was left licking her lips.
"I hope that wasn't too traumatic dahling..."
"Ooh... no, actually... that was *hic* really good..."
Within the mixture she could still taste every individual dish, it was a surge of flavor that was experienced in a nano-second, yet still lingered.
"We are ready to test now," Edna remarked, acknowledging the collar, which was now glowing a steady green.
Helen obliged and got up, one hand resting on her stomach as she thought back on the flavors that had passed her lips in an instant.
"Reach up to the ceiling with both hands, then return them to your sides."
It was finished in an instant, though when Elastigirl's limbs had returned, the collar was suddenly glowing red.
Edna Mode tutted as she recorded the results on her clipboard. "As expected." she resigned.
"Err.. was it supposed to do that?"
"No dahling, but I expected that it would - further testing is needed, but not now. Go home and rest, then return tomorrow."
Helen nodded and left Edna's headquarters full and content, she didn't even really mind having to test, so long as she could avoid her suit bearing all in the future...
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