Forebearance

I had been holding this in for weeks. I needed to test it out, see if it worked, and what better way than with my best friend? But I had no good times. I only ever saw her at work, when would there ever be a good time then? But I figured it's the only option. There were also secrets to the power I hadn't quite determined early on... I'm getting ahead of myself. Allow me to explain. A few weekends ago I had gone out with friends. We were drinking, shooting the shit, bar hopping, you know, the works. But I discovered later that night that I had an ability, an ability I really couldn't explain. When waving one of my friends off we touched, and I suddenly absorbed him, a fully grown man, into my body. This caused me to grow taller, and add more muscle mass. I was so stunned for most of the following day. But once 24 hours had elapsed, he came out. He had no recollection of what had occurred, despite me hearing his thoughts and even speaking to him. Over the next few days I tested