Ses here, back from finals week and finally ready to focus more on writing fanfiction for The Loud House! This week, we have the first half of a story that will be focused on both Lisa and Leni, so you'll get your dose of the 4-year-old genius you probably came here for, and also a bit of a character who has a stark contrast with her sometimes forgetful but charismatic nature. These two are actually my two favorite Loud siblings, and I've always wanted to write something involving these two interacting with each other, so I'm happy to finally start making that a personal reality. With that said, please enjoy part 1!

"Sha sha! Sha sha!"

Lisa lifted her head from the desk as Lily's babbling broke Lisa's concentration on the mess of papers strewn across the desk, each of them with their own set of doodles and scribbles. She was in her lab theory-crafting the potential for a tool that could simply make things disappear. Not replaced, moved out of sight, or turned invisible, straight up gone from existence. Of course, Lisa knew the law of conversion of mass made this impossible, but it was still fun to think about.

She reached for a drawer and opened it, pulling out a sippy cup with a grayish viscous liquid inside. Lisa then leaped down from her chair and paced over to her infantile roommate, who stood in the crib with hands gripped onto the bars and an expectant look on her face. Lisa handed the sippy cup to Lily, who giggled as she accepted it and started sipping.

Suddenly, Lily spit the liquid out, causing Lisa to jump back as the infant splattered her and the crib with specks of gray sludge. Lily crossed her arms with a stern expression on her face, and she babbled with an angrier tone over what was just given to her.

"Well Lily, I'm quite disappointed to see your disapproval for this perfectly optimized nutritional beverage. It appears you're far too young to understand the objective value of maintaining long-term physiological sustenance," Lisa said as she wiped the gray sludge off of herself.

Just then, a knocking sound could be heard from the door.

Lisa started walking towards the door, leaving Lily to continue babbling in disapproval over what was fed to her just now. She approached the door, reached up and opened it.

At the entrance was a certain 16-year-old blonde, who was none other than Leni Loud. However, instead of her usual upbeat demeanor, Leni had her head hung down and a slight frown could be seen on her face. Her hands were noticeably not put up to her chest like they usually were, instead hanging down to her side.

"Hi Lisa…" Leni started quietly. She glanced up at Lisa before staring down at the ground again.

Lisa made an audible humming sound as she observed Leni in front of her. Something was clearly bothering her. It's not like Leni was always happy and sunshine, but this was clearly more than just her average pang of sadness.

"Greetings, 2nd eldest sibling. What brings you to my domain?" Lisa eventually asked.

"Eni!" Lily could be heard off to the side. The baby grinned, seemingly unaware of the state Leni found herself in.

Leni walked past Lisa and over to the crib, until she was directly in front of Lily. She reached her arms in and lifted Lily out, cradling the infant within her arms.

"Aww, Lily, aren't you so precious…" Leni cooed while stroking Lily's head. A slight smile appeared on Leni's face, and for a moment her eyes sparkled with genuine bliss.

Lisa squinted her eyes as she continued observing Leni's behavior.

Leni sat down on the floor and let Lily go from her arms. Lily aimlessly started crawling around the room, and Leni sighed longingly as she admired her youngest sister.

"I see you're quite enjoying yourself," Lisa commented.

What remained of Leni's positivity disappeared from her face, and she reverted to hanging her head down with a gloomy expression.

"Lily's always just so happy, it makes me happy too," Leni sighed.

"Yes, but I sense that you don't find yourself in a similar emotional state to our infantile unit present in this room," Lisa replied. She walked over to where Leni was and sat down with her. Lisa and Leni both watched Lily as she crawled towards the door and stood up to try and open it.

Leni took a deep breath and started looking down towards the ground again. "Something really sad happened," she finally said.

Lisa tilted her head and motioned for Leni to continue.

"I like, have a friend named Janna, and she used to talk about her dog all the time. She called it a chihuahua, I don't know what a wawa is or why you'd chew it, but her dog was just one of the sweetest things I've ever seen!" A slight smile briefly appeared on her face before she reverted to her previous expression. "We'd see pictures of it online, we'd hear stories about it, I've seen it a few times, it just looked like the happiest thing in the world…"

"I see..." Lisa replied.

"But Janna, she's not as happy anymore…" Leni trailed off as she uttered those words.

Lily now crawled back to where Leni was, and Leni reached forward to cradle Lily within her arms again. Once Lily was on her lap, Leni started slowly rocking the baby back and forth.

"Today, another friend told me Janna dog died," Leni sighed. "Everyone around me was talking about how she stopped going out, or posting pictures, and I didn't notice any of it! And now she's all alone, because no one cared enough. I wasn't there to help her feel better…"

Leni turned her head towards Lisa, who was now also looking down at the ground below.

"I really wanna make her feel better somehow," Leni murmured.

Lisa started tracing arbitrary patterns on the rug in front of her. "So why come to me? What do I have to offer?"

Leni put Lisa down on the ground in front of her, then turned her whole body towards Lisa. Her arms reached over and turned Lisa until they were facing each other. "Do you think Janna can have her dog back?"

Lisa raised an eyebrow. "Pardon me?"

Leni put her hands on Lisa's shoulders. "Can you bring back Janna's dog? Make her happy again?"

Lisa glanced off to the side, then back at Leni's pleading face above.

"Am I to understand that you are requesting what essentially amounts to the resurrection of a previously deceased sentient being?"

Leni shook her head. "No, I want to bring Janna's dog back."

"That's what I-" Lisa paused, before shaking her head and sighing. "Look, I'm afraid that's not going to be possible. There are just some things that won't be practical in my lifetime."

Leni sulked a bit at that response. "Oh, okay, maybe I should go ask Lucy," she sighed.

"No, Leni," Lisa stood up and lifted Leni's hands off from her shoulders. "Bringing people back from death isn't possible period. You're going to have to accept that what happened to Janna is a done deal."

"Oh, got it," Leni replied. "I just wish I could have been there for Janna. I wish it was easier for me to see if people are sad. Some people just need a friend to be there."

"Leni, allow me to teach you a very important life lesson." Lisa adjusted her glasses. "Sometimes, in life, there will be circumstances you can't realistically change for the better. Frankly, to expect yourself to be able to better the emotional state of every single given individual you may encounter or hold dear to yourself comes off as a severe delusion of grandeur. In the grand scheme of things, it would do good to accept the misfortune that exists in life, and to not take it to heart. There isn't much you can do about Janna's dog dying."

Leni stood up and walked towards Lily, who was now at Lisa's desk about to open a drawer. She picked Lily up, then walked over the crib and lowered her inside.

"But I can't just watch my friend be sad. Why should she have to be? She matters to me, I can't just ignore her." Leni's wavering eyes looked down at Lily, who was excitedly reaching her arms up towards her older sister. Leni slightly smiled at that.

Lisa briefly raised her finger and opened her mouth to speak before pausing. "You're doing this to yourself," she wanted to say. "It's pointless dwelling any further."

But Leni clearly wasn't going to have any of it. Leni just wasn't going to understand. She couldn't be expected to put together all the ideas Lisa put before her, she couldn't be expected to actually feel better from anything Lisa presented. Just talking to her wasn't going to do anything.

"I'm gonna go talk to Lori about this, she always knows how to cheer me up. Thanks for trying Lisa…" Leni feigned a smile and waved a bit before she made her way towards the door and left the room.

Lisa put a hand up to her chin. It seemed every time she tried talking to her, she would either forget, or not understand. There had to be a better way to make her point. It was really important that she got through to Leni. If she didn't, then Leni would only continue to feel aimless sorrow for situations beyond her reach. Why couldn't she just see what the issue was?

A lightbulb lit up above Lisa's head. Lisa slightly gasped and her eyes widened at the sudden realization.

"Why, I could just make Leni see my point! No amount of talking will ever get through to her, it's about time I changed my methodology!"

"Sha sha!" Lily babbled again.

Lisa sighed, but this time it wasn't out of exasperation. A slight smile emerged as she turned to address her lone younger sibling. "Fine, I do have prepared means of supplementing nutrients beyond this chemical compound you've rejected," Lisa said as she walked over to her desk. There, she opened a drawer and produced another sippy cup, this time with a translucent light brown liquid resembling apple juice.

Lily giggled as Lisa walked over and gave the sippy cup to her. Lisa stood and admired Lily for a second, happiness radiating from her only younger sibling. A plan was brewing in the child prodigy's brain, and in due time, Leni would have first-hand experience of what her problem was. If she wanted to be there for others in times of need, then that she shall get!

5 minutes later, Lisa had finished feeding Lily and changing her diapers. Now, Lisa could be seen opening the door and stepping out into the hallway. There was a certain older sister of hers that needed to have some sense knocked into herself. Leni couldn't be left to dwell any further than she already was.

Lisa walked through the hallway and approached Lori and Leni's room, passing through Lucy fighting with Lynn over black spray paint and Luan was making puns with her trusty ventriloquist dummy. Soon, Lisa was right in front of the door, and she reached for the doorknob, turned it, and pushed it open.

In front of Lisa, Lori and Leni were in their respective beds. Leni lied down arms and legs sprawled across the bed, while Lori sat leaning against the back presumably texting on her phone.

"I really I could have been there for her," Leni said with a hint of dejection.

Lori glanced up from the screen and stopped tapping away at her phone. She put her phone in her pocket and turned to face Leni.

"I'm really sorry to hear about that Leni," Lori said.

"Yeah, it's just really hard to look at her now, she's not as happy and sunshiny as she used to be," Leni moped.

Lisa watched the exchange between the two sisters for a while longer.

"Well, Leni, I'm sure you did the best you could. What's important now is to try and be there when possible," Lori reassuringly asserted.

"Yeah, I thought if she got her dog back then she would be happy again, but Lisa told me I can't do that." Leni continued staring at the ceiling.

"Speak of the devil, what are you doing here Lisa?"

Lori's eyes were directed at Lisa now, and a slight stern glare could be detected from them. Lisa tilted her head as she returned the look towards her older sibling.

"If I may, eldest sibling," Lisa realigned her head and adjusted her glasses. "I have a matter I wish to discuss with Leni alone," she said.

"Not now, Leni's going through a tough time," Lori replied.

"No, it's okay. Thanks for listening to me Lori. I'll talk to you again later." Leni lifted herself up from the bed and sat upright on the mattress.

Lori shrugged. "Alright, I hope you feel better Leni. You can literally come talk to me anytime." With that, she hopped off her bed and left the room, leaving Lisa and Leni alone.

"You may be rather enthused to hear that I have a solution which may be to your liking," Lisa started.

"Ooh, can Janna have her dog back?" Leni perked up a bit and the bright smile she had come to be known for started reappearing on her face.

Lisa pinched the bridge of her nose. "I'm afraid not, as I've made clear several times now she will not get her dog back. However, there is a way to increase happiness going forward."

Leni tilted her head. "What do you mean?"

"What I propose is the implementation of a device that will allow you to detect when a given individual in your proximity is undergoing some kind of distress, dubbed thee the 'Thermal Distress Detector'"

Lisa put her hands behind her back and started pacing around the room.

"The device would detect pheromones released by individuals, and you should receive a type of thermal response to their inner emotions based on their current state. If they are in a particularly jubilant state, you should sense a type of warmth, and if they are especially distressed, there should be an unsettling chill emanating from them."

Lisa turned to look at her older sister, who was now in front of a mirror inspecting her face.

The child prodigy facepalmed. "Have you completely ignored my proposition for the entirety of my presentation?"

Leni, startled, turned over to Lisa with a sheepish grin on her face. "Oh, sorry, it was kinda confusing keeping track of what you said. What's a pheromone? How do fairs moan? Like, fairs don't talk right?"

Lisa rolled her eyes and walked up to the mirror in front of Leni. "Let me rephrase: You get cold if someone needs help, you get warm if someone's happy. I can make that happen. Sound like a plan?"

Leni put an index finger up to her cheek with a confused expression while Lisa stood and watched Leni's wheels turn inside her head.

Eventually, Leni's eyes lit up and she got up from the stool. The idea behind just what Lisa was proposing had just dawned upon her, and suffice it to say, she definitely was enthused.

"Aww Lisa, you would do that for me?" Leni squealed excitedly as she reached over for a hug. Lisa stood with arms hanging right next to her as Leni squeezed her younger sister tight with both arms, a familiar bliss emanating from her at every angle. "Thanks Lisa, you're the best!"

Lisa merely stood in place absolutely still with wavering eyes.

"I appreciate that sentiment," Lisa responded in a monotone voice.

Leni eventually let go and stood up as her usual cheerful self. Her hands were propped up in front of her chest like they previously were again, and she had a full-on smile at this point.

"Expect results within the next morning," Lisa said.

"Okay, got it!" Leni chirped.

Lisa turned back towards the door and made her way to her room, doubt stirring up within her conscience. She couldn't quite put a finger on it, but something just didn't feel right

She entered her room, approached her desk, and sat down at the stool. Lisa pulled out yet another piece of paper and a pencil. Surely, Leni's outlook on life would change drastically, but a twinge of guilt could be felt within Lisa. There was a certain charm to just how far Leni would go to make sure someone was feeling okay, and in some respects, it was a bit of a shame to have to see that go. She would, in some ways, fundamentally change Leni's character.

Lisa started drafting her blueprint, at first slowly and carefully. As she continued however, her writing and markings progressively became faster as another sensation overtook the guilt from within; a new sense of determination manifested itself in its place. Determination to show Leni the path, determination to make her a better person, determination to be in the right. She would get her message across, and if this tool was the way to do it, then so be it. The life lessons learned were too important, and they would be ones Leni would never forget!

A bright light shined directly in Leni's face.

Leni groggily rubbed her eyes, hoisted her upper body upright and stretched on her bed. After stretching, she looked around and saw Lori walking away from the light switch towards her closet. Leni removed the blanket from her legs and hopped off the bed, making her way towards the shared closet where her older sister was.

As she approached the closet however, a certain sensation was made apparent to Leni: cold. A chilling sensation emanated from Lori, tingling Leni with their icy vapor. Goosebumps gradually formed, and Leni started shivering slightly as the chilling sensation slowly shifted to outright frigidity the closer she got.

Soon, she was directly to the left of Lori. The coldness was comparable to if her entire right body was plastered with ice packs.

"Lori, is it winter already?" Leni asked, rubbing her right arm as she did so.

"What? We just got out of winter, we're right in the middle of spring." Lori replied. She walked over to the mirror and started applying makeup on her face.

The freezing sensation shifted positions again, briefly brushing past her back then towards Leni's left area, until the temperature became more and more distant.

"You know, it's interesting that you weren't wearing your blindfold while sleeping today," Lori commented.

Leni's eyes widened as she put her hands up to her eyes. Sure enough, no blindfold.

"O M gosh! How did that happen! I never forget to do that!" Leni exclaimed.

Lori grunted a bit, then continued working on her makeup. Leni quickly changed her clothes at the closet and made her way towards the door. A similar sensation of temperature suddenly decreasing then increasing happened as Leni passed by her older sister again. What was especially weird as how Leni didn't just feel the coldness, she could somehow see it too. Lori just looked cold for some reason.

As Leni left the room, she was greeted with a short line to the bathroom, consisting of Lana, Lynn, and Luan. However, this time was different, and not just because the line was shorter than usual. In front of here was a symphony of varying temperatures. Some slightly chilly, some warm, most completely average.

Leni walked to the back of the line, where Luan was apparently in handcuffs and struggling to pick herself out.

"Hey Leni, check this out!" Luan turned behind to face Leni and put her arms out in front of her. "These chains are really cuff to break through!" she laughed. "Get it?"

Despite Luan's cheerful appearance, Leni sensed a slight chill from Luan. They were nowhere near as cold as Lori was, but it was still as if a light cold breeze was blowing at you in the fall.

"Why are you wearing handcuffs?" Leni asked. "Did you do something wrong?"

"Oh, I'm practicing some magic tricks! I asked Luna to lock me in these handcuffs so I could practice breaking out of them. I think I remember how to do it…" Luan trailed off, and she returned to trying to break herself free. The line moved up as Lana went in the bathroom.

The light chill from Luan grew larger, and the breeze was gradually turning into a stronger wind. Leni watched as Luan continued struggling, and she caught a glimpse of Luan's eye twitching with a hint of maniacal frustration.

Leni's gaze on Luan softened and a concerned expression became more apparent on her face. "Luan, are you okay?" Leni asked.

"Yeah, just gotta get this taken care of before it's my turn!" Luan snapped. "Good to give yourself an incentive to learn new tricks! Can't use the bathroom if my hands are still chained together, can I?" she nervously laughed.

"Hah, I guess that means I should go really fast then!" Lynn rubbed her hands together and dashed inside just as Lana walked out. Luan's eyes widened and she frantically rattled her chains as she desperately tried to free herself.

"Luan, I think you need someone to get those handcuffs off," Leni commented.

The family clown struggled for a few more seconds before giving off an exasperated sigh and putting her arms in front of Leni. "Alright fine, get me out of here!"

Leni produced a hairpin from her pocket and picked away at the lock on the handcuff. Within a second, a satisfying click was heard, and the handcuffs fell from Luan's hands.

"Hey wow, you did it! Thanks Leni!" Luan said. "I don't know if I could have done it without you?

In the moment Leni freed Luan from her handcuffs, she could have sworn she felt an immediate burst of warmth radiating from her sister. This was a stark comparison to the coldness she felt prior with Lori and Luan. This was as if a springtime sun was shining on her with just the right temperature. It was a different feeling from the numbing feeling of coldness she had to endure earlier. This new sensation instilled her with a sense of serenity and happiness for others. One thing was for sure: Leni really liked this feeling.

Just then, the bathroom door opened, and Lynn emerged with a smug look on her face. Luan followed by walking into the bathroom herself and closing the door behind her.

"Aww, I kinda thought it would be fun to give her a hard time in there," Lynn slightly giggled as she walked past Leni.

"I see you've taken advantage of the capabilities of the device I've implanted on you previously."

Leni's heart skipped a beat as a new voice came to her attention. She turned around to see none other than Lisa, who was looking up with an unamused expression.

"Capabi- device- what?" Leni wondered to herself.

"The thermal distress detector. Remember what I described yesterday?" Lisa inquired further.

Leni put a finger up to her cheek and glanced up at the ceiling. Distress detector sounded vaguely familiar…

"You know, you've probably been experiencing abnormal shifts in temperature, like sudden coldness perhaps?"

Leni gasped. That was exactly what happened with Lori and Luan!

"Ohhh, I get it! You did that to me!" Leni beamed at that realization.

"Took you long enough." Lisa rolled her eyes.

Just then, Luan walked out of the bathroom.

"Thanks again for freeing me Leni!" Luan said. "I should practice a bit more next time!"

"Totes!" Leni chirped.

Lisa took off her glasses and started wiping them on her sweater. "You may be going about displaying your whimsical little tokens of goodwill now, but soon you will see what is in store for the world out there. Don't get your hopes up."

Leni blinked and thought for a few seconds. Luan looked so happy to be free, and it was all because Leni was there to help her. If Leni didn't help, then she would be stuck for a while, and she'd have a really hard time doing anything in the bathroom! Just imagine seeing a zit on your face and not being able to do anything about it!

"Okay Lisa," Leni hesitated with her response. "Thanks for doing this!"

Leni turned to open the door, went inside, briefly turned her head to look at her sister again, before finally closing the door behind her.

Immediately, the first thing Leni did was look at herself in the mirror. Butterflies flew around in her stomach as she contemplated what Lisa had told her just now. What could possibly go wrong with just being nice to others? To make others happy? What was Lisa trying to tell her?

Leni turned open the faucet, cupped her hands under the flowing water, and splashed herself in the face a few times. In that moment, the cool refreshing water dripped off her face, and with it all her worries washed off too. None of what Lisa said should matter. What was important was that Leni was happy and everyone else was happy.

Within a few minutes, Leni walked out the bathroom, and the line had gotten longer than before with the new addition of Lincoln, Lola, and Lucy, all of which appeared to be warm. Lisa still stood in the front, and Leni glanced at her as she walked by. Lisa acknowledged Leni's presence, and the ditzy fashionista turned away upon making eye contact.

She really didn't need Lisa's negative attitude right now.

"Alright guys, we're at school!" Lori announced.

Lincoln, Lucy, Lola, Lana, and Lisa all bid their goodbyes and left Vanzilla, leaving the remaining high schoolers to their own devices.

Leni sat in the passenger's seat next to Lori while Luna and Luan sat in the seats behind them. There was a constant warmth radiating from behind Leni, and a contrasting chill directly to the left.

Thinking about it now, Lori felt cold all morning, starting from right when Lori woke up to this very moment driving the girls to school. Leni turned her head to see Luna and Luan laughing and overall having a good time, as they told jokes and stories about jamming it out with friends. There was something super eerie about how cold Lori was compared to her completely normal external appearance as the responsible and caring older sibling she was.

The ride continued on for a few more minutes until Lori finally parked in front of the high school.

"Alright guys, go to class!" Lori waved her hand towards the school. Luna and Luan wasted no time jumping out of Vanzilla. Once outside, they turned towards Vanzilla to see Lori, hands still gripped on the steering wheel and not moving from her seat.

"Dude, aren't you coming with us?" Luna yelled from outside.

"You guys go on ahead, I literally just wanna be alone for a while," Lori replied.

Luna shrugged and walked off towards the school.

Leni didn't move from her seat and made no effort to unbuckle or open the door. She turned and gazed at Lori, who had reclined in her seat and heaved a sigh.

"Leni, what are you still doing here?" Lori sighed while continuing to stare at the ceiling. "You're gonna be late."

For a few seconds, Leni remained in place, unsure of how to respond. A genuine look of concern slowly formed on Leni's face. Lori might not have given many outward signs, but something was clearly wrong within.

"Lori… I think we need to talk," Leni started.

"Come on Leni, we can do plenty of that later." Lori waved her hand dismissively.

"It's not about me Lori," Leni responded. "It's about you."

"I'm fine, I just need a moment." Lori turned her head to the left away from Leni.

A few seconds passed again as Leni contemplated her next move. She just had to get Lori to talk somehow. She couldn't keep her feelings bottled up forever.

Eventually, Leni put a hand on Lori's shoulder. "You told me I could come talk to you any time, you should talk to me too. Something's clearly bothering you."

Lori turned her head to face Leni. "Do you think I'm responsible? Mature?" she said.

Leni lurched back a bit at that. "What? You're like, totes the most responsible and mature person ever!"

"I'm not so sure about that…" Lori muttered.

"Really? Why?" Leni asked.

"Well, I literally have to face the reality soon. I'm getting older, and I'm gonna go off to college." Lori turned away from Leni. "I'm not sure if I'm ready to live independently. I'll have to get a job to help pay the bills, and I'll have to juggle all that with school and making sure things are okay with Bobby. It's all so overwhelming…"

Leni put a finger up to her cheek as she thought of just how to respond. So much information to keep track of, and they would easily become fleeting memories.

"Well, I think you're ready," Leni eventually asserted.

"You're just saying that," Lori said dismissively.

More time spent processing and thinking.

"You're my older sister. You're all of our older sisters." Leni eventually said.

"Yeah, and I've taken care of all you guys for as long as I've lived!" Lori exclaimed as she turned over to face Leni. "Mom and dad put me in charge all the time, and I have to make sure you guys are on your best behavior! I have to know you guys, remember everything, it's really stressful!" Lori crossed her arms.

"You're really good at it," Leni commented.

"I'd sure hope so." Lori uncrossed her arms and her eyes glanced down at the floor. "I don't know, this is all so new to me and if I mess up, that's really bad."

"But you're so smart!" Leni exclaimed. "Like, you're always willing to talk to us and you always know what to do! You're already a teacher to us, and you already have a job as the best older sister ever!"

The crippling icy sensation from Lori slowly but surely dissipated. Her temperature was now more akin to a delightfully cold ice cream cone. Lori downbeat expression slowly subsided, and she couldn't help but slightly grin at what Leni said.

"Aw, Leni, you don't have to," Lori said.

"When you're feeling down, someone should always be there to make you feel better." Leni slightly frowned and glanced away as she thought back to the incident with Janna earlier. "You deserve to be reminded of how amazing you are. If you can take care of 10 younger siblings, you could totes handle work and stuff!" Leni glanced back at Lori with an upbeat smile.

Lori was now outright smiling herself. She turned her head up to face her sister.

"Thanks Leni, you're literally a great sister." Lori reached in for a hug, which Leni gladly returned. The combination of literal warmth from Lori and figurative warmth of the hug mingled together to create a blissful embrace unlike any other.

The hug lasted for several seconds until Lori finally broke away. She took her phone out of her pocket and checked the screen. "Well, we're a few minutes late now. Sorry I kept you here." Lori apologized.

"If it's for you, it's totes worth it!" Leni chirped.

The duo got out of Vanzilla and started making their way towards the school building.

Leni felt warm inside herself now with how she made Lori's day a lot better. Lori might have continued having serious doubts about herself if she went unnoticed, but thanks to what Lisa had created, she was able to keep another person from descending into despair. Her upbeat smile widened as she continued; with her newfound powers, she could make people never have to be sad again. She could make the world a happier place.

That thought made Leni herself happy.

Lisa and Leni seem to have very differing outlooks on life, what will result of this? How will Leni's experiences with the device go? Will Lisa convey what she wants? Find out next time a few weeks from now! As always, thanks for reading and for the wonderful reviews, feel free to provide constructive criticism, and maybe throw in your ideas about what you would like to see from this story!

Thanks to Gumball2 for beta-reading!

Response to reviews:

Classicfilmfan: Interesting idea, but I'm having trouble coming up with a story for this, and also I fear that straight up solving one of the more prominent issues in the world would lead to a story with a scale larger than I ever intend on or am capable of writing.
Remedy for climate change: If

Celrock: I can't say I've ever watched the movie you're referencing, but shrinking/growing people is a relatively common trope that I may consider at some point. I also haven't seen tools that age people up as often, so that's another thing to consider. The aging up story would probably end up somewhat resembling what you're pointing out, though I would like to try and add its own distinction to prevent too much clichés. I feel like good stories can be made from these ideas, and I'm sure an opportunity will arise at some point.
Augmentation/Aging: Both eventually in some form