After what felt like hours, it was finally morning. Sniffles awakened and got ready for the day. Once he had washed up, he went over to his phone and called Lumpy's phone number. He waited a few minutes for a response, and then he heard him.
"Hello?"
"Lumpy, it's me, Sniffles. I've created a new sneezing powder, and I'd like you to test it, please."
"Me? Why not you?"
"It caused me to sneeze a significantly large number of times, that's why. And besides, if I recall correctly, you have much less of a problem with being made to sneeze."
"Oh, okay. I'll be right there."
"Thank you, goodbye." Sniffles then hung up the phone.
A few minutes later, Lumpy arrived and rang the doorbell. Sniffles answered, greeted Lumpy and let him inside the lab.
"So where's the sneezing powder stuff?" Lumpy asked.
"It's right... here..." Sniffles said as he picked up the shaker of sneezing powder from last night. He wanted to say more, but just interacting with the sneezing powder caused a big sneeze to build. He knew that sneezing in front of Lumpy wouldn't be so bad, so instead of trying not to sneeze, he quickly gave in and turned away from Lumpy, waiting for the sneeze to release. "Ah... AAAAAHHHH..."
"AAAAAAHHHHHH-CHOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!" The sneeze was released slightly earlier than both of them expected. But the damage was done, and Sniffles didn't have to sneeze again. He rubbed his trunk with his arm and spoke again. "Oh, my. Excuse me."
"It's okay. Now do I get to try the stuff?"
"Yes, but you must be careful. This is quite strong." Sniffles held the shaker in his hand and moved it towards the end of Lumpy's snout. Turning the shaker upside-down, he began to shake sneezing powder into Lumpy's nose.
The effect was near immediate. Lumpy's nostrils flared and his eyes tore up. His nose became extremely itchy, and regardless of whether he rubbed his nose, there was nothing he could do to weaken the sensation. He absolutely needed to sneeze.
"Ah... AAAH... SNIFFLES... AHHHH... STOP..." Lumpy managed to say, despite that he was feeling a sneezing fit coming on.
"Very well, then," Sniffles responded as he stopped and pulled the shaker away.
"AAAAH... AAAAAHHHH... AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Lumpy threw his neck forwards as he sneezed powerfully, and then started to sneeze again. He tilted his head at least one inch backwards before throwing it forwards, and it repeated at least three times. "AH-CHOOOOOOOOOOOO! AH-CHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! AAHHHH... CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The inhale before the third sneeze lasted a little longer than the others. The sneezes didn't do any actual harm, but they were all loud enough to catch Sniffles off-guard. He looked surprised and shocked, partially because of how Lumpy sneezed and partially because of how effectively the sneezing powder worked. Lumpy soon recovered from the sneezes and rubbed his nostrils on his forefinger, assuming the sneezing powder was finished with him.
"Oh, my scientific mind! Those were some sneezes!" Sniffles said. "I guess the sneezing powder really worked."
"Is that good? Ah..." Lumpy needed to sneeze again. "AAAAH..." To hold back the sneeze, Lumpy brought the side of his hand to his nose and rubbed a few times, but it didn't seem to be of any help.
"Well, technically, it is, assuming that this powder remains in the right hands and is used carefully at all times. But I must warn you, intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the powder will lead to--" Sniffles didn't get to finish his warning.
"AAAAHHHH! CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Lumpy released another loud sneeze, and then started to inhale again. He quickly brought up his left hand to sneeze into. "Ah, AAAAAHHHH... CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Lumpy removed his hand and tried to catch his breath. That sneezing powder was really affecting him, maybe even more than anything he was allergic to, like pollen. He didn't know that there was actually pollen in the sneezing powder, however. Sniffles patiently waited until the moose was done sneezing before he continued.
"--will lead to harmful or fatal results."
"Ugh. Sorry, Sniffles, I just can't stop sneezing..." Lumpy rubbed his nose on his hand, causing his nostrils to itch again. "But it feels... Aaaah... pretty good... Aaaaahhhh..."
"Are you implying that you're enjoying the sneezing powder?"
"Aaaahhhh..." Lumpy inhaled, bringing his left hand back to his face. "It's not... Aaaaaahhhh... the powder, it's the... AAAAAAAHHHHHH... the sneez... es... AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH... I'm gonna... AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH... Sneeze... AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH..."
"Oh, not again..." Sniffles muttered to himself.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH..." Lumpy inhaled as he held his hand in front of his twitching nostrils, and tilted his head back repeatedly. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH... AAAAAAAHHHHH..." Just as he thought he was going to sneeze, however, the urge faded. He removed his hand from his face and sighed.
"I think it's stuck..." Lumpy sniffled. The sneeze had gone away, but his nostrils still itched slightly. "Hey, can I please borrow that powder?"
"Very well, then, but you must at least promise you'll be careful," Sniffles said as he handed the powder to Lumpy. Fortunately, he took it with his right hand, which was the hand he hadn't sneezed on yet. "I know how much of an imbecile you are..."
As much as Lumpy wanted to sneeze, he was very worried about what would happen. He didn't know how many times he would sneeze or how strongly he would do it, but he could bet that it would be a big one. Holding the shaker over his nose, he shook a very small amount of sneezing powder onto his nostrils. They suddenly cringed and reddened, and he cringed as well. His eyes began to tear up slightly. The sneeze was returning, and it was going to be a big one.
"Aaahhh..." Lumpy hastily gave the powder back to Sniffles, and started fanning his right hand in front of his face. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHH..."
Sniffles nervously moved out of the way so that Lumpy wouldn't sneeze on him. Sniffles also put his hands to the sides of his head so that he wouldn't hear the sneeze.
Lumpy released the huge sneeze, and this time, it was loud enough to shake the entire room. It also caused some objects to fall to the floor, but none of them were broken or severely damaged. The sneeze felt amazing to release, but Lumpy lost a good amount of breath in releasing it. After the sneeze and its effects had finally ended, Sniffles removed his hands and returned to Lumpy.
"Ugh. Wow. That was a pretty good one." Lumpy rubbed his nose on his right forefinger.
"Gesundheit, Lumpy," Sniffles said. Lumpy didn't know what the word meant, but he didn't question it.
"Thanks for letting me try the sneezing powder, Sniffles. It works just a little too good," Lumpy said, still rubbing his nose. "I'm gonna go home for now. Sorry about all the sneezes."
"It's no problem whatsoever, Lumpy. It was what the powder was meant to cause. See you later."
Lumpy walked over to the front door, opened it with his right hand, and left the lab, closing the door behind him. Sniffles opened the door again to spray some disinfectant on the doorknob.
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