Accepted the explanation

Luke had heard that these knockoffs were not exactly the same as legitimate x-change pills. Pirate x-change was made using domestic 3D atomic printers hooked up to quantum home computers. Real X-change used commercial printers and custom positronic Uber-computers slaved together and running top tier genetic re-sequencing AI algorithms- or some shit like that. Basically you got what you paid for - but he’d heard that this black market pill pusher was moving pure grade blues - or their equivalent. “Yeah, whatever,” he said as he got back into his E-car and headed back to his share house.

He went in, left his keys on the entry table. “You got it?” Dave asked

“Yeah, yeah…” Luke grumbled. Dave had hooked him up with the dealer. “I’m gonna take it in a minute.”

“Get your clothes off! I nearly strangled myself when I beefed up! It’s primo shit mate. The bomb!” He said, flexing his new muscles.

“Yeah, ok.” Luke went into his room. He closed his eyes, feeling stressed. Should he take it? The colour from the pill was staining the plastic. It was cheap shit and looked blue with hints of purple and pink. Luke knew it was food colouring and that it was cosmetic only… still… But Dave had taken it the other day and was half a foot taller, all muscle and handsome in a way he’d never been.

“Fuck it,” Luke said as he stripped. “Fuck fuck fuck fuck…”

He looked down at his unremarkable body for hopefully the last time.