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By August, the laughter stopped. The average person had gained nearly 18 pounds of pure mass.

The "Second-Fats" became a global religion. Cults formed, claiming the mass was a gift from a heavy god. Scientists worked frantically to reverse the atmospheric bonding, but the fat was "true"—it had its own blood supply and nervous system. It was part of us. Year 1: The Heavy Earth 1 Fat Every Second

Society became quieter, slower, and strangely more empathetic. We were all carrying the same burden, second by second. No one was thin, so no one was judged. By August, the laughter stopped

But humanity adapted. We became a species of constant movement. Since we couldn't stop the growth, we fueled our world with it. The excess tissue was surgically harvested in "Lipo-Plants" to be refined into biofuels. We literally ran our cities on the weight of our own bodies. Cults formed, claiming the mass was a gift from a heavy god