After a few unsuccessful tries, Sarah came across an unusual webpage while searching for the store named Xavier's Comic Exchange.
It was a geeky comic store at the mall that also catered for Dungeons and Dragons and action figures and the like. Sarah had passed by the store and looked through the enough times to know there was nothing in this world that would make her go inside.
However, this page was not for that store. It looked like a blog of some kind, featureless except for dated entries in pale text on a black backdrop. Suddenly a new browser window opened on top of the page, filled with gaudy text and numbers.
"Geez, a pop-up," Sarah muttered, but before she clicked the little 'X' to close it down, she caught sight of its contents.
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then try our NEW service - TEXCHANGE!
Don't like something about your LOOK? Take a picture of it and SEND it to us!
SEND IT TO: 10 20 30
We'll send you a replacement for the day! TRADE parts with people from all round the WORLD - or more EXOTIC parts from our ENORMOUS database! Only $5.00 per photo message!
Like your replacement? SHARE it with your friends! Only $0.25 per photo message and EVERYONE can enjoy your new nose, ears, butt ;) or whatever!
Share a photo with 20 friends and KEEP IT YOURSELF, FOREVER! TOTALLY FREE!**
(Most changes expire after roughly 24 hours. If unwanted changes persist beyond 3 days, consult your physician immediately. This is a cosmetic entertainment product and the company accepts no legal responsibility for misuse of the product by customers.)
Accompanying the text were numerous photos of supposedly satisfied customers, expertly Photoshopped to have different hair or eyes, or more extreme alterations, there was even a picture of a grinning guy with his own boobs.
Sarah didn't know exactly what compelled her to oblige the pop-up advert. Maybe she thought the idea of anonymously swapping photos of body parts with complete strangers sounded fun. Maybe deep down, she hoped those silly Photoshop pictures could be real, and she had found a way to make herself even more beautiful. Maybe she wanted something rude to gross out her little brother. Whether it was mischievousness, vanity or just plain curiosity, Sarah chose to act selfishly like she usually did.
She was going to trade parts on this crazy messaging scheme "“ but first she needed a good picture. So Sarah decided to use her cellphone to take a photo of
