The first one was when they arrived at the party. Jonnie tripped, and of course several things spilled out of her pursee. The bottle of pills got knocked over and several different pills fell out.
Jonnie realized in horror that she had forgotten the lid, but just picked up the pills. A few people were watching. But nothing had really gone wrong--she got the pills back and it wasn't as if she spilled them in a drink, right? It would be terribly unlikely for that to ever happen.
Todd Burke said "How did you get those? We thought that...."
"Huh?" replied Jonnie.
He pointed to two plates of brownies. There was a label on each one: "Think-Like-a-Girl Brownies". And on the opposite side, "Think-Like-a-Guy Brownies". They looked normal... "Wait a minute," said Jonnie. "You baked my pills into brownies?"
"I didn't, the people who set up the party did. It's not as if everyone isn't warned."
"But I never---"
"Seriously? You must have found the same store. What in the world do you want those pills for, anyway?"
"I'm a clone, remember? I'm normally just like Jon. If I don't take a pill, wearing skirts creeps me out. Now what's this about a store?"
"There's a rumor that they found a magic store in the mall. It's all very silly, except I ate one and I had to fight the urge to put on makeup. Maybe it's the power of suggestion."
Jon, who was watching, said "Oh, no. Jonnie?" He whispered into Jonnie's ear. "I get it. If you wish for something to exist, there's an explanation of how it got there. If the explanation is that you bought those pills at a magic shop..."
"... then anyone could have gotten some," continued the clone.
Jonnie spotted Sarah McMillan in the crowd. Her school was close enough that she could come to parties here. Sarah poured herself a cup of punch, reached for a brownie, and then noticed the sign. She moved away and picked up a handful of barbecue potato chips instead.
Sydney Westmore passed Sarah and did take a brownie from the guy pile. One bite later, she was wiping off her lipstick in disgust.
Jon's roommate Paul took a girl brownie. He ate it. "This can't possibly work," he said. "They must want to see if anyone would dare eat one. They--"
"Which one did you get?" asked Jonnie.
"I don't understand it. I'm a girl. I just know it. I don't like guys all of a sudden, but it all just feels wrong."
"Kiss me, Paul," said Todd. "You're a girl, right? But your body hasn't changed."
"I can't help feel I'm really a girl, but if I am I must be a lesbian! In a man's body! I still don't like guys that way!"
"Wow," said Jonnie. "This is serious and everyone's using it for party tricks. I suppose it's like getting drunk."
Approaching was a blonde bombshell who was not Sarah. Karyn took one look at the plates of brownies and said "Jon, did you do this?" Jon and Jonnie both heard her over the noise and replied "Not really."
"Well, I just had three girls flirt with me. I don't think they're all normally lesbians. Now admit it. What did you do?"
"I-wished-for-pills-and-it-changed-reality-so-other-people-bought-some-too-and-baked-them-into-brownies," said Jonnie.
"Do something about it?"
"They wear off, Karyn. It'll be over."
One of the girls, an Asian brunette, held out half a brownie to Karyn. "I ate this and you look really hot now. Have the rest of it!" Karyn just stared at it....
