The beam didn't hit the girl's hair as she leaned back as she was held in his arms, instead it hit the man's hair!
Karyn gasped as she caught the breeze on the back of her neck. Where there had been long blond hair was now a dark crew cut! She watched the guy across the street, now with long blond feminine locks. His girlfriend was combing his hair with her fingers, surprised at how long it had suddenly become.
"Crap, let's get out of here!" Jon said, and pulled Karyn round the corner in to a neighbouring street and out of sight.
"What're we going to do Jon? I missed the shot! I can't keep this hair!"
"Well you wanted rid of your old hair too," Jon replied. "We can get you other hair. If that couple saw us they would've figured we were to blame. I must say, I didn't expect them to react to it, I was kinda used to the wishing stone and the way it alters reality, but I don't think this ray gun has the same power!"
"So what now? Try and find someone else's hair?"
"Sure but first, we may need to make some changes to the swapper, or make another device to cover our tracks..."