A few feet away, a dark stranger watched with some interest at the events unfolding. There would be chaos today, and the day was still young. But tomorrow was another say. And thanks to what was happening, a new reality also. Unlike the all the normal people in this place, the mysterious dark stranger knew that every time a person was changed by this transformation chain, reality changed itself into something new, but only within the confines of the town and maybe a few miles outside. But still, there were quite a few people living in the town of Lake Point and plenty more new realities to be created by them.
He sat down at a nearby table and listened in on the conversation between Victoria and Patti, which was slowly changing into that of a mother/daughter talk. He was especially interested by the fact that the little girl was acting like an adult and that the grown woman was on her way to acting like a little girl.
As Victoria led Patti to a table, the confused woman mumbled "But I'm the mother."
"Don't be silly, dear," Victoria (who still looked like an 8-year old girl) said, sitting down at the table and crossing her short legs. "Now sit down and eat your food."
