(inspired by another writing.com story -
http://www.Writing.Com/main/interact/item_id/1828266-The-Super-Swapper
)
Jon eventually came to, not knowing what happened. He noticed a metal ring around his wrist. It was mostly plain, and had six buttons, a screen much like an ipod display and 2 arrow buttons on it. "What is this thing?" he thought. It seemed to fit tightly around his wrist, and when he tried to take it off, it wouldn't budge. Not making any progress with removing it, he decided to press the button. No sooner had he done this than a holographic image appeared in front of him. Its sudden appearance cause him to jump back in surprise.
-GREETINGS REGISTERED USER JON REILLY. YOU ARE NOW IN POSSESSION OF A SUPER SWAPPER. THE SUPER SWAPPER IS A TOOL THAT ALLOWS YOU TO EXCHANGE ASPECTS ABOUT YOURSELF WITH ANOTHER. TO USE THE SUPER SWAPPER, SIMPLY AIM THE DEVICE AT ANOTHER PERSON AND PRESS THE BUTTON. ONCE PRSSED, TIME WILL STOP FOR ALL BUT YOU AND OTHERS NEARBY WHO ARE IN POSSESSION OF A SUPER SWAPPER AS WELL, AND A HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY WILL BE BROUGHT UP FOR YOUR USE. USING THE HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY, SELECT YOUR CHOICES UNDER CLOTHING, BODY, LIFE OR PERSONALITY FROM THE MENU THEN SELECT "APPLY CHANGES". TIME WILL RESUME, AND THE CHANGES YOU HAVE SELECTED WILL IMMEDIATELY TAKE EFFECT. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT PAID WILL NOT CAUSE AND PHYSICAL CHANGES TO EITHER THE USER OR THE TARGET.-
-FOR DETAILS ON EACH OPTION, CONSULT THE "USER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MENU SREEN AT ANY TIME.-
The holographic image disappeared.
You press the button again, and have a look under the instructions.
-Reality adjusts after each swap so that everything seems normal. Swaps are only noticed by those with a Super Swapper.
-Swaps are between the user and the target.
-Swaps of any of the 4 categories can be all at once or only one or a few.
-When doing a swap, you select the options before hand, then aim at the target and press the activation button. Whoever it is aimed at when you press the activation button will be swapped with, whether it was the intended target or not.
-When using the Life and Personality options together, if you switch lives with someone, and then switch personalities with that person while still in their life, you will recieve their own original personality instead of the personality of their current life.
-Even though they will be completely aware that the swap happened, switches that affect you mentally such as Personality and certain Life options will have full effect. You will know that they have switched, but how you act after the switch will seem perfectly normal to you.
-The Super Swapper only works on humans.
-Very hard impacts, and electrical surges to the device will cause the device to temporarily malfunction, and the device will not always perform the intended swaps and it may choose random options instead. This malfunction does not change how the device works.
-The Super Swapper can not swap with someone else with a Super Swapper without their permission.
Clothing
Clothing will readjust to fit you comfortably. You will also switch all other clothes you own with the target's. If you switch clothing with a person of the opposite gender, you will now be expected to dress like that gender by others.
Torso - Shirts
Legs - Pants, skirts
Footwear - Shoes, socks
Headwear - Glasses, hats
Underwear - For women, bra also counts as part of this
Accessories - Makeup, jewlery
Tattoos
Body:
Clothing does not switch with the body and readjusts to fit the new body comfortably.
Head
Hair
Eyes
Facial Hair
Body Hair
Torso
Arms
Hands
Legs
Feet
Genitals
Voice
Skin
Life:
First Name
Skills - Single, Multiple, or All
Relationships - Friends and/or family - Single, Multiple, or All
Status - Popularity, The way people generally think of you
Occupation - Pertains to work and school - Single, Multiple, or All
Gender - Does not actually change your gender, but makes other perceive you as that gender.
Age - Does not actually change your age, but makes others perceive you as that age
Possessions - Things you own, other than clothing - Single, Multiple, or All
Personality:
Interests - Single, Multiple, or All
Mannerisms - Posture, way you walk, way you talk
Well, Jon pondered all the possibilities, and decided to switch with...
