"Well, there's the answer," said Karyn, as the wish took effect.
"What's the answer?" said Jon, who was still a Goth Karyn but without piercings. "I can't make wishes any more?"
"No, you can. Remember, you accidentally wished your mother dead? You just couldn't reverse it. The explosion changed how reversing worked."
"What?"
"Jon, the 'you can't reverse wishes' part got messed up."
"What does that mean?"
"It means that you can't reverse any wishes... only now you can't even reverse them by rewording them. It also means that your current shape can't be reversed by any means."
"But you were able to reverse wishes."
"That's right. Anyone else can reverse anything else they want. They don't even have to worry about wording any more. It's just you. I guess I have to get used to my friend looking like me with dark fashions and smaller breasts...."