“Let’s fucking go!” I said aloud as I walked up the sidewalk to the condo. My eyes were locked on the small brown box that UPS had delivered right around the time that I had finished up with my mail route for the day. “The final ingredient!” I said as I picked up the box, pulled out my keys, and opened the door to the condo. Hearing Ryan once again playing video games I took the box directly to my bedroom and then walked back out into the living.
“What’d you get this time?” Ryan asked without looking away from the TV.
“More socks.” I said as I watched as Ryan lined up his opponent for a headshot.
“Fuck sake dude.” Ryan fired the sniper rifle and his opponent dropped to the ground. “How many pairs of socks did you order?” He said as his character pushed forward ducking behind a crate for cover.
“I told you dude. I’m just trying out different socks.” I said walking into the kitchen. “I’m on my feet all day, so I want to make sure my feet are comfy.” I grabbed a Coke Zero from the fridge and sat it on the counter. “Anyways I’m going to make a sandwich and chill tonight.” I pulled out a pack of deli meat and some cheese. “This warmer weather is taking it out of me.” I grabbed a plate and a couple slices of bread. “You doing anything?” I glance over to Ryan who was still engaged in his game.
“This and...” Ryan held up the controller in his hands, and then used it to point at his drink next to him. “And this.”
I chuckled and closed the refrigerator door. “Well dude keep work on that K/D ratio.” I said walking back into the living room. “I’m gonna eat, shower, maybe take a nap... and maybe I’ll come hang out. I don’t really know.” I said heading off towards my bedroom.
After quickly scarfing down the sandwich I found myself standing in the shower trying to decide who would be my first test subject. I had narrowed the list down to four people, but I had been putting off the final decision until I had all the materials needed to make the wand.
”Ryan...” I pictured my roommate in my head. ”What are the pros?..” I asked myself. ”I know him... He’s not historically significant... He would likely end up being a uber cute gamer tomboy...” I paused and rubbed my temples. “Cons... He’s historically significant to me. I mean, how would my life change if he hadn’t been my roommate?.. Then there’s the fact that I would still know that it’s Ryan... But I guess I could get over that.”
I spun around and pictured Evelyn Mathison in my head. “Pros?” I pictured the frail old woman in my head. “She seemingly has no family whatsoever... So changing her shouldn’t change reality too much... I don’t know anything about her personality, but Rewrite should make the new Evelyn fit into the modern world... I can’t see a gorgeous 25 year old being into bingo and the Price is Right...” I cracked my knuckles. “Cons... I guess I really don’t know that she isn’t historically insignificantly... Maybe she had an affair with a politician... I don’t know.” I opened my eyes and watched the water flow down the drain. ”I guess that’s it for the cons...”
I once again spun around and pictured Libby Evans in my head. ”Pros?” I pictured the high school track phenom in my head. ”She graduates soon and she’s 18 years old according to her recruiting profile... Plus she’s not historically important...” I briefly though about the 100m state title that she had won. ”So the school doesn’t have the state champion in the 100m, that’s fine...” I once again pictured the athletic blonde beauty in my head. ”She’s already a 10 so there be minimal changes... I guess other than age. I can’t have an 18 year thirsting after me... 21 would be much better... Then she could drink... Yeah... 21 is the sweet spot for her...” I paused and let out a sigh. ”So what are the cons?.. She’s young and has a full life ahead of her... So it would be kind of shit for me to rob her of that...” I felt a twinge of guilt and thought about Evelyn. ”It would be better if I used it on someone else who was down on their luck or someone whose life needed turned around...” The image of Evelyn and the image of Libby faded from my conscious and an image of the local strip clubbed named Knockers appeared in my head.
”I could always just pick a random girl and Knockers and go that route...” I thought turning around and envisioning the inside of the strip club in my head. ”The girls seemed decent the one time that I was there... And there’s no way I would be changing history by transforming a stripper...” I opened my eyes and again stared down at the shower drain. ”But how would I use the wand on one of them? I would have to stalk them or abduct them...” I cringed at the thought of abducting a stripper. _”I guess I would have the same issue with Libby too... Shit...” I let out another sigh. ”I guess that moves Ryan and Evelyn up to the top spot... But which one?”
