Nick quickly scanned the piece of paper and chuckled. "Honey, listen to this."
He read the note aloud:
"Dear Friend, You have come into possession of a true treasure! This amulet is known as the Medallion of Zulo and it has magical capabilities. I know you may scoff, but believe me it is true. I should know, for I have used it over the past months to make my life richer and happier. You can too. It is a simple device in operation: you simply place the medallion over your head, around your neck and ensure it is touching bare skin. You may then do one of the following:
- touch a worn item of clothing to the medallion. Your physical form will transform to match the form of the person who last wore the clothes.
- touch a new item of clothing to the medallion. Your own form will alter sufficiently to fit the clothing touching the medallion.
- multiple items of clothing may be touched simultaneously to combine effects.
- have another person touch the medallion. The physical forms of the two people will exchange. I have no reason to suppose that this does not work with animals as well, so beware.
Note also the following:
- the medallion does not work on pregnant women.
- if the medallion is removed before the transformation completes (it usually takes 30-40 minutes), then the change may stop if possible.
- only one change is possible within a single 12 hour period. After that the medallion will not work on the same person again until those 12 hours are up.
Use it wisely!
Yours,
Charles Bejamin Wittman."
By this point, Megan was staring at him. Nick grinned, "Pretty bizarre, huh?"
Megan nodded. "But why bother? It's a pretty elaborate note for such an unimpressive hoax."
Nick agreed, but looked pensive. "What if it's not a hoax?"
His girlfriend laughed, "Oh, come on!"
He smirked, "Well, if you're such a doubter, you won't have any problem trying it out, will you?"
"If you like." She grinned, almost egging him on. She wanted to prove him wrong.
Nick pondered for a moment. "Okay, fine," he said, "wait there. I'm just gonna go to the mall. I'll be back in 20 minutes. Don't go anywhere!"
Megan watched him dash out, taking the medallion with him. She chuckled, "Honestly..."
