"Look, I dunno if you should go around changing people too much," Chris warned. "We don't know what kind of ripple effect your little games might have. Like, what if you changed the way someone looked, but reality changed as well...you know, like maybe their parents changed too, and because their parents changed, other people changed too..."
"Fine, I'll be careful," Ty pouted, brushing off her concerns. However, he smiled at another thought. "Even if I don't change people physically, I can change their choices, though! Like, wishing someone was nice to someone else instead of mean! And stuff, I can change that! Clothes and things!"
"I guess," Chris pondered. "But not like something huge until we know what your power does. I mean, if you wished your stepparents were millionaires and lived in a big house, it might make it so that you always lived in a big house and you never lived near me, which means we would have never met!"
"That's probably why you get all the A's in class," Ty teased. "But I get it, I won't make crazy wishes, and I'll try to discuss them with you first." Chris nodded in relief. "So, where are we going?"
"Do we really have to go somewhere like this?" Chris looked down.
"We only have a week, so we should do as much as we can!" Ty encouraged. "I got it, how about the beach?!"
"The beach? But why - " Chris started.
"Swimsuits, of course!" Ty responded.
"Swimsuits? I can't wear one like this?!" Chris sputtered, aghast at the thought of putting her new appendage on display.
"What's wrong with a Speedo?" Ty goaded Chris, but at her frown, laughed. "Fine, how about something more like this?" Ty waved his hand, and on the bed was a bikini set and a pair of swim shorts.
"I guess I can get by with these," Chris sighed, picking up the swim shorts and the bikini top.
"Great! That means these are mine!" Ty giggled, grabbing the skimpy bikini bottom as Chris gave him a stare, then rolled her eyes.
After an uneventful bus ride, Ty and Chris finally arrived at the beach. Ty could have wished them there, but Chris was still wary of his power. Setting out their towels and umbrella, Ty eagerly stripped down to just the bikini bottom, which looked rather odd on his still masculine frame, and Chris reluctantly followed suit. Although Chris felt Ty stood out like a sore thumb, no one else on the beach so much as gave him a second glance, which led her to hope Ty's wish about nobody noticing their changes worked.
"Last one in's a rotten egg!" Ty called over his shoulder as he ran for the water. Chris blushed a little, then followed more slowly, the swim shorts not providing much support. The sensation between her legs when she got into the water distracted her, but not as much as Ty, who kept swimming up to her and rubbing up against her. She was fairly certain he was doing it on purpose just to annoy her. Finally, the two grew tired of the water and flopped down on their towels.
"So, what can we have fun with around here?" Ty asked mischievously, but catching Chris' sharp look, continued, "Just small stuff, I'm not going to change the world...yet," he added with a wink. Looking around, he first made a wish that no one would notice any changes he made here, just in case. "How about...something like this?"
Catching sight of a rather athletic man in a Speedo, no less, obviously showing off for his girlfriend, Ty grinned. As Chris watched, Ty changed the dark blue speedo into frilly, lacy, pink polka-dot swim shorts, and his girlfriend's skimpy bikini into a childish-looking one piece with floaties. Oblivious to the changes, the man continued to strike poses flexing his muscles, and the woman hanging off him tried her best to show off her assets while completely covered up.
"You're crazy," Chris sighed at Ty, but couldn't help giggling a bit at the ridiculous sight. As they continued to people-watch, every so often someone's outfit or toys would morph into something absurd, drawing no attention from its owner, but causing Chris and Ty to double over in laughter. Finally, the sun began to get lower, and the two packed up to head back.
"Hey, your hair's longer," Chris noted, looking at Ty, whose hair now curled a bit around his neck.
'Yeah, and yours is shorter," Ty responded. "And you look...hairier... OW!" Ty yelped as Chris punched him in the arm. "I'm not kidding!" Looking down, Chris realized Ty was right. Where her legs were once shaven silky-smooth, it was pretty obvious hair was growing in, and her underarms held more than the regular stubble. Even her chin felt a bit fuzzier. Ty, on the other hand, appeared to have smoother cheeks with finer features, and the hair on his legs was lighter.
"It's starting," Ty giggled in anticipation, and while Chris wasn't quite as eager, she couldn't help but be struck by the changes. "It's a shame we have to go home."