So, let me tell you how this all went down. About three or so weeks ago, I was just an average guy. I know, Its hard to believe, right? But, I'm telling you. I was normal like everyone else. I was minding my own business, doing some homework? Or was I at work? It's really hard to keep straight with so many realities. I was minding my own business when an ornate lamp just appeared by my hand. Gem encrusted, detailed embossing, stuff like that, not the plain looking lamp in the Disney movie. I reached for a stapler or something and knocked it over, when my hand brushed it because I didn't realize it was there.
I jumped clear out of my seat when it toppled over and made so much noise! And I nearly died when this crazy peach colored gas came pouring out! I thought it was some sort of bio-chemical attack and that I was going to become the first zombie! I wanted to run but was frozen in terror and couldn't move.
In front of me appeared a genie! I nearly fainted. I know I sound crazy, but really, this happened!
"Ahh, Master 37,493. You have 1 wish, I will not try to twist it, but being specific is still encouraged. You have 3 minutes to make the wish. Once your wish is made or your time is gone, I will disappear to the next dimension." This humanoid creature bellowed.
I was awestruck! Me? A Wish? A prank? A trap?
I had so many questions but my time was limited. I had imagined my wishes if I was Aladdin as a child. But I never came up with a wish that wouldn't eventually cause a problem. My mind emptied, filled again, and shut down... it didn't help that the genie counted off every thirty seconds.
In a panic, I new that I wanted something I could control, so I could undo or make changes later, because being the sexiest man alive sounds good until your life gets turned upside down for it and I don't get to keep him for three wishes to undo a stupid one.
"Only thirty seconds remain master, If you want for reality to bend to your will, it is time to speak." it said.
I stammered, "I wish... that I could... with a person of my choosing, at will... trade a trait, characteristic, skill knowledge, or status, and that reality changes to make it unnoticeable to anyone but me... and that I know both realities with priority on the new one."
The creature grinned and disappeared, as though he never existed. I thought I was losing my mind, I went to the bathroom and grabbed some water. I laughed at myself and critiqued the wish I had made... I meant to say trade or copy, so I wouldn't have to make someone else weaker as I made myself better... and I nearly obliterated my memories after the first trade, but besides that, and the moral implications that come with it, I thought I did okay, not that I believed it really happened.
I eventually tested it and realized I had this amazing power. The rest is sorta history.