"Tell me how it works," says Walker. "Now." He stands there with his arms folded, towering over you. You are going to have the shit beaten out of you if you don't come up with something. You try to think fast. "Okay, just calm down, Walker. I'll tell you." He loosens up a little and takes a step back, but his eyes are still fixed on you aggressively. "So that ring, it's magic, okay? I didn't believe it, and I tried it out for fun, and then it worked. It can switch things about people, or at least that's what the box said." Walker nods, putting the small plastic band on. You stare uneasily at the chipped gem as it glints on your cousin's finger. You need to outsmart him. "But see that chip in the top? The person at the magic shop said that the ring isn't working properly. There's some bad... side effects." Your cousin looks up sharply, and shoves you backwards. "The fuck??? You didn't fucking tell me that before I put it on? You think I won't hit you, stubby dick?" You cringe. You want to tell him the goddamn thing is his, that he's the real 'stubby dick', but you have to stay calm.
"No, no! Not like that. It happens when you use it. You kiss the ring, and then it switches whatever you were thinking of with whoever you were thinking of. But it will also switch something else, something you don't pick. And it only works once a day, too, otherwise I would have just switched right back. I just wanted to test it by switching our eye color." Walker rolls his eyes when you get to that part. "Yeah, I bet," he says. "The dick fanatic was thinking about my eye color." Jesus, he's being even more of an asshole than usual. Against your better judgement, you improvise a little. Maybe you can scare him into not using it, or at least stop him from changing you. "It will also give you whatever the person is most insecure about. The guy at the shop said something about, uh, balancing something wanted with something unwanted, I think." You can see he's buying it. He nods awkwardly, changing the subject. "Well, I'll just have to be careful with my ring then. Just gotta find a dude feeling insecure about being rich or a movie star or some shit." He grins at you. "This is fucking dope, thanks Cuz. Enjoy whacking off, I'm gonna go out."
"Wait!" You sound more desperate than you mean to. "Hey Walker - you're planning to use it, right? What if your friends notice your eye color is different, or you switch something in public and someone notices? Plus it could backfire! You should use it here, where it's safe." You're pushing it, but you have to try to get the ring back. Who knows what your asshole cousin is going to do with his powers? To your surprise though, he turns back and sits at your laptop. He kicks his dirty socks up on your computer desk. Gross. "Fine, but buzz off. I'm gonna go shopping."
You resign yourself to making dinner, trying desperately to come up with a plan. But by the time you finish the stir fry you're still coming up short. You start to make your way down the hall, ready to tell your cousin that food is ready. Then you hear a shout from your room. You dash to the door, deciding it would be best to knock first. "Walker?" A muffled voice responds urgently. "Get in here, [name]!"
You throw open the door to find...