Jason heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Jason?"
He turned around to see his friend Chloe. She had been one of his best friends since childhood, even graduating high school with him, and was now working at a juice bar.
"Chloe! Hi!"
She went up and hugged him. The relationship between Chloe and Jason was purely platonic, but she loved to give hugs to anyone she felt was deserving of it. Jason could only imagine what her boyfriend experienced, because the hugs she gave to him were nothing short of affectionate. He shrugged and hugged back.
"How've you been? Haven't seen you in a while."
"Well, I'm still waiting on the response from that IT course."
"Hey, listen, my shift at work ended like ten minutes ago. You wanna hang out?"
"Yeah, that'd be great."
Of course, Chloe had no idea what she was in for. Jason decided then and there that she would be a good candidate for modification with the katana. It might seem, to anyone else, like he were plotting to commit cruelty to one of his best friends, but since the sword was capable of altering reality, no one else would really care. As such, he pressed the red button, freezing time. Looking Chloe up and down, he wondered what to do with her...