Simon called his friends but couldn't invite them over, he was grounded... He's always grounded. If it isn't for missing an assignment at school it's for forgetting a chore, if it isn't for forgetting a chore its for acting out in class, or staying out too late and making his parents worry, or saying a bad word.
Simon learned long ago that it isn't worth it to try, no matter his intention, his parents will find a reason to ground him. Heaven forbid they try to just be a happy family. Honestly, Simon couldn't imagine having a relationship with his parents after turning 18, they couldn't ground him and that would remove 99% of their interaction.
Simon now had the Chronivac and freedom was a few mouse clicks away, but something was missing...
Simon was about to make himself a 20 year old, independent, male model/action star, but he knew he wouldn't be happy. His parents took something from him, and he wanted to take it back and maybe even rub their faces in it.
He decided his revenge would be best served slowly. He would swap roles with his dad, then ground him for a while. Once Simon felt he got his payback, he would swap his mom and dad and ground her for a bit... then he could feel satisfied in going off and doing his own thing.
Although Simon wanted to have the power, he also wanted to enjoy taking the power from his tormentors. As he planned, He selected his father and selected role swap, there was suddenly a list that popped up, listing a huge array of roles he has (work, nuclear family, extended family, social-friends, social-parent, social-neighborhood...) Simon clicked the select all button and next.
How long do you wish for this transformation to take? Simon selected 5 days wanting to revel in watching he and his dad swap power dynamics.
World awareness Simon set to 0 without thought or hesitation.
User awareness is where Simon struggled, he wanted to know how to fill the shoes but didn't want to forget who he was... Simon reasoned that 50-50 would be aware of both realities but neither would feel natural. He wanted it to feel natural and enjoy it at the same time. Simon wanted to accept 8 out of 10 changes at face value, so in thinking back to his 50-50 analogy, 10/50 would be 20% aware of changes, so saying 10% aware would make him catch 20% of the changes as they happen. (Simon felt that he caught what few others would, when in reality he overthought the setting.)
A notice popped up explaining that reality will be slowly and constantly updating so he may sometimes notice more or less of the progress. Simon acknowledged this.