Roy thought hard about who would be his ideal swapping partner. They would have to be rich, or at least didn't have to work to live comfortably, maybe married to a breadwinner. They would need to be at most his age, although preferably a bit younger so he didn't have to live with wasting his time at college getting a degree in a field with a practically dead end job market for those who only did just ok. No one would hire the average guy over the overachiever, or even just the industry standard, with which he was neither. What a massive waste of time that had been.
His self deprecating thoughts were interrupted when his neighbor, with whome he shared a balcony with, exited her appartment wearing practically nothing. She had on one of the thinnest g-strings he had ever seen, and was topless from what he could tell. His neighbor, the hot 20 year old named Fae, was unemployed, and from what he knew, she was actually a total genius, having graduated college at the age of 18 with a bachelor's degree in something he couldn't remember. The 2 of them had a friendly relationship, but respected each others privacy. They would never actually be anything more than friends though, as she was a lesbian and he was a man. She lived alone though, so he sometimes would keep her company.
The one thing about Fae though, was that she was a compulsive exhibitionist to anyone she felt safe around. And you were one of those people. Which is why the sight of her nearly naked body standing on your balcony wasn't surprising at all. She did this all the time actually. Something about how she likes the feeling of the wind blowing on her nipples.
Now that he thought about it, didn't Fae have his dream life? The thought of swapping with a woman was one he never even considered, but why not? She had all his boxes checked. And she was single too, so no pre-existing girlfriend to deal with either. Getting a monthly period would be a downside, but apart from that, what was there to be unhappy about? He decided that he would roll swap with Fae. But he also wanted to not screw her over either in the process, so Roy exited the appartment onto the balcony to have a talk with her.
At first, she was skeptical as he expected, but suddenly she revealed something to him. She was bored with her life. Having graduated so early, had left her completely without a social life, or really any friends. Just himself and his roommate were her 2 closest acquaintances. So when he showed her the device, a spark of curiosity was lit inside her eyes. "So if you were to do this with the 2 if us, then we just become each other? Because if so, then there isn't much if a point in doing so. You would just be trading the life of a lonly under achiever for the life of a lonly over achiever."
"Actually I think it works a little bit differently. I think whoever keeps their memories basically becomes the themselves just in the other person's current life. So I would be myself, but with your life rewritin around me, I think at least."
"And only the one holding the device keeps their memories?"
"That's what I was told at least."
"Then what if we both hold it?" Asked Fae. Roy wasn't able to answer her, which was what she was looking for. "Alright, I'm in. But we both hold the device ok?"
"Sure thing." Roy entered her as the target and himself as the user, and while Fae was holding it, they both pressed the swap button.