Josh was having a pretty good day. He recently turned 16, he managed to get his drivers license, and he got a decent amount of cash. He was now going to spread his wings a bit and take a drive. The last couple of months had been turbulent in the world, but in the end it seemed like the world was better off than it used to be. A bunch of small businesses started popping up based on the traits of "new sentient species". Plus all sorts of gadgets and tech was being made using magic were being created all the time. Although most only used a little bit of magic or didn't look like magic as some people were very skeptical about magic in general still. Josh's parents were some of the people who tended to strongly reject magic, but Josh was very curious about magic. That was why during his trip with his cash he was going to a hole in the wall magic shop that had just opened up.
As he entered the establishment a female voice said "Welcome to my establishment." I looked to my right and at the checkout was an elf... Now in your world you may think of an elf as a slender, ageless, beautiful being of magic. In our world elves like that don't exist. Of course we have media about those types of elves, but we use the term to talk about people who use a lot of magic but not enough to trigger a full mutation into a magical creature... This one however looked a lot like a traditional elf though... maybe it was due to the fey like features this elf had though.
I bowed my head a bit and said "Um hi. I'm not sure what I'm looking for exactly. I just kind of wanted to find something magic but wont cause any umm... elf changes?" I wasn't quite sure if Elf was considered a slur so I was a little hesitant with my last few words.
The elf chuckled a bit and said "Well if you are concerned about becoming an elf or a beast I'd just leave this shop in an instant. With how magical blood has spread you certainly have some, and magic will awaken it. Still most things I sell are relatively safe if you don't use them that often. If I didn't use magic with moderation I'd certainly be an inch tall fairy by now."
Looking into the store there seemed to be a bunch of nick knacks. I treaded carefully looking around. I was curious, but I was also a little afraid I'd accidentally set off some sort of chain reaction or something. In the end I found a...