"I'm sorry guys, but I'm putting my foot down here. If you're both really my friends, swear that you won't change anyone without their consent!" Jazz demanded empathetically, even literally stamping one of her cute size six feet.
"Fine! Fine, neither of us will use the Chronivac on anyone without their consent" sighed Katie. "Isn't that right, Connor?" she said, turning her pretty blue eyes towards the short and nerdy young man.
Connor nodded his head several times.
"Of course, Jazz. If that's what you really want, I'll respect your wishes. So will Katie."
"It's not about what *I* want Connor, it's about what the right thing to do is! We're better than this! Changing people's bodies or messing with their minds against their will is no better than kidnapping or murder!"
"You're totally right!" said Katie and Connor in unison.
Connor and Katie managed to convince Jazz that neither one of them would ever use the Chronivac for malicious purposes and that they both really loved her and respected her sense of right and wrong and that they just got carried away in the quest to find her a suitable girlfriend.
To their credit(Neither had ever acted in any of the school's theater productions, nor did either have any interest in doing so), Jazz had accepted their explanations as just two teenagers getting really excited about playing with a brand new toy. Her body stopped quivering
The three friends hung out for a little while longer, playing some Fortnite together and later on watching a movie on Netflix.
Around 10:30 PM, Jazz decided to call it a night. She hugged her friends, happy that they understood her feelings on consent and that they cared about her so much.
Before Connor left for home as well, Katie blocked the exit.
"We need to talk. Upstairs. My room."
"But won't your parents..."
"They don't care. They know that you're a nice boy and won't try and get in my pants."
Katie locked the front door and walked upstairs with her friend. She shut her bedroom door and locked that too.
"Listen, we both love Katie, but you and I know that we were just humoring her, right?"
Connor chuckled.
"Yeah, I still think that my anti bully plan is a good idea. Imagine life without Rob Bolstrum around anymore. I'd get to actually eat lunch for once, and you wouldn't have to deal with him catcalling you anymore."
"That would be great, but I've been thinking too. I want to honor Jazz's wishes, but I also really want to use the Chronivac to get rid of some bad people."
Connor, surprised yet intrigued, said "I'm listening".
"OK" Katie giggled softly, now talking in a whisper. "We can't just zap the bullies at school with the Chronivac. That would be too obvious. If Rob Bolstrum suddenly goes missing and some cute Asian chick moves into town the next day, Jazz will put two and two together right away. So we can't go after anyone from school. But what if...what if we went after some other really bad people? I could go online and start flirting with some creep who wants a little underage action. I lure the pedo here sometime late at night after my parents are asleep or while they're away on the weekend. Then, while he's getting undressed, you sic the Chronivac on him. Transform a sick degenerate into a cute lesbian partner for Jazz."
Katie grinned in the dark at Connor.
"We're not hurting anyone. We're not killing anyone. We're taking a negative drain on society and turning him into a positive. What do you think?"