Brittany made her way to a local 24-hour diner to get breakfast. After parking, she headed in, just as a lot of construction workers were leaving. She noticed some appreciative glances her way, but she no longer felt any attraction to men, so she ignored them.
The waitress looked to be about 30, and smiled. "Good morning, hon. What can I get for you?"
Brittany ordered her meal, and checked out the attractive waitress as she walked away. She was still in good shape, and had some nice legs. She opened a duffel bag, and slid the Imprinter out, keeping it hidden under the table. She couldn't wait to see what the woman looked like when she was 18.
Just then, the door opened and an older woman came in, dragging a pair of children with her. The woman gave her a dirty look before sitting down, and immediately demanding service.
Ugh. An entitled Karen in the flesh. Both kids were brats and would get up to run around, knock over drinks, and spilled sugar and creamer packets everywhere. The whole time the nasty woman would refuse to do anything to actually parent the kids, and instead kept making ridiculous demands of the waitress.
Every time the waitress came to her table, the Karen would speak up, or worse, snap her fingers, demanding attention. By the time Brittany got her own food, it was cold, and she was pretty annoyed.
Not at the service, but at this truly vile woman. When no one was looking, she scanned the older of the two kids. HUMAN FEMALE 7. Then the second. HUMAN MALE AGE 6.
She didn't bother to scan the Karen- she rather doubted there were any redeeming traits to the horrid woman. First, she turned the boy into an exact copy of the girl, making them both twins (though obviously, one was wearing boy clothes that she had obviously outgrown). She then went back to the profile of the waitress and selected BEHAVORIAL/MATURITY LEVEL, one of the settings that had originally had a rather vague code assigned to it by Olivia. A quick couple of blasts, and now the twins were extremely well behaved little girls.
Now for the fun part. She hit the Karen, reducing her age to 6. The old woman quickly began to shrink into her clothes, as she went from a withered old hag to a slightly pudgy little brat. As reality began to shift around the trio, the twins looked on in distaste at the smaller girl, who started to scream that she wasn't getting her way.
The waitress, looking tired, sighed. "Good grief, where did your parents go?"
The (formerly male) twin shook her head. "I'm so sorry, she's our cousin, and a total brat."
The diminished Karen screeched. "I am not a brat! I'm a big girl!"
The other twin frowned. "You certainly aren't acting like it. Now quiet down, or else!"
Realizing she was outnumbered, and her 'cousins' were bigger than she was, Karen started to cry.
Just then, the door opened and a woman in her late 20's came in. "I am so sorry, I had to take this call. I hope the girls weren't too much of a bother?"
Even as she said this, the twins started cleaning the mess.
The waitress put on her best 'customer service' smile. "Well, the twins are perfect little angels. I can't say much for the little one though."
"Oh I know, that's my sister's kid. I got stuck with her today, and they don't discipline her at all. Come on girls, it's time to go to the museum!"
Karen yelled. "I'm not done eating!"
"You had more than enough time to eat. Now let's get you cleaned up. Your uncle is coming with clean clothes for you to wear instead of those old rags."
One of the twins looked to Brittany conspiratorially and whispered "She wet herself and spilled her water on my sister."
"I DID NOT!" Screamed the tiny Karen. "I'M NOT A BABY!"
Within minutes, the mother had shooed the kids out of the diner, and left the waitress a large tip.
"Whew. What a mess. Sorry you had to put up with that, honey. Oh you've barely eaten- is your food cold? I'll replace your meal. I was just being run ragged by that little monster."
Brittany smiled. "Thank you so much. You look like you could use a break."
"Yeah, but not quite yet, it's still early, and I'm not getting any younger." She bustled off, without realizing how wrong she was.
Brittany fired the Imprinter at her, reverting the woman to the age of 18. She seemed to gain a second wind, her hair gained a healthier sheen, and her skin looked smoother. She lost a little weight as well, and Brittany found herself appreciating the effect. She then made the decision to load the geeky boy's sexual information, and after returning with her replacement meal, zapped the girl.
As she handed the waitress the bill and her tip, she pointed out that she'd scrawled her number on the ticket. "If you're free later, call me, won't you?"
The waitress looked surprised, but then smiled. "I'd be happy to, hon."
This was looking to be a good day! Then...