The amulet started glowing faintly as Marcia picked it up. Within her mind she found the rough series of events she had just managed to piece together shifting. She immediately dropped the amulet once more and scooted away from it. The effects quickly faded, but it had been long enough that Marcia could tell that more of her recent memories had been adjusted.
She no longer was certain what her original series of events had been moments before. But she was pretty sure it hadn't been that after parting ways with Rusty, she decided to hang out in a guest room working on a coloring book. Beyond obviously not being what she would have been doing, there was no transition between her adult self and her current state.
One second she was her adult self opening the door to the Women's Wing. Then she was a little girl running down the hall, reaching up to turn the guest room door handle, and once inside pulling the coloring book out of her bag.
Despite making no sense pulling the book out of her bag really felt right. Was it maybe supposed to be a different book? Was she supposed to be pulling it out at a different time? It was no use no matter how hard she thought all she could picture was the coloring book.
And then after that how'd she end up here? She had felt the urge to go potty. So, she put her stuff away and walked out of the room to go look for a bathroom. But she tripped then saw the necklace lying on the ground in front of her.
But hadn't the necklace been hers? That felt right too. Maybe it fell put of her bag when she tripped? But picking it up changed her memories or did that happen first. Wait was she maybe normal until she picked it up and then it had turned her into a toddler. That would make sense then it would be starting from now and changing her memories backwards.
But no her necklace wouldn't change her like that. It had to have been something else, but she didn’t remember seeing anything else. Maybe the necklace just wants her to think it's hers so she'll keep picking it up. Does that make sense? She doesn't think that makes sense or do her memories just want her to think that doesn't make sense.
Marcia rubs her head, she definitely is getting a headache this time. And that's not her only problem. She had left the guest room because she needed to go potty. Or at least she remembered that was the reason. In either case the strong pressure in her bladder told her she needed to go. Now!
But does she know where a bathroom is? Also should she take the necklace with her? It's definitely important, but she's scared what will happen if she picks it up again.