"You get to be my guinea pig for the next 24 hours," Tricia said triumphantly. It was impossible to conceal the excitement in her voice.
Samantha's face fell.
"Oh, it's going to be fun!" Tricia said. "Come on, let's get going."
They left money on the table, including their usual generous tip for Mel, and left the cafe.
Outside, Tricia led Samantha to an alleyway and pulled the remote back out. She gave Sam a brief explanation of everything she had done that morning.
"It can even alter clothes," Tricia finished.
"Yeah, I noticed that." Sam pointed to Tricia's new shirt. "You always had a thing for cows."
"So there's obviously a lot of things I haven't tried out with this remote yet, and I'd love to see how it works on other people."
"And by 'other people,' you mean me."
"Of course! Seriously, it'll be fun. Doesn't it feel exciting? You're going to experience things you've never felt before!"
"It's terrifying," Sam said honestly.
"Okay, we'll start small and work our way to the more outlandish things later," Tricia said as she looked over the remote's numerous options. "And I have the perfect thing to start with..."