"Todd," said Carrie. "I'm going to grant his wish, but I want to limit it so that he can only change himself and the things he is touching. Sound good?"
"Sure," said the hamster. "I guess that's a bit safer than making him a god."
"Now, how do I program this thing to do that."
Todd explained and she programmed the remote. When they finished, he asked, "Would you consider making me human again now?"
"I will let you keep talking for now. Is that a good start?"
Todd sighed, "Fine, better than squeaking at least."
Carrie unpaused time. Sound returned and Tim moved slightly.
"Tim," she declared. "I will grant your wish, but with limits, for I cannot give you power as great as my own!"
"Very dramatic," muttered the hamster.
Carrie shushed him and continued, "You will have unlimited power to change yourself and anything you touch, but that is all!"
Tim smiled, "Thank you! Awesome!"
Carrie fired the remote at him and immediately paused time again. She stood up, picking up her bag and Todd, and stared down at the frozen, smiling boy in front of her.
"He has no idea what he's in for," she said.
"Nope," said Todd. "It might be fun to watch, but I wouldn't want to be anywhere near him once his subconscious takes over."
"Yep, let's get out of dodge," she said and they walked off through the frozen world until they were out of sight.
Time started again.
***
To Tim, the giant genie had simply vanished.
"Wow," he said. "Cool!"
His mind raced. This was incredible! He could do anything he wanted now. Anything! Well, anything to himself and stuff he was touching, but still anything.
"I need to test this," he said to himself. He wracked his brain for a good simple idea.
"My hair!" he said. "Let's see if I can turn that back to normal."
He closed his eyes and imagined his hair shrinking back to its normal length. His scalp tingled. He touched his head and felt his hair pulling back into his scalp until is was back to his regular short hair style.
"YES," he shouted and jumped up, pumping his fist in triumph. "IT WORKS!"
That little outburst drew some stares from passersby. Tim just sheepishly smiled at them and started to walk away, his mind racing with possibilities. He could change anything. What would he change next?