Karen had heard rumours of the reality-altering Master PC, but the idea had always struck her as ludicrous. Even Ethan's comment that it might work if they were living in a computer simulation hadn't convinced her. She stared at the link he'd sent her, and hesitated before clicking on it. Unlike Ethan, she wasn't a hacker -- she'd gotten into college on a soccer scholarship and intended to become a PE teacher -- and she knew he was also a good Christian who was unlikely to try to trick her, but...
'Have you treid it?' she e-mailed back.
'A little,' he admitted. 'Changed the colours of a few things, then changed them back. I lost twenty pounds -- I was a bit worried about that, in case it took my leg or something, but I figured I could change it back. I look the same, but my scales say I'm lighter. And I don't think the election was all my own work. But I don't want to do anything sinful or selfish, and I know you'd never, so I sent you the link.'
'Ill think about it,' she replied. She went back to reading her ed psych textbook, but left the email open and soon found herself fantasizing about what she could do with the program. Maybe make her roommate Ella (currently out with one of her boyfriends) into a good Christian instead of a total slut...