BradleyTheGreat Habitica 01-19-2023

Prompt: WHAT IF- What if you had a device that could directly manipulate the “properties” (position, age, etc.) of any object in the real world as well as “spawn” (summon) any animal? Write a story about someone using such a device to “troll” (prank) people (e.g. moving the TV remote around or summoning (“spawning”) squirrels near where people are walking their dogs).

I was walking my dog one day when I came across a strange gadget. It looked like a smartphone, with a touchscreen and a button on the side. Curiously, I picked it up and turned it on.

A screen popped up with a bar that showed it was loading. Then, a menu with the following items popped up:

View Objects

Summon Entity

Turn Off Device

I tapped on the View Objects menu item. A list of objects surrounding me popped up. Objects like Tree, Bench, and even Dog and Human.

I tapped on the first “Tree” entry I saw. A list of options popped up, showing information like “Age” and “Position”. There was a button at the bottom of the screen that said “DESTROY OBJECT”.

I set the number in “Age” to 0. A tree outside then suddenly turned into a tree that was just planted. I then tapped on the “Back” button and selected the “Bench” object, just as somebody got onto the park bench I was sitting on.

I tapped on the big “DESTROY” button. The bench disappeared into thin air, causing me and the other person to fall to the ground. I then put the device into my pocket and ran back home with my dog.

At home, I could see my girlfriend in the kitchen. The TV remote was also sitting on the coffee table. I selected the “TVRemote” entry on the list on the strange device, and set the “y” value of “Position” to a negative number. The TV remote then moved downwards, appearing to move right through the table.

My girlfriend then went into the living room and noticed that the TV remote was missing. She then asked, “Did you move the TV remote?” “I think so,” I replied honestly. “I found this little device that can do things to objects. See? Watch this!” I then selected the “TVRemote” entry again and set the y value back to what it was originally, causing the TV remote to go back to its original position on the coffee table.

I then saw a neighbor outside walking his dog. I selected the “Summon Entity” option on the device and a list of all animals, vehicles, and other moving object types in the world popped up. I typed in “Squirrel” in the search box and tapped on the first result that popped up. A light then appeared in my field of view, and it moved as I set the coordinates. I then clicked “SUMMON” and the neighbor’s dog started going crazy as a squirrel appeared.

I then tapped on “Turn off Device” and the device turned off. I then pressed the side button again to turn it back on.

TO BE CONTINUED.