Samus held up the little figurine, and spoke the name written on the podium.
“Mandy.”
Samus was transformed instantly.
“Amazing.”
She touched her throat, surprised by the more nasal inflection of her voice. Samus reached for a makeup compact which she didn’t have before. It was in her purse, which she didn’t have before.
A quick look confirmed what she expected. Samus had become Mandy.
Her first thought upon seeing her reflection was ‘Hello Beautiful.’ Though Mandy’s personality was not dominant, traces of her attitude where on the edges of Samus’ mind. It was intriguing, she felt great self love, yet still there was a desire to show off, and be validated by the adoration of others.
Realizing she looked upon her reflection a little too long, she turned to the vendor.
You might think she’d have been angry. Why would you think that? there was no reason to be.
People go to the ‘alien’ market expecting to be wowed by some piece of otherworldly technology. It was common for vendors to stun people with displays of their wares.
Also, the market was supposed to be safe from dangerous tech. Technology, whatever planet it’s from, requires a power source, and energy can be tracked (so long as it isn’t magic). Whatever other crimes take place at the marketplace, 99.9 % of the technology is alliance certified.
“So how does it work. It doesn’t feel like an illusion. It must be some sort of bio-camouflage.”
“Uh… if you say so,” answered the vendor, “so are you interested.”
“Oh yes, disguises have many uses.”
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