Hmm, choose eh? Weeee-eeelllll, I kinda like the idea of being able to see properly, whatever's going to happen, so I think I'll piiiick-

The contact lenses.

Wow. That was... The same thing that happened before, now another table's lit up. Ok, dum de dah, walk over there, more stuff.

Hrrrm, I kind of like that mask laying there. Meow, eh? Naaaah, not as much as I thought I did. Hmm, there's another, not a cat this time, naaah, maybe something else?

Oh hey lookie! A medal. Ooooh, I recognise this, it's-

Blah, there go the lights, ok, shuffle on over to the other table, stuff the medal into my pocket for now. Oh, might as well put the contacts in, strange how my vision's fine right now. Ok, one aaaand, two, hah, easy.

Ok, this table's got... Huh, a leaf wha-

IT IS DECIDED

Huh? Hey! Wait! I didn't pick yet!

"Oh, this sucks."

"Then maybe you'd rather sit in the hall?"

"Ack, no Iruka-sensei!" Gah, did I just say... Uh-oh, look around, look around. Blargh, a classroom, I'm in hell.

Wait, Iruka-sensei? I'm not japanese. And...

"AAAUUUUGGGHHH!"

"That's it, you're staying after class."

"AAAAAAUUUGGGHHHH!"

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Well great, not only am I in a very funky dream, I'm stuck in detention too. Why was I screaming like that? I HAD facial hair before, now I don't. I also had pu-

"Ok, that's enough, you can go now." Iruka-sensei took the bucket off of my head for me, nice thing too, since my hands were full with the other two.

Weirdest detention I've ever been in, holding buckets full of water. I stuff my hands into my pockets, and try to look brow-beaten as I shuffle out. Pity is a great tactic.

I meander about town as I head back to 'my' house. Yeah, I said my house, I live here, sort of. I have a small house a fairly short ways away from school and I live there alone.

Did I mention that I'm fourteen now? Yeah, I wasn't before. Is it possible to get sexually frustrated before you're sexually active? Well, ok, not sexually frustrated, I'm not really interested in that too much. Just frustrated.

"GODDAMMIT!" Yeah, more than a little frustrated.

Huh? Giggling? Somebody's giggl- Ohhh, that's it, now I'm pissed, I'm gonna-

"Ebisu-kun!" Oh, it's a bunch of girls, never mind, hold the ass kicking. Dammit.

"Hmff." I turn and continue walking off, followed by more giggling, and a few sighs.

Yeah, that's my name now, Ebisu Marise, 'the god of infinite work and luck'. Super.

Ok, so I suppose you're wondering how I know all this? Well, the new body comes with a nearly full set of memories.

Nearly.

I guess I'm supposed to be some sort of orphan, since I can't remember my 'parents'. No big deal, this is weird enough already. Well, here's my house. It's not a bad little house, it just feels a bit... Empty

I grab a cup of instant ramen and crack open my books. Homework, it's not that hard really, mostly theory, and I'm pretty good at that. I slurp up my noodles, doodle a bit in the margins, around the top, and go to bed.

It takes me a long time to fall asleep. I'm used to that.

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