A knock at the door.

Your eyes flash open, and you find yourself lying on the bed in your apartment. The sheets are loosely wrapped around your torso and neck. You laugh weakly and pull them off of you. What a crazy dream, you think, as you stand and walk over to the closet to get dressed. A small mirror on the dresser catches your attention as you yawn and you quickly walk over.

Your tongue is shiny silver.

You stand there agape, poking at your tongue with your fingers until there's a knock at your door. You cover your mouth and duck into your closet, not sure what to do. Your roommate Anna opens your door cautiously, peeking her head in.

"Hey, are you alright? I heard some weird noises, and wanted to check on you." She walks over to the closet and sees you cowering. "Uhm, what are you doing in there?"

"I don't feel well," you say, "I think I have the flu or something." You're still covering your mouth.

"Aww, well, let me see. My mom is a nurse, maybe I can help tell you what it is." She helps you to your feet, and you stick your tongue out. She looks at it for a few seconds and asks, "I don't see anything weird. How does it feel?"

"It doesn't look weird? It's the wrong color!"

"Uhm, looks like the same color it's always been."

You look in the mirror again, and it's definitely silver. You can see Anna in the mirror, too, completely dumbfounded by your behavior. Suddenly you hear the strange voice in your head.

"The silver tongue can only been seen by you, but it's effects will be felt by all. Use it. Bend her to your whims."

This isn't possible, you think, I'm still having a nightmare. But you can feel your curiousity getting better of you. You're suddenly aware of Anna again. She's been your roommate for a couple years and you know each other pretty well. You consider each other friends and despite harboring a pretty serious crush on her, you both agreed to stay platonic. Strange thoughts begin to whirl around your mind as you consider testing out this supposed gift from your dream.

What's the worst that could happen?