Wedding Day Swap

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It's the day of your wedding and you spend the morning getting things ready. You feel excitement mixed with nervous anticipation as you go to the church to go over last-minute preparations. You're happy to see Jackie already there (fortunately she doesn't ascribe to the rule about the groom not seeing the bride before the wedding).

She greets you with a kiss and you respond passionately. "Hey, tiger, slow down!" she teases. "Save some for the honeymoon..."

You pull apart and give her a wide grin. Her hair and makeup are done but she's still in her normal clothes. "You look incredible!" you say.

She blushes and smiles. "What until you see me in the dress ... and out of it!" she says with a wink.

She then takes you by the hand and leads you back to the dressing room. "Come here Jerry, I have something strange to show you."

You walk to the back of the church, out of the sanctuary and into one of the rooms in the back. You see clothes, makeup and hair styling stuff strewn across the room. She picks up a glass orb about the size of a softball and holds it up for you to look at.

At first it seems opaque, but then you think you see different colors swirling around inside. "Wow, that is strange. What is it?" you ask her.

Jackie shrugs. "Beats me. I found it outside the door this morning. But what's even weirder is the note that was with it."

"Oh?" you ask, raising an eyebrow. "What did it say?"

She digs in her purse and pulls out a scrap of paper to show you. You take it and read "This is a gift to increase the bonds of your new marriage. It will help you and your husband better understand one another. Whenever you both hold it and say these words - 'Evella Kordora Nesti' - you will switch with one another."

"What does that even mean?" you ask. "Is it some kind of joke? Or maybe some 'New Agey' crystal from one of your friends."

"I don't know," she says. "It doesn't seem like anything one of my friends would do. And 'Evella Kordora Nesti' - that doesn't even sound like a real language."

Jackie turns as she's speaking, moving to put the orb back down. At that exact moment the door opens and someone comes in, colliding into her. She drops the orb and it shatters - there's a flash of light blinding you momentarily. When your eyes clear, you see who came in.

Other ideas: staff from the wedding (wedding planner, caterer, waitstaff, cleaner), other family, friend, coworker, ex-girlfriend...