Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 18:53:16 -600 From: "Jeffrey D. Huntington" Subject: SRU: Gadgets and Gizmos 1 It's about time I delurked and contributed something in exchange for all the stories I've read from everyone else. I favor the transgender theme, and I'm in the middle of writing a series of SRU stories. This is the first one in my "Gadgets and Gizmos" theme. I'm a teacher, so this Memorial Day weekend is the first serious time I've had to do any writing. A side effect of this, though, is that the story should have near-perfect spelling and punctuation. Please comment freely on the story, as I have never been "web-published" before. Also, reposting is permissible as long as you ask first. Enjoy! Spells 'R' Us - Gadgets and Gizmos 1: Seat Down by Jeff Huntington "Darn it, not again!" Jennifer Barnes was not a happy person. In a hurry and not paying attention, she had sat down on the toilet without noticing that the seat had been left up. She got up and dried herself off with some toilet paper before putting the seat down to finish her business. On the way back to her desk in the office, she ran into Dave Rogers, the only man who worked in that part of the building. "Dave, when will you remember that you're the only man in this office and put the toilet seat down when you're done." Dave couldn't resist chuckling at the thought of his attractive co-worker sitting down in the water. "Sorry, Jen, I'll try to remember next time." He kept laughing to himself the rest of the way back to his own desk. Jennifer snarled, grabbed a cup of coffee, and went back angrily to her desk. Dave was a good looking man in his blue suit and short blonde hair with a California tan. Being the only other single in the secretary pool, Jennifer often thought about going out with him. She quickly put that thought out of her mind though. "No wonder I can't find a man when they're all assholes," she thought. "I wish he could learn what it's like sometime." She finished the rest of the morning in a sour mood and then went out for lunch. Jennifer remembered that she needed to stop at the mall to pick up her film, so she thought she might as well grab something in the food court for lunch. She had a good half hour of break left, so after picking up her photos she decided to walk around for a little while. She was nearing the end of the mall when she noticed a small store with the sign "Spells 'R' Us" hanging outside. "Funny, I don't remember this store ever being here before," she thought to herself. Of course, she usually didn't window-shop so she didn't think anything of it. Something about the store seemed to draw at her as she started walking inside. She started browsing through the small, crowded store when she was suddenly surprised by a white-bearded old man wearing an equally old bathrobe appearing from behind the counter. "Good afternoon, Jennifer. Can I interest you in anything? How about something to teach your co-worker a lesson?" Jennifer managed to calm herself down from the momentary shock and looked toward the old man. "Maybe. Hey, how did you . . ." was all that managed to come out of her mouth before she noticed the sign the wizard was pointing to. "A wizard? Really?" "Yes, and I do believe I have something that will interest you if you aren't afraid of installing it yourself. Come over here." He motioned her over to a box of bric-a-brac that sat on another counter. As Jennifer walked over to the box, the wizard pulled out a old white toilet seat. "I think you know what this is, but it also will insure that your friend, Dave, will never leave the toilet seat up again." "That sounds good. How much is it?" "Only $20. And your satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back." "Well, if it has a guarantee I guess I have nothing to lose. It'll be worth it to teach him a lesson. I'll take it." She took a fresh twenty from her billfold and handed it to the old man. The old man produced a plastic bag and put her purchase in it. "All you have to do is replace the toilet seat in your office bathroom with this one, which is a simple matter of taking out and replacing two screws." He handed her the bag and wished her well. "What a strange old man," Jennifer thought to herself. "I hope this thing works, though. He needs to be taught a lesson." Jennifer rushed back to the office, carrying her purchase with her. Taking a screwdriver she kept in her purse for self-defense, she found it a surprisingly easy matter to replace the toilet seat with the one she had bought from the old wizard. She finished up quickly and started to leave. Just as she opened the door she saw Dave standing in front of her. "Thank God you're done. I couldn't hold my coffee much longer," said Dave with a stupid grin on his face. "No problem, Dave. Just don't forget to put the seat down this time." "Yeah, right," muttered Dave under his breath. Dave lifted the toilet seat, unzipped his fly, and did his business. "It will serve her right for being so uppity all the time," he thought to himself as he washed his hands. Let her get her cute little ass soaked the next time. As he was about to open the door, he felt an intense urge to defecate and quickly ran back to the toilet. He lowered the seat, undid his belt and pants, and lowered both pants and underwear to sit down. As soon as his butt hit the seat, he felt his world grow dark. * * * * * * "Whew, barely made it this time." Pulling up panties, nylons, and skirt, Dana stood up and checked her makeup in the mirror. Looking back at her was an attractive young woman in a blue tailored suit and matching heels. She pulled back a few long blonde hairs that had come out of her pony tail and redid her lipstick. Finishing her preening, she walked back into the office to find Jennifer waiting outside for her. "Hi, Jennifer, what's new?" Dana asked. Suprised as she saw the changes that had happened to her former male co-worker, Jennifer could only smile as she muttered "you, that's for sure" under her breath. "Nothing. Have a good afternoon." Dana never left the toilet seat up again.