As the bus carried us home, I idly watched the sights go by with a content smile on my face. I gazed up at some birds going by and resumed my little game I'd played earlier that morning by freezing them and un-freezing them continuously. But then I wondered what would happen if I'd just kept those birds frozen in the air forever. What would people think? Would the police come to investigate? Then the government shows up to analyze it?

Luckily enough, I wasn't a reckless guy like that. I was always thinking a step ahead, weighing the consequences of my actions before I followed through with anything. I...