Whilst this was a rather unusual request to make, he was giving me this thing for free, and I saw no harm in indulging him. Placing it upon my head, I found that it fit me pretty well, as I turn to look at myself in a mirror beside the counter — very regal indeed, I think, whilst smiling playfully at myself. However, when I turn around to ask the guy what he thought of it, he was gone — vanished seemingly into thin air. I look around in a confused silence for him, but he'd was no where to be seen. That would be the least of my worries soon however, when the crown then started to glow upon my head, getting heavier and more shiny with each passing second… almost as if it was becoming… real?
I feel my hands then starting to get kind of still and rigid too, closing involuntarily into fists as I begin to panic. My skin starts to look pale, the colour flushing away when the illusive store owner makes himself known to me once more, dropping his former human disguise. He giggles to himself, revelling in my shock as I realise that what ever is about to come, it's certainly isn't going to be boring…