Dumb Townie

Though his hometown had a pretty notable college, Will never thought he was smart enough to go there. He started a career in the trades and often felt made fun of by the college kids and often heard them snicker “dumb townie” in his direction. It didn’t bother him so much, he just wished he could get a drink at a local bar in peace.

When Soo approached him at the bar, he thought she was going to make fun of him too. But she actually ended up being kind of nice. She even asked him out, and they went on a few dates.

But she soon had a favor to ask: if he would help test something she was working on for her graduate studies. She said a lot of technical stuff Will didn’t understand before mentioning a body swap machine.

The thing ended up working and Will found himself in Soo’s body with Soo in Will’s. But for some reason, it wouldn’t swap them back. Soo started working on it, and Will offered to help. But she snapped at him, telling her she hadn’t loved him and the whole thing had been a ruse as no one else had been willing to test the machine with her, but she figured tricking a “dumb townie” would be easy.

Will found himself running off crying. It was only a short while later when he picked up a book in the library that things got weird. He understood the complex equations. He not only had Soo’s body but important chunks of her knolwedge as well. If he wanted, he could single-handedly fix the body swapper. Then again, it might just be more fun watching Soo continue to squirm with his dumb mind.