As David reached Ellie however he felt himself being pushed back. He flew forward and tried again but the same thing occurred. A third time and a third push back. Just what the hell was going on? At that moment Ellie turned and looked in his direction. Except... no, she looked like she was looking right at him! But that's crazy, right? However any doubt in his mind is dispelled when she speaks. "Well hello, kiddo, and just who might you be?" she asks.
"Y-y-you can see me?!" David exclaims in surprise.
"Of course I can, kiddo," states Ellie. "People like us have the ability to see one another after all."
"Like us?" asks David.
"Sure," says Ellie. "You can project your spirit out and then use it to enter other bodies right? Trust me, kiddo, I've been doing this way longer than you. You ain't the first to do this or even the first that I've met. There's plenty of us around." She gives a wicked smile to David. "You were probably looking to possess this nice piece of ass weren't ya? Too bad for you I got here first."
"I... yes!" David exclaims. "How did you know?"
"Kid, I told ya, I've been doing this a long time." Ellie explains. "I'll save you the questions and just answer them before you ask because I've heard 'em enough. No, I ain't gonna tell ya how long I've been doing this. I'll just say that it's long enough that I was able to come here from the good ol' US of A."
"You mean you're an American too?" asks David in shock.
"'Course I am," she replies proudly. "I served Uncle Sam proudly, then he dumped me on the street, the bastard. Still love him though. Anyway, I seen enough kids like you come and go that nothing's gonna surprise me. You'll have your phone and then disappear in search of greener pastures."
"Er, sorry," states David.
Ellie rolls her eyes. "Sorry? Psh, what're you apologizin' for? It's the way these things go, boy. I'll do like I've done to others like you and take you under my wing. I'll show you the ropes, we'll have a little fun, then it's up to you what you wanna do. How's that sound?"
"It sounds," David pauses as he considers. "It sounds great," he says with excitement. "I'd love to be mentored by somebody who knows what they're doing."
"Right on, good choice kiddo," says Ellie. "So, first things first, I want you to do what I say." Her eyes scan the parking lot until she sees something, or someone rather, that catches her attention. "Alright kiddo, her," she says pointing towards Mona, the Iranian employee of the store. "I've only been at this area for a short time so I haven't had a chance to test her out. So I'll let you do it. Take her over and then I can really show you some fun."
David looks at her. Mona's a pretty girl alright and nice enough. Never been his thing, that's Ellie, though.
Ellie notices David hesitate. "What's the matter? You don't want her?" She then grins, "I get it, you really want Ellie here huh? Can't say I blame ya, this is a great little body."
"Well, I suppose," David replies.
"Fine then, tell ya what? I'll let you take her and I'll possess anyone you ask me to. That'll be my home base so to speak," she states. "But I want you to listen carefully. From that point on you do exactly what I tell you to do, no ifs, ands or buts. You do that and everything's good. Step out of line and I may have to teach you a lesson."
"L-lesson?!" asks David nervously.
"Sure, for a start I'll kick you outta Ellie's body which, considering I'm more powerful than you, won't be too hard for me," she says. "From there, who knows? Maybe I leave you trapped in a body or take away your ability. Maybe both."
"You can do that?" David asks.
Ellie smiles. "Maybe I can, maybe I can't. Do you wanna find out?" she asks.
David was now stumped as to what to do so to stall he simply asked a question. "Okay so through all this you never told me one thing," he says. "What's your name?"
"My name? Son, I ain't used my real name in a long time, hell it ain't even my real name anymore." she explains, "You wanna call me something though? Call me Jezzer."
So this guy in Ellie, Jezzer, wants David to take over Mona and show him the ropes. But he's offered Ellie to David and him taking a body of David's choosing as his "base" if David do exactly what he says. Well, he said he was interested in Mona so the obvious choice if David went that route is to tell him to possess her.
But someone else catches David's eye: a cute girl in a school uniform with dark brown hair. It's Alice, the 14-year-old daughter of the store manager Emma. With Alice he'd be able to exert some control over Emma, who's a little too old for his liking. Plus, being a young teenager, maybe Jezzer won't have the freedom to control him completely.