St. Louis
The microwave so I can make those little pizza bagels.
It's been a good year so far. Better than 2016.
Teleportation, so then really long car rides aren't that long.
I wanted to be a child psychologist. I like to help people and I like kids.
Perryville, Missouri
Culture and music.
It's gonna be a good year.
Clairvoyance and time travel so that I could meet Leonardo DaVinci and understand him.
An artist, because I like to draw and I didn't mind my solitude.
St. Louis
Cellphones. It's the easiest way to get ahold of people now! Imagine having to use smoke signals to have a long conversation.
We've got so much new change with presidents changing and new laws. People are scared, people are happy, people are mad. It's just change, so it's good.
I'd probably say telekinesis.
Astrologer.
Springfield, Illinois
The soft-serve ice cream machine, because ice cream is amazing.
It's better than 2016. It's been OK so far.
I'd want to freeze time so I could just walk around and do cool stuff.
I wanted to be a mermaid doctor. I'd be a doctor by day and a mermaid by night. I'd help people during the day and then jump into the ocean.
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