: Re: I need to smash a wrist in a grocery store One of my lead characters has to do community service at a grocery store. She has magical powers that will allow her to escape easily, but they

Use the device that deactivates the tags they put on clothing/bottles/etc to stop them being shoplifted. She has to struggle to get her device/tag to fit into the machine/it doesn't work at first/it is urgent that it works immediately/whatever.

Alternatively, have her make a chemical concoction that disrupts the mechanism. Think about the cleaning aisle.

Don't shelf-stackers open boxes quickly? They don't use their hands, at least when the boxes are sealed with tape.

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