His piece moved to the black square and the dreaded change words were revealed. 'Please. Nothing too bad' he whispered as he obeyed and tossed again. He tossed another pair of two's.
There was a collective gasp from the others. They were staring at him. 'What is it?' he asked. It was Jen's feminine voice that came out of his mouth. 'My voice! I sound like a girl'
'Um Eric... It's not just your voice. Maybe you should look in the mirror' suggested Amy.
'Ah. Okay' Eric was puzzled. He stood up and went to the bathroom. Other than the bangles on his arms and the voice he seemed to be himself. He didn't feel any different. He was still in his own clothes.
However he gasped in Jen's voice when he looked in the mirror. He had Amy's sweet face. "Pretty" was how he had described it. Pretty he now was. He had his own blue eyes and hair but otherwise it was Amy looking back at him. Amy with clear skin he realized. Amy's own face was blemished by scars from a bad case of pimples which she had only recently grown out of. Consequently she always was heavy on the make-up. In contrast Eric's current face was pretty even without make-up. He had never had pimples. All trace of his former whiskers were also gone. His skin was smooth and flawless.
Eric stared at the reflection. He pinched his cheek. That couldn't be him - but it was.
'I guess that's what I would have looked like without acne' commented Amy. The three girls had followed him into the bathroom.
'The earrings look a lot more appropriate now' commented Jen.
'I don't want to look like this' again Eric was taken aback by Jen's voice coming out of his mouth. He noticed he no longer had an Adam's apple. 'Look I even have your teeth Amy.' He smiled revealing pearly white teeth. Only last week Amy had completed her final whitening treatment. The teeth in his mouth were also straight thanks to years of Amy wearing braces.
'Good thing I had them fixed'
'I'm still not comfortable'
'It's only for one night. According to the card you will revert to yourself in the morning' said Nicky. 'I'd say enjoy the experience'
'I know you are right but... I feel a bit embarrassed. I'm not very manly any more. I'm certainly not going to answer the phone or collect the pizzas when they get delivered'
'Well speaking of the pizzas they will be arriving soon. We should try and finish the game' Amy said. She like Eric, sounded like Jen. 'Come on let's go back to the table. She took Eric's hand and led him back to the dining room.
They once more took their seats and Amy tossed.