He steped back dropping the cup on the floor as he reached for something to steady himself. His hand missed the counter and he soon found himself sitting on the floor with a vacant look on his face.
"Whaat wass Innnn.. " The geek tried to ask as he felt his focus start to narrow. Todd the geek couldn't be certain but it seemed his squeeky almost pre-pubesant voice had droped a few octives and had a more pronounced baratone quality to it.
"I would tell you but in about less the 30 seconds you will hardly be able to understand yet along give a flying fuck what was inside my special treat. You will have to many other things to think about." said the old man with a slight evil smile.
Todd was frightened. "I have to get out of here and find my way home" he thought. The trouble was he didn't quite remember where home was. He tried to remember his phone number but his ability to remember phone numbers as well as any numbers were vanishing like they were whispy clouds in a fierce wind.
All the books he ever read and all the philosophy he had found so conforting was going.... going.... gone. Along with is knowlege were most of his scruples and social filters. He was slipping from promising honor role student to primary school drop out in the space of half a minute and the old man was right. He didn't really care anymore. For Todd ignorance was bliss.
The old man reached down offering his hand to Todd
"Get the fuck off the floor you moron, your getting yourself all dusty you dirty little boy."
Todd smiled and accepted his and singing a simple minded little chant based on what the old man said.
"Dirty dirty dirty, fuck fuckity fuck fuck" he sang as he stood.
The second step of the process started to show itself as the frosty drink started his more visible outward changes.