John had only started to fully comprehend the incredible metamorphis his body was
undergoing, when the machine's hollow mechanical voice again boomed in his ears.
"Phase Two toonification engaged" announced the booth's computer.
The small chamber was filled with a hissing sound, as viscous blue gas began to pour from
tiny nozzles hidden in the roof. John started to cough, as the gas filled his lungs.
Fortunately, powerful fans turned on to vent the gas, as John collapsed against the glass
front of the chamber.
Still curious about the effect of the machine's "Phase One" treatment, John reached up to
touch his right ear but where he expected to feel the rounded top of a human ear, the
ridge of cartilidge kept running vertically as if it would never stop.