"Well, that was interesting, Roboboy, still I'm looking forward to the new you. Ready to pay up?"
"Yeah, Gordy, just let me finish my beer," Mark said tipping back his glass.
Gordon rubbed the belly of the ancient statue. The totem's eyes glowed, and Mark just froze where he was
sitting with his elbow bent holding the glass. His clothing vanished. People nearby gasped at his sudden
nudity. His skin tone darkened into a gun metal gray. His hair shimmered and became smooth metal. Mark the man
was now Mark the mandroid. The chair he was sitting on creaked loudly and collapsed into splinters. The heavy
steel mandroid fell backwards without shifting any of its limbs or head.
Gordon ordered, "Stand up, Markbot!"
In one incredibly swift motion, he did. His feet first moved to touch the floor, then his ankle and knee
joints rotated in unison to have him rise from the horizontal to the vertical in one single movement. It was
reminiscent of watching a garage door close while standing on one's head.
"Marvelous!" laughed Gordy, "Now, Robomark, let's see you transform into my new motorcycle."
There was the sound of a racing engine, and of metal joints and gear shifting and whirring. The cylinder that
was Markbot's penis became the kick starter as his head reshaped into headlamps and handlebars. His hands and
feet locked together and extruded black rubber tires. It was amazing to watch the robotic man become a Harley
Davidson motorcycle.
"Always said, Mark was a hog!" laughed old man Taylor, who momentarily had forgotten that he too lost the
Super Bowl bet, and would soon be paying up.
"Me next!" said Kurt.
Tony said, "Hey, wait Kurt. First off, I took the Packers, and you lost."
"I know. I want to transform next," Kurt said with an evil grin.
Tony suddenly felt uncomfortable. He had been to humiliate Kurt but it seemed to be turning Kurt on. Tony
thought back to what he had said, and realized the flaw in his wording. This transformation was a win for
Kurt, at least from his gay perspective, and Tony wasn't too sure about whether he was a winner or not. Before
he could speak, Sarah came over.
"You can transform me too, but in a week Tony, we're going to talk," she said.