Suddenly, they were all normal, dressed and back at Jeff’s house. The Frisbee shaped game pad sat innocently in the center of the table, along with the refreshments and chips that had been set out at the beginning of their impromptu game night.
The first to speak was Abby, who simply asked. “What the hell just happened?”
Jeff looked around. “We just played this game... Didn’t we?”
“Yeah... I mean... You just gave me a token...” Frank said. “That bumped me up to seven...”
Beth interrupted, “I was all muscular, Abby’s face was in the middle of her stomach, Jeff had wings... Please tell me I haven’t lost my mind...”
“No... That happened... Didn’t it?” Abby replied, feeling unsure as she ran a hand along her faceless stomach.
The guys both nodded in agreement. Frank turned his attention to a window on the far wall. Daylight filtered through the blinds. He couldn’t quite understand why until he glanced at a clock on the other side of the room.
“You’re not gonna believe this...” He said. “Unless you’re clock’s screwed up, we haven’t been here for more than a few minutes...”
“Was it all in our heads?” Jeff wondered, looking at the time.
“Hey, there’s something on the screen...” Abby noticed.
[Congratulations Frank || Please select your prize]
Below that line was a scrollable list of every transformation Frank had rolled during the game. Abby reached over and picked up the instructions. She vaguely remembered hearing something about this and skimmed until she found it.
“A prize is awarded... Something something... The effects will only be apparent to the other players...” She considered, looking towards Frank. “So... You get to transform, but only we will know about it?”
“Wow, seriously?” Frank exclaimed. “So... Winning lets you keep one of the transformations outside of the game?”
“Yea... I mean... That’s sort of what this looks like to me...” Abby agreed.
Jeff turned towards him, “Which one would you want to keep?”
Frank scrolled through the list. Every transformation he had rolled was there. Losing weight, the mouth swap with Beth, replacing his body with a hand, feeling Abby, and at the very bottom there was an option to take no prize.
“Abby?” He asked, “What do you think I should keep...?”