Carl enjoyed Saturday night cards at the club. His buddies
gathered each weekend for a great night of poker. The game was competitive and
the losses could add up if a guy did not watch his playing. Poker is a subtle
game of cues. Money can shake a guy’s stoic façade when they are all in.
Tonight the stakes will be higher than ever before.
Carl came prepared for tonight’s game with an ample bankroll
when he was informed tonight’s game will have the highest stakes ever. Tonight,
the loser drinks a shot glass of nanobots; tonight, the loser walks out a
woman.
The game started good for Carl. The cards were working in
his favor and the other guys were playing it close to the chest. A close hand
led to Carl’s first bad beat of the night. Carl read his opponent wrong. The
loss shook his confidence and with so much on the line his façade fell — death
to a poker player.
Carl started grinding away. Soon he recaptured most of his
loss from the bad beat before another turn of the cards crushed his stack of
chips and his hopes of remaining a man after the evening is over. Then a second
bad beat in a row. Carl never recovered his confidence after that. The other
guys desperate to remain men saw blood and took their good friend to the
cleaners.
The last hand for Carl offered little hope. He made a
desperate “all in” call. The cards turned, offering no hope. Out of chips and
out of chances, Carl tilted his head back and swallowed the shot glass of
nanobots to the chant of “chug” from his friends.
Nanobots work fast. Every cell in his body transformed into
a female cell complete with two X chromosomes. Carl changed into something more
appropriate for his gender and took a selfie for the record. Carl’s wife was
pissed when she found out (how much money he lost), but loved the name he
picked: Candy. Candy’s wife adjusted and actually enjoyed the new Carl. He is
the nicest guy, ah, woman ever. And he stays home Saturday nights now.
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