I cannot believe how stupid I had been to make the bet, but I was now paying the ultimate price. It had been a few weeks earlier when I was convinced I was right and made a bet with my best friend Ben. Both of us being Star-wars fans meant we often discussed the movies and plot lines. I don't know how it happened but, I was wrong and now here I was, entering a TV studio with a bunch of other guys.
In the past, our wagers had always been relatively harmless but this time we decided to up the stakes. We're both geeks and at 20 years of age have zero experience with girls, and when I say zero, I mean ZERO! Not a single kiss or feel, not even a single date. It's not that we're especially bad to look at, it's just that we're both useless once in the presence of a female. Barely able to make a coherent sentence means it's impossible to make any headway and added to that we're both painfully shy.
Whenever we even attempted to talk to a girl it was always a disaster. Either they laughed at us, ignored us or were mean. It affected every aspect of our lives and our confidence in ourselves and our ability was as low as it could be.
I'm Patrick by the way and I can only speak for myself when I say my body is pretty average for a young Englishman. Since puberty, no one else has ever seen me in anything less than a pair of swimming trunks and I've never seen a real female (or male!) adult naked. My comparisons are all based on the internet and the only area that caused me some concern was the fact that when erect, my penis had a distinct downward curve, just like a banana.
Ben, on the other hand, is slightly pudgy and according to his own declaration, less than well-endowed in the penis department. That, and the fact that I was 100% sure I was correct, was the reason I pushed to make our bet more extreme.
We agreed that the loser would have to enter a rather strange dating show. It involves the participants revealing their naked bodies before one is chosen to go on a date. Ben and I had watched the show many times and were always stunned by the bravery of the contestants. Can you imagine standing in a glass box while a woman makes comments as your nude body is slowly revealed from the bottom up!
After losing the bet I downloaded the application form and filled in the questionnaire. A few weeks later I received notice that I'd been selected to take part. Ben couldn't believe I was really going to go through with it, but I was taught never to welch on a bet. I was sweating profusely as I followed the five other guys into the building. We were met by a pretty girl called Caroline who took us to a communal changing room and asked us to strip naked. There were lockers for our belongings as well as towels and a robe.
She recommended we take a shower and, to avoid any embarrassing erections during filming, suggested releasing any pent-up excitement at the same time! There was nervous laughter amongst the boys with none of us sure if she was serious or not. She gave us a wink and left us to it.
We stood around nervously for a while until the bolder ones began to undress. I waited a bit and then very slowly followed suit. I'd never been in a situation like this before, at school I'd always managed to get changed in a cubicle and had never been forced to strip around others. By the time I'd removed all my clothes except my undies, three of the others were already totally nude. It was with some relief that I saw their bodies were not much different to mine.
I took a deep breath and pulled down the last of my clothing, revealing my cock and balls to others for the first time. There was no reaction whatsoever! I saw a couple of them take glances at my crotch, just as I'd done to them, but that was it. We placed our clothes in the lockers and grabbed our towels before making our way to the showers. I noticed that I was the only circumcised one in the group, which made me feel more exposed and, not for the first time, I wished I still had my foreskin.
The shower area was just a big tiled room with 3 shower heads on each wall. I took a free space and enjoyed the feeling of the warm water hitting my body. It felt slightly strange washing myself so publicly but it 1was nowhere near as bad as I had expected.
I suddenly remembered Caroline's words about taking care of things during the shower, but I couldn't imagine doing that with no privacy. Looking around no one else seemed to be taking her advice!
I turned off the tap and got my towel. As I dried myself, I was grateful to Ben for advising some grooming. I kept the small amount of hair on my chest, arms and legs but had taken scissors and a razor to my pubic area, keeping only a small patch of hair above my cock, and removing all else. It felt good and I saw that only two of the others looked untrimmed.
Once dry, I slipped on my robe and the six of us sat waiting. We made small talk and it was clear that quite a few of them were just as nervous, if not more so than me. It helped me calm down slightly and by the time Caroline returned I was sure I would get through this.
She led us along some corridors to what she called the "green room" and told us to wait before once again disappearing. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and another attractive woman entered. She was in her late forties and the presenter of the show. She smiled and introduced herself as Anne to each of us before telling us all to relax and have fun.
After introductions were made, she asked if we had any questions. We looked at each other but no one responded. Anne laughed and said, "No one ever asks the thing that's on all your minds!"
After a brief pause, she continued, "OK, well I'm going to answer the unasked question anyway. If any of you find yourselves getting aroused don't worry about it. It's perfectly normal and we'll just edit it out if it's too obvious. If you just grow and lift a bit, it's not an issue but if your glans ends up pointing towards the ceiling it's a no go!"
She laughed and the rest of us joined in nervously. In my mind, I pictured my cock erected with its tip pointing at the floor!
"So, if you have a proper erection, we'll take a break and you can go and take care of it before we continue. It happens far more often than you might imagine so really don't worry about it."
With a cheeky grin, she added, "in fact, in my experience the guy that has some control problems when he sees the girl is most often the one, she ends up picking!"
There was more nervous laughter and she then said, "OK, well I presume you've all seen the show before?"
Each one of us nodded and mumbled our agreement.
"Good, that saves me having to explain how things work. So, if there are no other questions, we'll start in about 10 minutes."
With that and a brief wave, she left.
As we waited, Paul, one of the other participants struck up a conversation with me.
"So, what kind of bird are you hoping for?", he asked.
"Um, I don't know, I'm kind of only here because I lost a bet."
"Bloody hell mate!", he laughed then continued. "I'm into big tits and arse, so if she's anything like that I'm going to be in trouble."
I chuckled, "OK, well I'm more of a petite breast, big nipple and tight bottom guy. Maybe someone Asian."
He whistled and grinned at my rather detailed list. "Got anyone specific in mind?"
I blushed, "Um, no not really."
My answer was not totally truthful, as I'd always had a penchant for Asian girls and one, in particular, gave me many nights of self-pleasure during my school days. Her name was Jenny and we shared a few classes. She never took any notice of me, but I was secretly in love with her.
My mind returned to the present as Caroline entered and told us all to leave our robes and follow her into the studio.
This was it! I gulped as we once again disrobed, this time in full view of Caroline. She didn't hold back and gave each of us a thorough inspection. Despite my nervousness, I felt my cock swell slightly as she gazed at it for what seemed like a long time.
I started to panic and wondered what would happen if I had an erection before the show even started! I began to recite capital cities in my mind and was grateful that the distraction seemed to help. Things got a bit better as we walked into the studio even though there were now many more people around. I counted at least 20, all busy with something but still finding the time to glance at us.
Six glass boxes in various colours were arranged in a semicircle. Caroline grabbed a clipboard and then said "OK guys, I'm going to read out a name and colour. You then enter the matching cubicle and face forwards.
She began to go through the names, and I was assigned to the blue box, which also happens to be my favourite colour, not that that matters in any way!
It felt very strange to be enclosed in a coloured glass box and all though it was impossible to see in or out I felt somehow more exposed than before.
A speaker in the ceiling crackled for a moment and then I could hear a soundcheck before a male voice said "We're going to calibrate the boxes, boys. Just stand still.
I heard some mechanical sounds, but nothing happened for a couple of minutes. Presumably, they were doing each box individually. Suddenly, the coloured glass before me began to lift. It stopped just below my belly button and there was a beep before it continued up to my shoulders followed by another beep. I could see underneath it and numerous pairs of legs were visible before another beep and the glass began to lower again.
A short time later the voice returned, "OK, all done boys. We're ready to go in three, two, one..."
With that, the lights in the cubicle extinguished and Anne began to introduce the show and the female contestant. Her name was Jenny and I smiled at the coincidence. According to Anne, Jenny was 20 years old and worked at a coffee shop in London. She'd had bad experiences with men before and was looking for someone for a serious relationship who would overlook her body issues.
For the first time, I actually thought about winning! It would mean I'd finally have the chance to go out with a girl on a proper date and as long as she wasn't a total zero, I'd be happy. It struck me then that this show might help me find a girlfriend! If she picked me after seeing me in all my glory, there would be no unpleasant or embarrassing revelations later.
I shook my head and concentrated on listening.