I promised that I would be good.
Please let me up.
We have time to change back.
She tried to stand on her hind legs but couldn’t keep her balance. Meeeeh, Get me outside the door to the control panel. They all had difficulty standing, but together they managed to half carry her to the panel, where even as her fingers were starting to change, she managed to reset the keys.
Quickly, she said, back inside, and lie down, keep separate from each other. A mist filled the booth and they became unconscious. This time the extractor did work and cleared the booth of gases. They were all now girls again, but in her haste and her altering mind, Patsy had not managed to fully reset everything.
They were still: Dark Brown, Chocolate flavored, Pygmy humans.
Patsy explained. “I did something naughty to someone and for punishment, they made me be a goat for a while, when they released me they said I was on probation for a while but they didn’t say for how long. It’s been a couple of years, so I thought probation was over; and I was lonely here by myself, so wanted somebody around like me. I am sorry for what I was doing to you, and not about being caught. Please stay with me for a while.
I’ll change you back fully as you were when you came in, now or later before you leave. Just give me a chance for some company, please.
Susie and Trixie looked at each other, quite puzzled by what their friend, Patsy was saying. Are you teasing us? We’ve always been like this. Haven’t we? Or have you been playing tricks again? You remember what happened before.
3 years being all bloated from carrying all those kids, and on the milk machines.
You’ll probably get a lot more this time.
Patsy was now in a quandary. Should she put them back in the booth and change them back to how they were when they first came in and hope she could block their memories. Or pretend that she was teasing them and keep them with her, and hope she wouldn’t get found out.
She was so lonely on her own, and she knew better than to trust anybody in the carnival. They changed people and played with their minds just their fun and experiments. In fact, are they playing with me now?
Patsy tearfully admitted that she hadn’t been teasing them, and told them all about, why she had been changed to a nanny goat, and everything that had happened since then.
Susie said if you change us back to how we were when we came in, but also lightly tanned, as that is what we came in for. Then we will stay with you for an hour or so.
Oh. Yes, yes. I promise. Thank you. Thank you.
She put them back in the booth and changed them back to how they wanted to be. So there were now one short dark brown girl and two taller light brown girls.
Later I’ll get you some more clothes to replace your shredded ones. Come through to the back for some food and drink. What do you want? I have some cakes and cookies, herb teas, coffee, milk, fruit juices and fizzy drinks.
Susie said, some milk please. Fizzy drinks just make me thirstier.
Trixie decided on coffee.
Oh, I’ve run out of milk, I’ll have to go out the back and get some fresh from my goat friends.
It’s warm enough without clothes, so we’ll come with you and say hi to them. Let’s see who can fill their jug up first.
They didn’t know there were billy goats in with the herd of milkers.