Returning to the zoo, you and Alexa find a supply closet to snuggle up inside. By now, you are completely covered with fur, so the fact that the closet is cold as hell no longer bothers you. Hours pass as you slumber away, waiting for the sun.
Then, you hear the door opening. Two wranglers in uniforms are holding a flashlight and a snare on you and Alexa. You growl threatening on instinct, but then a voice says, "Leave. I'll handle this."
The two men depart, and the lights flash on, revealing itself not to be a supply closet, but the employee locker room. You blink, and realize where you know the woman from: she was the same employee who gave you the video that turned you into an anthro husky in the first place.
Though you find it odd that you can still speak, you do so anyway. "Who are you? Why did you do this to me?"
"To be fair, I only gave you the video and told you to watch it. I didn't say "do it or else". And as for your bitch, I didn't tell you to have sex with her knowing she would transform as well."
"My name is Alexa..."
"Sure it is, sweetie. But I'm afraid all of that is irrelevant now. You two are no longer human, and as such, you can't be allowed to walk free. You'll be staying at this zoo until the end of your natural lifespan, which for dogs will be around 15-20 years, give or take."
"Are you gonna put us in a cage?"
"No, no, of course not. That would be cruel, and worse, inefficient. No, you two are going to be put to a more...productive use."
Walking over to the row of lockers, she pointed to two that had just been repainted and repaired at the end. One had Alexa's name on it. The other had yours.
"So we work for you now? As employees?"
"Exactly. In a few hours, you'll be joining 15 others in our Junior Zookeeper Employment Initiative. Hopefully, and if you work hard, you'll be certified as full caretakers in less than two years. Then you'll get to care for our other animals until your time comes, and will get food and board in exchange. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me."
"But you just said we can't walk around freely. And now you want us to work in the zoo?"
"Ah yes, about that. I believe these will cover up your condition."
She tosses something over to you and Alexa. To your surprise, the thing is a perfect replica of your human face, down to your formerly short hair, cute dimples, and those two zits on your left cheek that you sweat weren't there before. And Alexa's face even has the long blond hair you told her not chop off last week.
"You're to wear these at all times, along with your uniforms, boots, and gloves. Anything less than that will not be tolerated."
"What..."
"Now you know the truth: this entire zoo is staffed, run by, and full of people much like yourselves. And we have to protect and look out for each other, less the humans find out we exist."
To prove her point, she took off her own face. Underneath, she turns out to be an anthro herself, though you couldn't quite identify the species.
"Now put your clothes and masks on. I expect to see you outside in an hour for orientation."
An hour later, you and Alexa are outside. It feels strange to wear clothes, to have your paws crammed into gloves and boots, but the lady assures you that you'll get used to it eventually. She also tugs on Alexa's mask to smooth out some wrinkles around her throat.
"Put your hair in a ponytail so it doesn't get caught, dear. Now if you're ready, let's begin your new life at the zoo."