Rover had bumped the touch screen image of himself with his snout, and then jumped down from the Chronivac to play with his favorite toy.
The default settings were to keep the subject's gender and sexual preferences the same. But the default setting was for age 21, athletic (BMI 19), and IQ of 175. Most people who were older wanted to be young and buff and intelligent, and those who were younger wanted to be older, buff and intelligent. The default duration was twenty four hours.
At first Rover was unaware of the changes, his fur was vanishing, and his body was reshaping. He looked up from his chew toy, and saw that his forepaws were now hands. He flexed his fingers curiously. He was on his knees, and he didn't move like he should. He saw the human reflection in the mirrored closet. It moved like him. He was human? He stood up, and looked back at the Chronivac. He walked awkwardly on two legs over to the Chronivac, but his steps became more confident with each step. He sat down in the chair the way Edwin had. It was comfortable, but he missed his tail. He started to read. "23: 15 Duration Remaining", and every minute it changed to a lower number, "23:14"...."23.13".
Edwin snored loudly, and Rover turned his attention to the sleeper. Then he looked back at the Chronivac, and made a decision.