Joanie looked at Mitzi and how beautiful and happy she was and how much fun she was having and felt a pang of envy. Suddenly she realized that she hadn't really wanted to use the Chronivac to bring Mitzi back, she wanted to use the Chronivac to be Mitzi!
She hadn't been lying to Richie about her cousin Sue. Sue loved Mitzi and often said she'd like a dog just like her. Joanie knew that Sue was a good, responsible dog owner. She took a deep breath and dialed Sue's number.
Sue was puzzled about why Joanie was so insistent on her coming to the kennel and seeing if she wanted to adopt a new dog they had come in who looked and acted like Mitzi. But Sue loved dogs, and she knew her cousin did too.
"Thanks for coming Sue. Let me explain what's going on. Two things happened today. One is that Mitzi died. The other. . .the other is that I got this thing in the mail. See that dog out there, looks like Mitzi?"
"Yes."
"An hour ago that was a guy named Richie. Real asshole. I used this thing to turn him into Mitzi. Its called a Chronivac." She pointed it out to her cousin and demonstrated it on one of the older dogs that she turned into a puppy.
"Why are you telling me this, Joanie?"
"Sue, I want to be your dog. I'm sick of being a human being."