Amber was hanging out in the basement with their best friend Layla. Layla was a transgender girl, and unlike Jessica Layla's parents were totally cool with it. Layla was also the smartest person Amber had ever met.
"So, I figure this vacation, I can finally try to figure some things out about who I am. Try being male, even if it's not human, see if that works for me." Amber wasn't sure if they were transmasculine or non-binary or agender or what, although they had known from the age of five that they definitely weren't a girl. "But Jessica is all 'no gender changes' so I guess I get to experience femaleness in another body, fucking thrilling." They rolled their eyes.
"That sucks!" said Layla. "But I may have an idea. Do you know if you can reserve an animal form before you get there?"
"I think so, but kids can't choose for themselves--they need their parents to sign off, as Jessica has been repeating every time she brings it up."
"So all we need are Jessica's passwords and some time on her computer?"
"Uh, yeah, I guess."
Layla grinned. "You're going to make a great guy animal."