"OK. For the first run, I think I'm going to try and make you a copy of an existing subject."
"Oooooo, are you going to turn me into a copy of a celebrity."
"I mean, maybe I could, but I'm definitely not. The last think I want is you to sully Tom Hank's reputation."
"You're no fun."
"You're right. I'm not." You stick your tongue out at Jonas. "Now, let's see here."
You press F1 for more options, selecting option to clone existing profile. You find an entry for your pet dog, Ginny.
You pull Ginny's parameters to Jonas's settings, make a few changes, save the changes and then, after putting in the proper codes, activate the process. A buzzing starts up within the photo booth.
Jonas lights up. His features start to shift and get smaller. As they get smaller, they shift more canine, his nose growing, his ears moving higher on his head, his fingers starting to shrink. As the changes progress, the brightness increases, until you're barely able to see Jonas in the booth.
When the light clears, you see a beagle sitting where your friend Jonas had been sitting in the photo booth. The beagle squirms in the seat, looking about. The dog opens its mouth and makes a strange barking whine sound, stops then makes another strange canine sound.
"Oh, yeah, I didn't carry over your ability to talk. Wanted to make you as much of a copy of Ginny as I could. Well, I decided not to have you fixed though."
At this the beagle froze, then immediately leaned his head back, checking out between his hind legs before giving a surprised yelp, then turned towards you with a growl.
"Hey! No need to be growly. I thought you liked Ginny."
He managed to give you a hard Look, even with the beagle features.
"OK. Fine. I guess I should have warned you. Where's your sense of adventure? Or are you waiting until you have some privacy before you investigate."
Jonas gave a horrified look at this, though also gave a curious glance back between his hind legs.
"They'll be time for that later. First, wanted to do some tests. Which, is just a fancy say to say, do you wanna go on walkies?" You held up a leash and one of Ginny's old collars, a faded pink fabric one complete with tags. "I promise to clean up after you."
Jonas gave another growl, with less passion this time. After some hesitation, he jumped down from a chair. He walked in a circle, looking back at himself, giving his tail some experimental wags. He seemed to be getting used to the four legs thing, testing out walks, jumping in place, giving his legs and paws claws looks.
"What do you think? Ready for a walk?"
The beagle looked up at you and gave a small nod. He presented his neck for the collar, which you hooked up before connecting the leash, then taking the opportunity to pet him and ruffle his ears and give him a closer look. You couldn't believe how much he looked like Ginny, right down to the markings. Really showed the possibilities of the device.
You got so drawn in by petting that soon you found Jonas flopped over and giving him (or would it be her?) belly rubs, just as you would normally do with Ginny. In fact, you only realized what you were doing when saying "Who's a good girl?" and then "O-Oh, sorry, got carried away."
Jonas, who seemed to have been enjoying the belly rubs, flopped on his back, tail wagging, tongue lolling out, got himself back on all fours himself, nervously looking away. Though you couldn't help notice his tail still wagged a bit. Maybe being a dog included dog instincts, including a love of belly rubs.
"Let's get going."
After some trickiness getting up the stairs with four legs, you pick up Jonas and carry him up, then you're on your way on a walk.
You notice Jonas seems nervous. Understandable, considering he's going out in public as a dog, dealing with being a dog, naked, and being a bitch at that. He pauses to sniff the air, sidewalk, a parked car tire, and at one point he stops at a hydrant, sniffing very animatedly for a full minute before you cleared your throat and he seemed to notice what he'd been doing.
Eventually, he sniffs at a patch of grass, then looks up at you giving a whine. You smirk, turning in the other direction as he squats to do his business. When he finishes and you clean up after him, his tail is tucked between his legs. You imagine it feels weird to do his business as a canine bitch let alone in front of his best friend. On occasion, you sorta forget you're walking your best friend since he looks so much like Ginny. You wonder if you should introduce Ginny to her doppelganger, but you also don't want Jonas to get bit, or to get the two mixed up if the dog instincts set in for Jonas too much.
A neighbor, Trent, and his German Shepherd, Zeke, walk by. You and Trent start speaking, catching up on the neighborhood gossip, while Zeke and Jonas get associated with each other. You see the shep give a big sniff underneath Jonas's tail, which causes the beagle to yelp. The beagle squirms, then gives a much more cautious sniff under the German Shepherd's tail, then another more curious sniff, before he again realizes what he's doing and backs away.
Zeke seems very happy with Jonas, giving him some big licks, and you can't help notice that there's a tip of pink poking out of the dog's sheath.
Trent and you finish your conversation and carry on your respective walks. Zeke gives one more sniff at the beagle's backside before being dragged away with a whine. Jonas seems a little cagey after the encounter, though his tail is held up and wagging too. It was hard to get a read. Jonas couldn't be in heat, could he? Well, you did make it so he wasn't fixed. Could that mean...
Well, you'd worry about that later. You needed to figure out what to do next...