Lauren proceeds to enter the apartment building and greets the doorman, Walter.
”Hi Walter how are the kids?”
”They are doing great thanks for asking Ms.Rosenberg”
After the long elevator ride to her apartment, Lauren was greeted with it. She didn't just live in an apartment, no she had the biggest and most luxurious penthouse in all of Seattle with more than enough room that could house a large family and then some. She was greeted by her dog watcher Tim.
”Hello Ms.Rosenberg, I hope your trip went well. I made sure to feed and care for Banjo per your instructions.”
”Thank you, you're dismissed”
After Tim left Lauren was greeted with Banjo. Lauren just lit up seeing her best friend/dog/son Banjo.
”Hi buddy I hope you didn't miss me too much”
Lauren then proceeded to get on the couch and take off her clothes. She liked being naked when she didn't have other people over. She was going to ride out the hangover but first, she wanted to look at the medallion one last time. She opened it and held it in her hands something just speaking to her. Then Banjo came on the couch and licked her.
”Hey buddy, I love y-”
Lauren felt a sharp pain in her stomach and fell to the floor. It felt like her body was compressing and her organs were becoming smaller. Soon she was about the size of Banjo. Her skin became a fur and her jaw reshaped its self into a snout and she felt like her brain just turned into nothing.
Banjo was in similar pain. His fur fell off and soon his skin was becoming much smoother. He was in pain as he was growing larger hips knees legs and arms. His paws becoming human hands. His new human penis violently converting to a vagina. His skull reformed into a copy of Lauren’s accompanied by her hair and eyes. Then Banjo felt odd. A new level of thoughts and cognition entered his head new thoughts and memories of Lauren. Soon Banjo was a copy of Lauren.
Banjo was barking in Lauren’s voice for 30 minutes until
”Bark, words, English, words I can speak in human words”
”I am my master”
Looking at Lauren as his former self
”Master Master wake up”
He felt her pulse, she was alive but knocked out
”The hangover and transformation probably tired her out”
”Wait hangover?”
Lauren’s hangover carried over to Banjo. He was in pain. Plus he gained some of Lauren’s memories but felt like he was himself. He was concerned for his master Lauren that saved him from a life of abuse.
Then a knock on the door was heard. Shit, it was the people with the rest of the artifacts. Banjo calmed himself down the best he could and proceeded to put on a robe and try to impersonate his master Lauren.
”Hello Ms.Rosenberg we are here to deliver the rest of the artifacts”
”Ahh yes drop them off over there”
”That seems like an odd place but you're the boss okay”
”Perfect thank you”
Banjo was revived to handle that
He saw a book that was apart of the artifact set. Maybe it would shed light on what happened. After reading the book Banjo learned the medallion could swap the physical forms of living creatures and he would have to
wait 12 hours before he could potentially change back, Lauren. He also found out that when an animal changes into a human they gain the memories of that person but still maintain their sense of self but when a human transforms into an animal they fully act like that animal. Once the person turns back into any human they will remember all of their memories as a human before the transformation but nothing during their time as an animal.
This was confirmed true when Lauren in dog form acted like Banjo normally would licking and showing cuddles to her master. Banjo enjoyed this change in dynamics and his hangover finally stopped.