"This is a most unfortunate situation and thankfully not one we have had to deal with in some time," Jenkins explained gravely to the monkey Christina now was "It is both ethically and physically unviable for me to restore you to human form until the end of your gestation period, which for a rhesus macaque is usually around six months."
Christina screeched in protest. No way was she going to spend six months as a fucking monkey! She was normally an articulate and assertive girl who would have been able to argue her case here, but to her frustration the monkey noises she was able to make did nothing to deter her boss.
"I will communicate to your family that you have been sent abroad on an important assignment for the next few months and they will not hear from you in that time. You will find I can be very convincing."
Christina started to realise Jenkins was actually serious about leaving her like this for half a year as he continued to pace the room explaining his plans for her.
"If you were a dog or a cat I could probably hire you out to customers until you are able to be restored to human form, but we don't have a huge demand for monkeys - no offence."
Christina looked up sadly at her human employer, dreading what was coming next.
"Therefore I have arranged for our local zoo to take you for six months. They should arrive to pick you uo imminently. And please be assured you will be treated exceptionally well there."
Christina could hardly believe what she was hearing. Just then, there was a knock on the door and Jenkins opened it to a man holding a cage.