While Maria was struggling to get back to her room, she noticed that the scales were spreading upwards from her groin. She had to hurry, or she'd be completely green in no time. While she waddled with her tail swinging dangerously behind her, her fingers and toes began to stretch until they were as long as her hands and feet. She lifted a hand, which now consisted of a very short palm and long thin fingers with hardened tips. She finally made it back to the door, and after a few tries managed to stand upright to open it. Erika saw her, and was visibly shocked by the reptilian monster that came crawling in. "What have you done to me, you bitch?", Maria hissed. Her face was covered in coarse scales, and her lips had receded into thin leather edges. "I look like some kind of monssster thanksss to you--", and paused in the middle of her sentence as she noticed her own hissing. She extended her tongue, and saw that it was split at the end. "Erm...I'll find some way to fix this, I promise!", Erika stammered. "I'd certainly hope ssso", Maria said, "I can't even go outssside because I'm cold-blooded now." Erika started to examine the spray to see what she could do, while Maria moved a bit closer to the heater while her tail gently waved behind her, much calmer than a moment ago but still worried. Erika thought for a moment, then turned towards Maria whose long leather face had become even more defined. "It's not going to be easy to change you back, but there might be a few things we could do..." Maria didn't speak a word, but was clearly waiting for Erika to continue.