"I'd like to be a mermaid if that is alright" Kate told Dr Lowell. "I see... but to be clear this means you want to remain female?" Dr Lowell asked before saying "merfolk do indeed come in both genders and as such with our orientation as homosexuals... well basic channels of having children won't be possible outside of sperm donations or adoption". "I understand... true I would enjoy to be a mother one day but the means don't matter to me" Kate assured.
"...I see. now about the length, are you going permanently or for a limited timeframe?" Dr Lowell asked. "Permanent. and ahead you could say I'm already fixed on a new name" Kate answered "Oceania. if that is alright?". "first or last...? as a half-human in nature basically all types require both still" Dr Lowell inquired. "...just the first, now that I think of it Oceania Ylviosa has a good feel to it" Kate accepted. "alright then... just need you to go over the papers I will just print out here confirming this is all done to this point by your own choice, name change included... then we will head to the merfolk sector of transformations where we will go over the difference types and the pros and cons if needed" Dr Lowell then assured before saying "oh be aware of the period?"
"Period? What is that-" Kate started to ask. "not the- no period as in the legal term" Dr Lowell interrupted "while the TF Centres are often these days used as alternatives of severe punishment to great crimes it doesn't mean crime itself is gone... see what I mean is with permanent transformations... well to be exact they aren't really permanent until a year after the process". "As in for example before the year is up I can change my mind?" Kate guessed. "yes exactly" Dr Lowell agreed "also permanent transformations legally can only be done with those of legal age or with parental consent". "Well I am 22 next month if that's what you mean" Kate assured. "records you provided follow that... but even after undergoing the process they are vetted, can never be to careful" Dr Lowell insisted.
Later after signing the forms Dr Lowell escorted Kate to the transformation area of the centre for merfolk. "oh... your escorting this one Lowell? really can't get it when such good looking young girls see themselves as men born in the wrong body?" this raven-haired man wearing the typical uniform of the centre in his late 30s questioned over Kate. "I'm a lesbian but ok with my gender" Kate insisted. "an I'm married, happily I might add... just my nephew suffered a great heart-break awhile ago when the girl- well I guess we all know where it goes" the man assured. "Kate Ylviosa, this is Howard Stills, he's in charge of arranging the transformation process" Dr Lowell introduced. "now my first part and Dr Lowell's last in this process is going through the types of merfolk. see which is best for you" Howard then kindly stated "this way" upon which Kate was escorted to this chamber...
...one housing various kinds of merfolk...
classics like Disney with fin belts where their tails joined their human bodies
animalistic tails like angel fish, dolphins, trout and gold fish
more unusual like octopuses, crabs and starfish
even those that if not for their webbed fingers and finned toes could pas for humans with the ability to breath water
"so what will it be miss Ylviosa?" Howard asked: