Dr. Steinberg looked at the somewhat animate stuffed toy that was Pete, and how the somewhat glowing eyes dulled a bit as the Haze tried manipulating whatever manufactured history Pete had. Quincy looked said as she said "Sorry..."
Pete's stuffed toy mouth opened showing no hole for air to be shoved out to make words, but it managed to ask "What for? You won me... I am your prize... Do you not like me?"
Quincy said "No! Quincy loves you! But Pete... You were a man."
Pete's head slumped to the side for a second as Pete the stuffed monkey asked "I've just been on the prize rack for the longest time... Then you claimed me. I'm happy."
Quincy turned to Dr. Steinberg and asked "Miss Teacher. Can we do anything to help him?" Dr. Steinberg knew there were the foods that changed people, but she wasn't sure a stuffed animal could ingest anything. There were plenty of rides, but... Those would require either her or Quincy to ride on them. Dr. Steinberg wouldn't risk her form or brain be compromised, and she was working hard on Quincy and this type of manipulation could dirty the data she was collecting. Dr. Steinberg's mind went to the Ferris Wheel... or to 5's and up the Lovely Wheel. The big question would be what the heck did a Puppet find attractive? Another puppet or Quincy for who she was? It wasn't even that far away... Should she even sugges-
"Ferris Wheel! That's it! I remember hearing a story about it. Two people who love each other very much go in it, and change to be able to love each other even more!" Quincy shouted. The Haze may have been able to smooth over transformations from Entities, but it didn't smooth over words. It attracted a few eyes as some 6's found it cute, and some other 6's found Quincy to be cute and wondered if they could invite her to the Ferris Wheel. Dr. Steinberg was about to say to them that she was a little bit "special" when Quincy bolted through the crowd. Dr. Steinberg being a little overprotective tried to run after her herself... but a life spent at a desk either studying or working on some project didn't leave her with a lot of speed or stamina to run.
Trying to breathe Dr. Steinberg went to her earpiece and whispered "Can you tell your 5 at the Lovely Wheel that if a buxom girl in just a sweater dress that has a blue eyed stuffed monk-"
Kaine responded quickly "I'll do you one better. I'll tell you that the girl cut the line and barged through one of the cages already."
Claudia froze and asked "Can you change T349 back into a human at least?"
"Fun thing that we should test about that Lovely Wheel. Whether or not the cages block transformations from entering or if it just has extremely high priority. I'm pressing buttons on my remote here and nothing is happening. But just look at the 5 to your right." Dr. Steinberg did and saw one of Kaine's 5 who was running a booth shrink a little shorter as his hair got a little softer, and then the Haze changed her clothes a bit making her top reveal a nice bit of cleavage. The 5 grinned and beared the transformation in front of a 6 who was shocked and then the Haze made think everything was normal, but both women were annoyed at the 4 with the remote.
Steinberg went her way to the Lovely Wheel and looked up wondering where Quincy was... Would she even recognize either of them when they got out? That was the thing about love... it was hard to predict what you loved about someone, even when your identity isn't shifting every few minutes. Why didn't she think to just ask Kaine to change Pete back to human?