"It's... it's... well, you see, there's a few long-running experiments we've been doing ever since the Society Act passed. And one is around the testing of a particular chemical compound. It's nice, there's enough test subjects that we maintain a secluded village for you all to live in."
"But what does it -do?-?" Lily asked pointedly.
"Well, it's cow-derived, the aim is to make it easier for humans to reproduce and move to a more high dairy economy. It's just there's been a few teething problems."
Lily's jaw dropped. "You want to make me into a cow?" she asked incredulously.
But it seemed they weren't to be dissuaded. She was taken to a small sterile room, stripped naked and left with her arms folded over her modest chest fuming. Some of the photos she'd seen of past subjects... men and women alike with random cow body parts, like horns, udders, tails... she could only imagine what she was going to get saddled with.
"This may sting a little," murmured one youthful technician, injecting her arm with a syringe containing some green glowing liquid. "Alright, it'll just take a couple of minutes to kick in!"