Derrick hesitated, then continued "A total gorilla. Do you have them here?"
Circe laughed. "Of course. Even if there were no others, I could transform you. It happens that there are a half-dozen up on the mountain. I'm afraid they have a very powerful male, though. That means a fight for dominance, unless you are very young or female."
After a moment's thought, Derrick shrugged. "Make me female. It would be interesting to see what the other side is like."
Circe grinned, and then the female gorilla looked around in confusion. Others of the group were plucking berries and eating them. Nothing seemed wrong. They were on the mountain, the alpha keeping watch for intruders. She dismissed the worry and continued to forage for food. Afterwards, she joined a couple of the other females grooming each other. She picked lice and fleas with his fingers, crunching them with her teeth as she ate them. Although she had once been Derrick, this young female had no thought or memory that did not belong to naturally born animal.