Mary was completely disgusted not only at herself, but other kids her age. She'd been an early bloomer, which led to a lot of attention from boys...and when she didn't return that attention, they made up all sorts of stories about her. The reason she wasn't interested wasn't that she wasn't interested in boys, but none of the ones at school had interested her.
Over time, however, she'd come to hate how she looked, and people in general. It wasn't just the boys...the girls at school...and how they'd believed the lies spread...she had no interest in being a part of anything they were a part of. Then, one night, she'd been online scrolling through websites and found a whole set of animal transformation websites. Animals were pure....they weren't good or evil...everything was instinct. There was something appealing about that...something she envied.
When the Chronivac arrived, she was convinced it was the answer...to fix everything that she thought was wrong. But...she didn't want to commit to anything permanently without trying it first. So, she decided that she would try it for a week, and then she would have the chance to decide if that's what she wanted, or if she wanted to try something different.
She fiddled with the settings a bit before finalizing them. There were sure a lot of choices.