Because the thought of explaining your situation terrified you, and you still thinking that avoiding the zoo was the best course of action, you head back towards his apartment. With his shirt freshly washed, now was a good of a time as any to return your previous coverup. You now wear a loose hoodie and sweatpants, some cheap but comfy panties and a bra that matches, and some slides to keep you from looking homeless. You quickly find your way to the same construction, only to realize you went through the window, so you had no clue which apartment he stayed in. With no other choice, you climbed around the outside from the construction like last time to see if you could retrace your steps. Using a faint scent from your memory, you track down the upstairs apartment that leads to where he stays and knock on the door. You check your surroundings to be sure you aren’t being watched or followed before you hear the door turn. The same smell intensifies, making you hold your nose to keep from transforming as he opens the door once again, a bit shocked as he doesn’t recognize you.
“Umm… can I help you?”
You were shocked, he didn’t recognize you. Despite literally being the reason she is human right now, she was treated like an unknown.
“Hi! Richard, right? It’s…umm…I-I’m the girl from yesterday…”
His eyes went wide after the realization, he quickly shut the door in your face. You hear a bunch off commotion that sounds like demolition, heavy objects being thrown into walls, things slamming shut, and aerosols being sprayed constantly. The door reopens as a more put-together man wearing an unbuttoned floral shirt and tight fitting pants that leave nothing to the imagination. His hair is slicked back with grease and his chest hair is on full display. He looks like a douchebag in your eyes, but it’s just so out there, you can’t help but giggle at the attempt to “clean up”.
“So what brings you back again, want another round of this?” He thrusts at you and you immediately push him out of the way at sit at his kitchen table, releasing the pressure on your nose to test if it was still full of his stench. Once you were confident, you dropped your guard, took a deep breath, and slowly started to relax as you opened up to this man. You tell him about your recent experiences and your idiosyncrasies with your transformation. He cracks a few jokes, but it seems as if he’s understanding you pretty well.
“If that’s the case, sounds like there’s no other option then to find the werekitchen again. Perhaps they have a clue on what you can do to turn back normal. In the meantime, I’ll be here should you ever need a place to ‘relieve yourself’”. He kinda giggled at the end, still showing how much of a perv he was. At least someone found your form attractive, despite its nature to attract and be attracted to garbage. And this man could actually clean up pretty well. So your options are to hide away with Richard, letting whatever shifts you have be his problem, and throwing away your previous life, or use your new partner to infiltrate the zoo again in hopes of finding the werekitchen and a way to return to normal.