Embarrassed for his slurred answer, Neal slipped down in his seat, trying to lose himself, and lesson his looking the class fool.
Class went onward as a nice teacher thought it best and better to allow a good student some return to personal dignity.
Yet for Neal the word dignity was failing, as his feeling of embarrassment only caused a flow of adrenalin and this in turn made the virus surge his growing change.
As class ended Neal was squirming on his chair, as the hairy butt itched more at the end of his spine. This he would soon discover was the start of tail bone growth, and something that would over time, become a real part of his personal identity.