One joyride through the sky later, Samantha and Trish were standing in the now very cramped living room of Samantha's house.
"Okay, first thing we should do is take you back to the start. And this time, try to think about what is most interesting to you. We'll deal with your thoughts on society later.
Tricia braced for this, her biggest change yet. Samantha set the remote to return her to human form and zapped her. The sensations her wings and tail were giving her numbed. Her hair receded, losing its red color and changing back to blond. Her fingers and feet tingled as they lost their hoof-like tips and regained the proper number of digits. Her horns shrunk back into her skull as her ears lost their points and size. Her fur retracted, revealing her skin. It felt like she was imploding.
Finally, she was back to normal. Even her shirt had returned to its original state. She felt the seat of her shorts and couldn't find the hole she had put in it. She had to admit, she felt more than disappointed to be back in her old body, even though it had only been a matter of hours since she was last in it.
"Now, the trick is you shouldn't be running AWAY from being human. You should run TOWARD being whatever it is you really want to be. We can take it step by step, or we can take you really far into a change. Whatever you want, as long as you promise me you won't avoid something just because it's what you think is popular."
"All right," Trish said. She couldn't help but feel apprehensive about this process. Before she was just choosing unorthodox choices, now she had to reveal her innermost desires and put them on display for the entire world. No, she had to stop thinking that way. Sam was right. This was the only way she could have the most fun and have the most satisfying experience with the remote. Why not go for it, if it's what she really wanted?
"Okay, Sam, here's what I'd like to try..."