The next morning you wake up a few hours before you have to head out to school. You sit up and are immediately aware of your body’s larger size. Your stomach protrudes an inch from your t-shirt and your legs are nearly bursting from your boxers. Worse your legs have reached an all new level of hairiness bordering on furry. The hair begins at your feet which have continued to grow and continues on until it disappears in your boxers. The area around your scatch is almost not visible the hair has become so thick. What scares you the most is the characteristics of your toenails which have begun to change color, becoming darker. They also have grown out rapidly and are sharp to the touch. You grab a pair of nail clippers and spend a good 20 minutes clipping away at them until they at least look human. Your upper body still remains fairly hairless but a few hairs have begun to grow above and around your belly button. You stand up and have to quickly adjust to an extra twenty pounds of body weight but soon are able to make your way around . You pick out your biggest set of clothes which now barely fit and head out the door to go buy new clothes and as much Nair as possible.
After walking for a few minutes you come across the local shopping district and begin searching for your usual clothing spots. After checking out The Gap you are surprised to find that none of the clothing there really interests you. Plus they barely have anything that might fit you. Leaving the store disappointed you eye a store you had never seen before. With only a bear for its logo, you walk in not knowing what to expect.
“Welcome” a large bearded man said. His appearance made him look like you had seen him from somewhere but you can’t quite put your finger on it.
“Hey” your voice is even lower the yesterday, you hardly notice. While looking at the clothing you notice in the corner of your eye that the man is watching you. Picking out some xl pants and shirts you return to the checkout counter with your new clothes. The man smiles again and you notice that his front canines are slightly extended. Confused about what is going on, you grab your clothes and head out the door.
Returning to your apartment you slam the door shut before stripping down to your boxers and trying on the new clothes. They fit loosely but you imagine that pretty soon they will fit just right. To see how you look you go to the mirror to check yourself out. You love the way you look, your new clothes show off the bigger more powerful you. You begin to stroke your face, thinking about how you would look with a beard like the one the man at the store had. You quickly push the thought of your head as you’ve always thought beards were gross and sit down and watch tv. Time passes quickly as you watch nature shows about the woods and pretty soon it’s time to go to class.
Today you have a quantum physics lecture with Professor Smelt, a young grad who was one of the only female physics professors. She attempted to hide the fact that she was a woman by always wearing mannish outfits but even in these it was clear that she was a knockout. Grabbing some pencils you jam them into your pocket when you find a note inside. You pull it out and begin to read.
You are progressing nicely, but if you wish to remain human, you must infect one more.
Immediately your hand feels like it’s on fire as you drop the note in pain. Watching your hand you see small hairs begin to grow all over its surface. Your hand grows large and callously as if you had done manual labor all your life. Finishing its transformation your nails begin to change like your feet and grow slightly pointed and dark. Now finished, you examine your new bear hand and can feel the new power that lies within. The hair on the hand tapers off dramatically on to your arms creating an odd effect. You subconsciously wish for the rest of your arm to become hairier so that it could be like your hand. Afraid of what the note means, you head to class with the awful mission of changing someone else.