Hannah walked through the double doors behind the nurse, until she was led to the last door of the corridor. Entering what used to be the office of a standard human doctor of medicine she now found herself in a pristine-white room, with a friendly-faced doctor sitting at a desk reading files. He stood up and approached Hannah, arm oustretched, as the nurse began arranging various pieces of equipment on a tray.
"You must be Hannah," he said, shaking her hand.
"Uh, yeah," she nervously uttered.
"I'm Dr. Morton. Would you like to take a seat?"
Hannah sat in a comfortable chair opposite the doctor and crossed her legs habitually. A nervous pang hit her as she realised that soon this kind of lady-like behaviour won't be necessary in her new life as a farm sow.
"First off, I understand that this is a very distressing and concerning process for you. I see 7 or 8 young persons every day and they all enter this room like you, nervous and...uh, human... and they are full of fear and confusion. But it's a quick procedure, slightly uncomfortable but not too painful. By tomorrow you'll be living a new life with many great advantages to it in ways you probably wouldn't think." He glanced at paperwork handed to him by the nurse. "Berkshire sow, you're lucky. Quite a magnificent beast you'll be." There was an awkward pause. "Um, any questions?"
Hannah looked down at herself, her hands, her arms, the toes poking from her sandals. How would they look after all this? "No, I'm okay..." she croaked.
"Excellent. Let's get started shall we," Dr. Morton said, standing up. The nurse handed him a pair of gloves and a needle. "Would you like to undress?"
Hannah peeled off her top, her sandals and skirt, so that she stood before the nurse and the doctor in only her bra and panties, extremely self-concious.
"I'm afraid it needs to come all off", the nurse said. Hannah froze.
"Pigs don't wear underwear", the doctor chuckled.
"Here, let me help." The nurse undid Hannah's bra and eased off her underwear. Hannah now stood totally naked.
"Now, this will all be over soon enough," the doctor whispered. The needle penetrated Hannah's upper arm. She winced, grabbing the nurse's hand and squeezing it hard.
"There." The needle was removed and Hannah took a deep breath. "For pigs the hardest parts come first, you'll have some weird changes today and not much sleep tonight. Tomorrow the distinctive stuff comes in; tail, snout and all that." The nurse handed Hannah a clinical gown to wear. "I'll take you through to the cages where you'll sleep tonight. You'll stay there until you're fully transformed and ready for auction."
Hannah, now drowzy and already undergoing internal changes, was beginning to the face the reality of her new life as a pig.