The bartender stretched out a warm and moist towel to Jesse who cautiously grabbed it.
"Could use some cleaning up, I thought. If you intend to stay the evening."
"Oh, damnit.", he lifted up his overhanging belly with one paw and hurriedly wiped his crotch
with the other.
"But congratulations son, you're now a real werebear. And a pretty impressive one to boot" , he
said with feel, as Jesse was not too far away from the same height and bulk as the bartender
despite his low age in comparison. He looked around 35-40 or something. "Just leave it on the
floor and kick it under the bench, someone will take care of that later. However you and I need
to take a talk after the pub closes regarding your new you," he said and gestured at the whole
of Jesse. "The thing is, the Animal Revealer only works for as long as you stay on this island-"
"What?", Jesse said, completely amazed at his own baritone voice that made his throat rumble as
he spoke much too loud, making several heads turn.
"Ssch!" he said and put his muzzle close to his and looked at him right in the eyes and said
with a whispering voice, "It's not like I decide how to run this place, it's a safety procedure
understandably. It was created back when that guy-turned-tiger mauled those customers. But I'm
willing to help you gain the form. Permanently, if you'd like." Jesse was amazed at how his
muzzle moved as he spoke. The bartender looked smug.
"The island commitee had most of the old brew disposed, but I keep a stash hidden, you see."
"Hey bartender, how about 'em drinks now!" someone shouted from behind Jesse. The bartender
smacked his forehead and nodded, rang a bell hanging overhead and roared a name that made the
crowd go silent for a moment, as another employee came back from cleaning up the tables, entered
the bar and began to serve the customers. Then the bartender leaned back towards Jesse again.
"Name's Frank." said the bartender and reached out a paw which Jesse shook.
"Jesse."
Then he saw Frank reaching his paw to his left as Jesse noticed Teresa seated beside him.
"Teresa."
"See? I was right before about that lady-friend." said Frank with lopsided smile.
Jesse looked down at her as she began to rub his paunch sensually again.
"Uhm... seems like it." Jesse replied with a slight discomfort on his voice.
"Won't really last outside your stay here though I'm afraid. I can smell that she's a nymph."
Teresa smiled innocently at Jesse. She stopped her rubbing and leaned back to her chair. "Well,
I wasn't lying back then; I was waiting for someone like you. Can't help myself when it comes to
the burly... or 'bearly' types for that matter, it's just that so far they all seem to come in
the homosexual variant lately. But hey, I may not be able to leave the island but I can always
show you a good time while you're here..."
Jesse gave the nymph a long hard look and then realized something.
"Oh! You're not that woman who called out for me to transform earlier."
"No, but I figured you'd like a brunette considering the long stare you gave her." she said and
quickly shifted her hair blonde and curly then back again.
Jesse cowered back in fright with arms held up in a protective gesture from her, and looked
wide-eyed at Teresa, looking quite ridiculous as the massive beast cowered in shock. He then
heard a hearty chuckle from Frank.
"Welcome to Hedonia! Or of course, as it were in english; 'Pleasure Island'. Don't read too much
into it, they're all around the place to ensure the customers have a good time, no matter shape
or form as you just noticed. Conjured up of course and not able to leave this island, but they
really know how to pleasure anything on two or on occasion; four legs. And son, your expression
right there was priceless", Frank roared with an outburst of laughter and Teresa giggled.
Jesse brought his clawed hand towards his muzzled face and did his very first (and many more to
come he realized) 'facepaw'.
"Anyway, just enjoy your stay until my shift ends at 1 AM, then I'll help you," he glanced
sideways to Josh who was apparently socializing with someone with an ordinary beer in his hand,
"and perhaps your friend there too, if he'd so desire."
"Why?" Jesse said perplexedly and looked back at Frank. "Why are you doing this for us?".
"Well, it's not everyday I see a straight werebear - lets be honest - and most certainly not one
who strips down to his very last garment in front of a crowd and well..." he slowed down in his
speech noticably and bobbed his head in rhytm, "that which came after, of course." Jesse
groaned.
"You have some guts son; that's why I guess you fit into this form of yours like a glove." Frank
friendly punched Jesse's paunch and let out a boisterous laugh again.
"Anyway, I am not the kind of type of person... or well bear to be precise, to stand between two
friends so your friend Joel-"
"Josh."
"Josh, damnit, I usually never miss a name... anyway Josh is getting the same treatment."
"Thanks Frank, really." Jesse clapped his hands together and leaned forward into a barely
noticable bow.
"You're welcome." Frank grinned, his fangs glistening in the light from the bar-scene behind
them.
"I'll give you guys a bit more info later, but for now I think your friend Josh has waited long
enough for his change, yes?"
"True!"
"Alright, but before I get back to work, here's... lets see... five more beers for the 'bearly
man' over the counter on the house."
"That's all too much!" Jesse exclaimed.
"Oh, no it's quite literally too little for your new body; I'll make that eight." he said and
laughed loudly while he began to tap large glasses full of glistening amber beer, foaming
perfectly to the rim of the glass.
"With a hint of honey of course." Frank said and winked.
Staring at all the beers standing before him like the impenetrable wall of China, Teresa put a
hand on his thigh, arousal buzzing through him again.
"Hey there Mr. Bear, if strike out on that brunette and want some more, just give me a call on
this number while you're here," she slipped him a note written on the backside of a receit,
"preferably tonight." She said with lust dripping every syllable to the point of oversaturation
as she squeezed his member making him moan lowly.
She slipped out and with a sexy walk made her way through the crowd before shifting appearance
and disappearing completely out of sight. Without thinking, Jesse sniffed with his broad nose
and caught the last whiff of her scent and then embarrased took another sip from his glass.
She's a seductress... he told himself as he emptied the first glass, but that other girl from
before however really caught his attention. He looked above the heads of several dozen of people
talking and drinking but couldn't catch her face. His heavy head landed on the counter and he
sighed, but then he saw something through the bubbling glasses. Almost unnoticably Frank slided
a handbag behind them and then swiftly was out of sight at the other end of the bar (how did he
do that?), but instantly he smelled through the fragrant beer the sensual smell that he somehow
knew was hers. He took both paws and shuffled the glasses to the sides and gave the bag a whiff.
Jesse chuckled. He had her scent.
"'Sorry miss, seems like you misplaced this'..." he said so low only he could hear, but he
caught Frank smiling at the other end as he obviously kept an eye (or ear) on Jesse, before
coughing and turning around grabbing some bottles from the shelf.
Jesse eyes wandered and found himself looking at Josh's back turned to him as he were talking to
someone, when he suddenly saw a bulge from Josh's backside which was pushing out the fabric. He
placed his beer back on the counter and with a clawed finger he took the waistband of his pants
and pulled them down to see the beginning of a tail sprouting. Josh was too drunk to even take
notice.
"Hey, Josh!" Jesse said and tapped him gingerly on the shoulder.
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