"She's almost done changing, you stand there and I'll reach the lasso over her head and we should be set!" I called to Ralph my newest helper.
Ralph too had his trip down hell's dark road and was returned to work as a P.I.A. guard on Monday. The Doc was a little more humane to Ralph as Ralph's Father still works in the main office. Ralph got to work in the Funhouse for two weeks as a werewolf. The experiance was as mine an eye opener and something not to had happen again. He got rather caught up in the act and attacked and ate someone. I watch him like a hawk as his eyes still glare a bright yellow and on occasion he growls at the changlings.
Well I considered my time in hell as experiance. At first I was less than thrilled about being changed without notice to a bull. Yet this when the Park calls the next of kin and reports you as dead or missing in an accident. Once you are rerurned the Park keep's you from leaving the service. The Park by means of ole' Doc, has the employee keep some outward animal parts. That is enough so one would not wish to return home and explain what and how this came to be!
The Park as a business entraps the foolish and keeps their employee's loyal with good pay, weekend relationships of male or female per the choice of the worker, of course! One has to live here and then over the test of time you become callous and some just evil. I came here at age 22 looking for long term employment, that I found! The life is not all bad and I've found some new friends. The company checks your records and on the basis of demerits will in ultimate time suggest, or order the retirement. People might think that's when they can return to normal life and go to their old home and enjoy, wrong! The Park has you sign a form when you reach your tenth year as an employee and then is when the truth hits. Seem's retirement is after a visit to the Research Station and you retirement injections of Flux. A employee who retires here can look to a different way of living and a body to equal the lifestyle. I've not heard from Karl who retired about 3 years back. His last fulltime job was on the Dairy Farm over on the mainland. He fed, cared for, and milked three hundred cows a day. He used to tell me that he looked forward to retirement and letting someone service him! All considered he might be enjoying other service him if he ended up a milk cow at the farm?
"Ahh she's done and the Flux has worked it's wonder on the mind too!" I said as Ralph steps close to put his lasso over the Donkey Jenny's head. Ralph and I watch as the degraded mind begins to walk on all fours. A few steps and the instinctive patterns simply wipe away the human thoughts, desires, and any will' of her own. A docile animal now stand swishing her tail, a snort or two, and lowering her head she begins to graze in peace and contentment. I let the instincts take good hold before we more her to the truck and off to the stables.
"Ok Ralph she's fully willing to walk along now. That's it just give her a light tug and the willing animal will follow us to her new home." I said to keep the female donkey calm and my partner well informed.
Well so far I've never alloted any demerits but at the ten year mark I signed the retirement form and asked to be one of the Hotel Percherons, their very well kept!
BEEP, BEEP, "Jay when you get done at the stables report to Madame Illusia's theater, she has a buck goat ready for the farm." my dispatcher announced. Ralph turned to me with a stupid grin.