Seth Sumter was bursting with excitement.
"Finally!" he shouted mentally, "I get to be who I really am!"
Seth had always known he wasn't in the right body. Even though he was athletic and handsome, there was always something missing.
He had always wanted to be a furry.
Not the furries of his grandfathers day that dressed up in stupid, fake costumes; real furries! VexCo had changed the world and Seth
had always wanted to be a part of it.
But you weren't allowed to take their product if you were under the age of 18. This was to make sure the recipient of the change was
making a full and comprehensive decision and not just a child's fleeting whim.
Well, today was Seth's lucky day. Today (at precisely 4:32pm) the senior jock would be 18 years old and legally allowed to take Furcotin
—the chemical that made you an anthro that matched your personality.
Seth had already preordered the product and expected it by this evening. It was no wonder he was too excited to pay attention in
classes. He had to restrain himself from jumping up and down at his desk.
After an impossibly long school day, Seth rushed out to his car. None of his friends stopped him to talk; they knew what he was waiting
for. Even if they had, he wouldn't have given more than one word responses.
Speeding home—and barely having the sense to slow down when he saw a cop—Seth arrived at his house in record time. When he
arrived, it was only 3:30. Another whole hour.
Around 4:15, a UPS truck pulled into his driveway. Rushing outside to greet the delivery man, he quickly signed for the package and ran
back into the house. Screw 17 minutes! He was going to be a furry now!
He had already told his parents about his decision and, while they were supportive, they had each tried to talk him out of it. But he was
an adult now, and this was his choice. He had hugged them in his human body for the last time yesterday when he had visited.
He had already been accepted to a nearby college and was now living with his housemates Devin and Kris. Devin was his best friend
from highschool and Kristofer was a new student this year from Germany who they had befriended. But they had had to go to work after
school, so they wouldn't be around to watch the change.
Or, at least, he'd thought they wouldn't.
As he ripped open the box, Seth heard two cars whip into the driveway with slamming doors. Devin and Kris rushed in and seemed
happy when they saw Seth hadn't changed yet.
"Good," Devin huffed, "We made it."
"You guys both left work to be here when I changed?"
"Mine boss...he allowed me to leave early," Kris said in an out-of-breath accent.
"My boss allowed me to be fired," Devin quipped.
"Your boss fire you because you want to come home early?" Kris asked what he and Seth thought at the same time.
"No, for sucking his toupe into a vacuum cleaner; but it worked out that I got to come home early."
"So," Seth asked, "You two really want to see me change?"
"Hey man, we're there for you," Devin assured him.
"This is big decision," Kris said, "We want to make sure you do it right."
"Alright then..."
Opening the package revealed a small shot of a white liquid. The directions said simply: DRINK.
Seth opened his mouth and downed the whole mixture. He felt his body begin to change immediately into a...