"I accept," he whispered to her. The Madame smiled and walked around to address the crowd.
"Dear folks, do quiet down."
And they did.
"I have offered the lad a choice and he accepted so, sadly, he won't be completely at the will of you tonight." And then the jeers came in and it was all the Madame could do to keep them from throwing things at Dough. "Now now, you haven't heard the whole bargain. Neither has he."
Doug immediately felt like an idiot. The Madame hadn't shown restraint yet so he should have known better than to get his hopes up.
"He has say in but one matter here. You can choose your sex or you can choose your species. Whatever you choose I will honor, but know that these lovely folks will get to decide the details of the other."
Doug was at once beset by cries from the audience. Some wanted to see him forgo his sex, happy with whatever the species was, while others were more concerned with their personal desires. Doug's mind was awash with a decision that fogged his mind so badly that he nearly jumped out of his shoes when he realized the Madame was again behind him, lips at his ear.
"So what will it be, Doug?"