As Mary slid open the ‘Animal’ Drawer, the sheer variety she had open to her was plain to see. So many to choose from, she wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Though she had already tried the Bear Vial, in that Feline Grouping there were also:
Cheetah
Cougar
Jaguar
Leopard
Lion
Lynx
Panther
Smilodon (Sabre-toothed Tiger)
Tabby Cat
Tigress
Another Group referred to as Canine offered:
Arctic Fox
Alsatian
Collie
Coyote
Dalmatian
Dingo
Red Fox
Grey Fox
Jackal
Labrador
Wolf
For Aquatics, she could choose from:
Dolphin
Eel
Fish - Cod
Fish - Flying
Fish - Tuna
Fish - Swordfish
Orca
Porpoise
Shark - Great White
Shark - Hammerhead
Shark - Tiger
Shark - Whale
Whale - Blue
Whale - Sperm
Reptile Options that Mary had included:
Alligator
Chameleon
Crocodile
Lizard - Gecko
Lizard - Iguana
Lizard - Salamander
Lizard - Whiptail
Snake - Boa Constrictor
Snake - Green Adder
Snake - King Cobra
While the Ungulate Vials had:
Antelope
Camel
Cow
Deer
Donkey
Giraffe
Horse
Llama
Zebra
“So which one do I go for?” Mary asked herself as the obvious challenge face her. The sheer quantity of what she had available to her was somehow both the greatest benefit and greatest pitfall that had been offered to her.
Deciding to take some time to try and properly think it through, Mary had since settled herself on her couch as she debated with herself over what to do next. As her experience with the Bear Vial had demonstrated quite aptly, if she went all the way, she would need a means of being able to take the Return Vial once she was done, especially as it appeared to be the only means there was to reclaiming her current form. There was one other factor to consider given her location, some of the vials weren’t really an option, a lack of large amounts of open water save for the medium-sized swimming pool wrote off most of the aquatic options, the fish and sharks having gills and no lungs making them pretty unviable for her a this time, while the whale and orca were simply too large for her to be supported here. So she would have to select one of the smaller land-based animals for her next run, which still left her with a large option range.
The Bear Vial had been feline so she decided to opt out of them to trim her options, dropping it down to just the Canine, Reptile, and Ungulate Vials to pick out from.
“So which of the thirty plus to go for?” Mary pondered, running a finger over them as she slowly began to make up her mind.