Diana spent the next couple of hours looking at the changes in the house. His little brother and sister existed here, basically unchanged from his reality. There was some nicer stuff in the house that dated back to his brother being born, probebly his parents had more money without her.
Diana noted that the comptuer was now in the living room, but no Chronovac had been added to it. Either it was never sent here, never installed or hadnt' arrived yet. Diana felt a twinge of worry at that, but let it pass.
She found her dog dish in the kitchen and took a few bites. The food wasn't all that tasty, but it filled her stomach. She went through the dog door and sniffed the air. Her brain filled her in on everything around her, with details from her human memory. The neighbors dog, the stray cat, the random small animal. She smelled them all.
She heard a car pull into the driveway. He dog reconized it as Jeff's mothers. She ran to the front door and waited patiently for her to come in.
"Hi, Diana," she said casually as she pat the dog on the head. Jeff knew this was the first time she was seeing this animal, but acted as if it was the most normal thing in the world. "Want a treat?"
At the sound of that word, she got excited and barked. She was handed a biscut, which she took in her mouth and retreated to a corner to eat.
It went like that the rest of the day, as one by one everyone came home from school or work, pat her on the head or played with her. No one seemed to notice Jeff was missing, or this dog was new.
In fact, as the days passed into weeks, Jeff actually felt pretty good about her new place in the home. Being a dog was easy compared to being a human. There were periods of bordem, but overall it wasn't bad. If she could do it over again, she'd probebly want a companion to spend her days with, perhaps have puppies with.
She let her mind wander day after day after day until about six months later. As she sat in front of the fireplace chewing a bone, she felt dizzy a moment. Without any warning, she suddenly found herself in front of the comptuer again!
Or rather, he did. He looked himself over and found that he was about the same person he had been months before. His room was unchanged, but his calander had advanced six months! It was summer, he was 17 now. With a little thought, he could remember spending that time as a human, but the memories of being Diana were still powerful.
He slumped backward in the chair. It was time to start looking for colleges, thinking about his future. Unless...
His eyes fell on the Chronovac. Did he dare do it again?