Jim looked at his thighs -- his hairy thighs -- his _very_ hairy thighs.
At first, he thought that he might still be dreaming. He tested this idea by grabbing and pulling some of the thick hair on his thighs.
As the pain subsided, he realized that when he felt his hand grab the hair that might have been a warning.
The bathroom had a mirror over the sink. He could do a better assessment in there.
Walking was a little strange, but he refused to look down until he got to the bathroom.
With the light on, he took stock of the situation and compared what he saw with what he remembered from the "dream".
Yup, _great_ tan.
But only from the waist up!
He ran some cold water onto his face to get fully awake. A handful onto his head and scalp would also help.
He ran his hands through his hair to straighten it. Looking into the mirror, he thought he needed a second pass to uncover his ears. Then his ears twitched and he realized why his hearing had become more sensitive.
This is getting serious he realized, maybe I won't be able to go to school tomorrow -- I can say that I have a head cold or something. Ha, Ha! Fat chance I can get away with that.
He slowly ran his hand along an ear, to feel the fur at the edge, the increased length and the point at the top. The ear responded with a twitch. That felt so strange, that he touched it to see it twitch again. He leaned forward to the mirror to see it better. As he thought about it, it moved again.
There was an odd sense or feeling, like an unremembered memory. He followed that thought and found that he could cause his ear to move at least an inch in any direction. Too bad that I'm not the class clown like George Carlin was, this could really get a class laughing when a boring teacher's back was turned.
In for a penny, in for a pound is an old saying. With that he continued his examination. Chest OK -- no better than OK. Rock hard pecs, nipples larger than before. Tentatively toucing one, more sensitive as well.
Washboard abs came with the package. He used to dread phys ed and workouts, but realized that maintenance on this body would be worth it.
Well, I had the penny tour, now for the pound ...
Looking down, he couldn't see any skin below his waist. Just dense fur -- hips, groin (don't want to think about that, yet), thighs, and down to ... Well, he should have had feet, but that part of his leg from what used to be ankle to toe was as long as his calf, but much thinner finally ending in heavy cloven hooves!
He ran his hands down his legs. The fur was thick and soft to the touch. He could feel his hands moving through the fur. Parting it, he could almost see the flesh beneath. Won't need ski underwear this winter, that's fer sure!
Grasping one of the hooves and squeezing, he could feel a just a little flexibility there. Following/chasing that thought, he was able to flex the hoof. That flexibility must be why I can stand like this without going four-footed -- it adapts to the floor better than if it were solid.
Realizing that sleep was now impossible. In fact why worry about sleep -- what about school, friends, the rest of his life. For that matter, how would he keep from becoming a zoo exhibit?
He needed to plan, he needed some help.
He ...
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