One morning I was quite surprised to find myself waking up in a new body. There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it; I had simply managed to wake up to a new reality. A strange one, I might add.

    I remained calm after my initial surprise and went out and about to investigate the world, and after a few days I had some conclusive answers. For one, the animal-like girl that I was now in possession of was a product of some twisted civilization several thousand years ago. When that civilization destroyed itself, the animal-like humans were mistreated until they retaliated, and it was recounted as one of the darkest times in human history in this reality. In the end they made peace and learned to live with and complement one another. The animal-like humans didn't quite have the learning curve of normal humans, so they eventually became a sort of companion race. And now there are many laws that ensure that they are treated well, and it's very common for there to be inter-racial relationships.

    During my investigation, I found out that I was a companion of some older guy that goes to college. I had been disturbed during the first time I encountered his treatment, but now I understand why he treats me like he does and I'm glad that he's a very big softy. I swear that he could have been that girl with the panda-like traits next door.

    It wasn't until now, however, that I remembered my wish. Here I was, thinking of how much of a break I'm getting, when I remember how much I wished I could get away from all of the stress I had been going through. Back in my own reality, I had to deal with bill after bill, debt, a job I didn't like, workers I couldn't stand, I hardly had any free time to myself, and I couldn't really afford to have fun.

    This isn't exactly the kind of solution that I would have thought of, but I guess it's not all that bad. I'll just need to get accustomed to being treated as a child. I've thought about slowly displaying more intelligence, as if I were some special case and learned like normal humans could, but I'm unsure of how my companion would react... Because I must admit that, however embarrassed I feel when he pets me, at least I know that he deeply cares about me as I am. It's a nice feeling.