Two Days Earlier

Dr. Clawson: "I really think this is the one. All of my experiments produced the correct results. It's stable."

You: "That's great! I'm so happy for you. You closed yourself off for a long time to nail this one. I hope it's worth it. But why a polar bear? You discovered a method to transform into just about any animal imaginable so why a polar bear for the first go?"

Dr. Clawson: "Uhhhm. Well-"

You: "It's not because you found those pictures of me with my polar bear ex a few weeks ago on Fursbook, right? One of your crazy jealousy gestures."

Dr. Clawson: "Whaaat, of course not. I've spent half a year perfecting this formula, do you think I'd go into it without a plan? Hundreds of hours chipping away at genetic sequences and testing different solvents. Come on, have some faith."

You: "Alright, good. I wouldn't change a thing about you, even though I'm very much looking forward to seeing you turn into a big sexy burr."

Dr. Clawson: "Damnit fine. You got me. I cultivated the polar bear genes a few days ago and restructured the assay a little to make it work."

You: "Hah! I knew it!"