[Scene begins in a bright hospital recovery room, the smell of fresh air drifting in through the open window.]

Machines softly beep in the background, but the atmosphere feels calm — hopeful. You stand beside the bed that once held your best friend, Brian Conolly. For months, you’d watched him fight cancer with everything he had. And now, after a long, risky procedure that would give him a second chance in a new body…

A soft glow fills the room. The monitors blink green — life restored. The bed shifts slightly, and sitting up with a wide grin and bright blue eyes is Brian, but not as you remembered him. His fur glows orange in the sunlight, his white-tipped tail flicking curiously as he adjusts his green hat.

Brian (in his new fox body): “Whoa… this feels… weirdly awesome!” He flexes his new paws and wiggles his toes in green sandals, laughter bubbling up. “I can’t believe it worked… I’m alive!”

He turns toward you, tail swishing behind him. Brian: “Hey… it’s really me. What do you think, dude?”