Therapy time.

When arriving, a clerk brings us to a new room. It's a warm, nicely scented room with dim lighting.

A woman comes in with dark red hair. She's quite voluptuous.

"Hello, I'm Helen, your therapist for tonight-- and hopefully future visits." She smiles seductively.

"H-Hello." Cassidy smiles shyly, shaking her hand.

I shake her hand as well. "Nice to meet you."

She glances over me. "Ah. I was like you once. A male. Now I'm a certified black bred beauty."

I'm stunned. "Wow, their procedures are that good?"

Cassidy, "That's amazing."

She nods, "It's worth your time. I'm glad you'll join us soon."

She sits down.

"So, there are three types of therapy we do. We use all of them, but, we start with whatever you're most comfortable with."

She opens a brochure.

"Hypnosis, which, that sounds scary, but remember, hypnosis is only reinforcement at the end of the day. I can't make you do things you wouldn't already do."

Cassidy, "That's... kind of hot. Always had a hypnosis fetish."

She nods, "Interesting. I'll write that down."

She continues, "Second is physical therapy, which uses an associate of your choosing, to work your body through where you are to where you want to be."

Cassidy nods.

"And finally, medication therapy. We use a mixture of our patented chemicals, herbs, and more to help you reach your primal, real, true state." She smiles.

Cassidy, "Like that pink drink?"

Helen nods, "Yes. Eventually, if you're comfortable with it, we'll be using all three, but for tonight, lets start with hypnosis."

Cassidy nods.

"Alexis, please enter the side room over there. Cassidy will need to concentrate."

I nod and enter. Oh, I can see, it's a one-way screen.

Helen walks over to a part of the wall and hits some settings. An herbal scent fills the room.

"This is only a relaxant , nothing else."

She pulls over what looks like an eye exam device.

"This looks scary, but trust me, it's a lot of fun."

Cassidy nervously accepts as it's brought to her face.

She looks through it.

"Just follow the visual instructions."

Helen walks over to Cassidy and starts rubbing her shoulders gently.

Cassidy's expression changes from nervous, to kind of flat... to eventually kind of dizzy.

Cassidy speaks up. "I'm done."

Helen smiles.

She removes the device.

Cassidy's eyes are glazed over.

Helen snaps her fingers.

Cassidy sobers up. She looks relieved, but also anxious.

Helen is close, holding her.

"Speak."

Cassidy exhales slowly, "I'm having the most fun I've ever had in my life, but I'm terrified of losing myself. I'm anxious. I'm scared. I want to enjoy who I am, but I'm scared of who I've been."

I hug her tight. "Hey, I love you, okay? It's gonna be alright."

She nods, sniffling. "You mean so much to me. Thank you."

We have a quiet hug for a while. Time passes. Helen comes back in.

"How are you both feeling?" She inquires.

Cassidy, "Like shit." She chuckles, eyes still red from crying.

Helen nods. "Well, we have the secondary aspects of therapy still to do, but, if you're not up to it, we can continue another day."

Cassidy, "No, this stuff is important. Let's continue."

Helen nods, "We have VR sensory hypnosis systems that we use for this therapy. This therapy will focus on relaxation and acceptance."

Cassidy, "I see. That sounds nice, actually."

"This will take some time, Alexis, so, why don't you go explore a bit? Cassidy will be ready later."

I nod, standing up. Cassidy grabs my hand. "You will come back, won't you?"

I smile, "Absolutely." Small hand squeeze.

I walk out the door.