Very badly, everything from the neck down.

Your eyes scan the hospital room slowly, trying to recall how you ended up here. Your body feels heavy and lethargic, like you're not quite awake.

After a few moments, a nurse walks in and meets your eyes, her expression changing to one of surprise. She rushes out of the room and returns a bit later with a doctor, who quickly rushes to your side and checking things, speaking as he goes.

"Hello, Tyler. It's a pleasure to finally get the opportunity to speak to you. Can you try speaking for me, please?"

You open your lips, taking a moment before trying to **** words out. "Sure..." Your voice sounds raspy and off, maybe a bit too high?

The doctor nods. "Good, good. Don't strain yourself. You were in a very traumatic accident. Do you remember anything from it?" As you shake your head, the doctor nods. "Not unexpected. I'll be blunt, the damage was severe. The majority of the impact was on your side of the vehicle, and it rendered your body nearly completely destroyed, with multiple organs damaged. You also suffered a bit of brain damage as a result."

You feel your eyes widen at that. Does your body feel off because you're paralyzed or something? Are you... are you even able to think the same as you could before? You don't feel any slower, but...

"Please, try to calm down," the doctor says. It's just then that you hear the rapid beating, and you assume it's from your heart monitor. You take a few deep breaths, and nod again.

"Now, as I said, the majority of the impact was on your side, and you suffered some brain damage. Your passenger, unfortunately, passed as a result of the crash. She received a nasty cut on her throat, and bled out shortly after arriving here."

Your heart drops as you hear that. You had been driving, so...

You had gotten her killed.

"I know that must be hard to hear, but there's more. Her body was in fairly good shape, a little trauma, but largely unhurt. It was just an unfortunate twist of luck for her that she passed, and it happened to help you."

You raise an eyebrow, and the doctor takes a moment before continuing. "She was an organ donor, and we had to make a decision. We used a radical new surgery to save your life, Tyler."

The doctor backs away, apparently done with his checks, and moves to the other side of the room. He returns a moment later with a hand mirror, and he holds it up.

What you see shocks you. It's your face, clearly, but softer. More... feminine. Your lips are fuller, eyes wider looking, your nose a bit smaller. He repositions the mirror and you can see where your pale skin tone ends, about halfway down the neck, meeting more tan flesh. Going further down, you recognize the curves of Candice's body.

You feel your stomach churn as you rip your eyes away from the mirror.

"We were even able to use some of Candice's brain to repair the brain damage you suffered. There may be some slight side effects, but..."

"Why did you do this? It's..." You fail to find the words as you focus on your altered voice. Still reminiscent of yours, but higher. Clearly feminine.

"We got you stable, but we were running out of time. Your parents approached us and made clear that we were to do anything to save you that we could."

That made sense. You were an only child, and your parents had always been protective of you.

"Speaking of, I should go give them a call and let them know you've awoken. If you need anything, call one of the nurses."

You nod, and watch as the doctor leaves the room. You then wait a few moments and look down, noting the exertion it takes to do so. You take in your new body while trying to blink back tears and keep from throwing up.