A romantic evening?

"I know that it's weird," Kim said into her phone. She and Lucy had gone their separate ways and now she was trying to persuade Max to do his part to move things along. "...Come on, I've been doing most of the work. We need somebody to put her to sleep! Otherwise we can't do the next injections!"

Max began complaining again, but Kim cut him off. After spending the last half-hour consoling Lucy, she did not have the patience to deal with a whining co-conspirator. "Listen, you dick! This is more important than you or me. I need you to start pulling your weight! When Lucy calls you, just make sure that you do whatever it takes for you to get in that room! Do your part, goddamnit!"

She hung up and stormed off to her next class.

Just before 7:00 PM, Kim was getting ready to leave their dorm and go to the strategy meeting. If Max didn't deliver, she decided that she would recommend that he be turned into a bull. Maybe Lucy would be more comfortable in her new life if she was bred by somebody she knew from her old life.

Lucy was lying on the sofa watching some mundane reality television show. She appeared to be quite eager for Max to arrive.

"So, Lucy," Kim said. "Did you guys decide what to watch tonight?"

"I'm thinking Princess Bride," Lucy replied. "It's one of my favorites."

"Oooh, good choice," Kim said. Ready to go, she bid Lucy goodbye.

"Have fun on your date!" Lucy called out. Since Kim's back was facing her, she did not see her rolling her eyes.

The knock on the dorm room door set Lucy’s heart fluttering and she squealed, scurrying excitedly to open it and pounce on her boyfriend on the other side. Max was so much taller than her that Lucy had to leap up onto her toes, throwing her arms around his neck as she leaned in to kiss him with a wide grin on her face.

Max grimaced, but Lucy did not notice.

"Hey... Babe." He brought out the flowers that he'd been told to give her.

"Oh, they're lovely!" Lucy gave Max another kiss and then separated so that she could put the flowers in water.

Trying to get a better look at Lucy's breasts so that he could witness the change himself, Max stepped into the dorm. It was obvious that they had become larger than the handfuls that he used to play with. "What were you thinking of having for dinner?"

"Honestly, I can't even think about food," Lucy replied. "It's the strangest thing, but every time I've gotten food the last couple days, it's just been too much for me." She came back to Max and hugged him. "Honestly, I just want to sit down, watch an old movie, and spend time with you."

"How about some popcorn, then?"

"If you want some, help yourself," Lucy said as she let Max go.

"You better not steal my popcorn, then," Max said.

Lucy punched him in the shoulder in retaliation and then went to set up the movie.

"Do you want tea, at least?" Max asked as he rubbed his shoulder.

"Sure."

Kim decided that the majority of the strategy meeting was boring. They had spent an hour discussing what they had already accomplished. Of course she was all ears when they thanked her for her quick thinking on how to keep Lucy's caloric intake high without causing her to get too suspicious.

The next half hour was spent hearing from representatives of the Federal Government and the United Nations about resolutions and international laws. Everybody already knew that Lucy was not a human, but the politicians still wanted to protect themselves and their nations.

The current speaker was the head of branding at Happy Chow, Martin Grey, and Kim had completely checked out. She could not understand why he was part of the conversation at all. Lucy only needed a high calorie diet while her transformation was underway. Depending on the potency of Dr. Liston's latest formulas, Lucy might not even be able to have the capacity to digest most of the things Martin's company manufactured.

Her phone vibrated, so she took a look at it.

Max: "It's done. She's asleep."

At least she didn't have to worry about that issue any longer.

Finally, Martin Grey finished speaking and Dr. Liston rose to talk about his team's progress. Kim quickly put her phone away so that she could pay close attention to the biochemist's report.

"As I'm sure you are all aware, scientists from all over the world have been aiding us in the development of our formulas. Our latest growth hormones should be twice as effective as before." Dr. Liston was forced to stop for a moment as the attendees began applauding the biochemist's efforts.

"The roommate should use the latest version, rather than the one that was used last night," he continued as soon as the room had quieted down again. "In addition, we have prepared a new formula based on the botulinum toxin. I call it the bovinum toxin. This toxin causes dystrophy of targeted nerves, followed by nerve death shortly after. We anticipate that a hand could lose 83% of its functionality in as little as three days. Since the subject will not need the use of her extremities, we suggest using the bovinum toxin on her hands and feet. The reduced functionality will promote the necessity of surgery to reconstruct her limbs."

Kim was stunned at how much progress had been made since the day before.

"It is our understanding that the subject has raised a desire to speak with her physician?" Dean Eisner asked.

"That's correct," Kim replied. "She is concerned about her breasts. I was able to distract her and alleviate her concerns temporarily, but if the growth hormone is twice as effective, then after tonight's injections, she will likely insist on seeing a doctor."

"I can have a supply of bovinum toxin provided to her physician," Dr. Liston said. "They will have it first thing in the morning."

"And her family?" asked Dean Eisner.

"They are scheduled to visit at the end of the week," Kim reported. "We will have two more days of solo work before they will be available to support us."

"All right, everybody," Dean Eisner announced. "Good work, all of you. Kim, you will proceed with the growth hormone injections. Depending on how Lucy reacts in the morning, we will see if we can also start the bovinum toxin regimen. If there are no other items to discuss, we will end this meeting." A brief pause did not reveal any other issues to review, so the meeting came to a close.

People began filing out of the meeting room and participants that had attended via teleconference disconnected. Kim noticed Tim running around the conference table towards her.

"Dr. Liston wanted me to get this to you," he said, passing over a new aluminum briefcase. "It's the new growth hormone. There's also a sedative and a pair of automated pumps. Now that the subject has begun to express, stimulating the teat will aid in milk production. Is the subject asleep?"

"She is," Kim confirmed.

"Use the sedative to reinforce the effects of the sleeping pills. Then apply the numbing agent and the growth hormone the same as before. Finally, apply the pumps and allow them to stimulate the teats for one hour."

Kim took the briefcase and opened it, checking its contents. Then she snapped it shut again. "Understood."