One moment I was typing a story on a computer at work, and the next I was falling backward. THUMP. My butt landed hard on concrete, I spilled backward, and I was scrambling to take in my new surroundings. It was a city street with buildings of slightly unfamiliar architecture.
And there were animals wearing clothes and walking on two legs.
My mouth dropped open an inch.
Antelopes, elephants, foxes, tigers, sheep, rabbits, deer, giraffes, and on and on. Wearing T-shirts, shorts, earphones, glasses. Pushing strollers and walkers, with pets and backpacks. Skateboards and sunglasses. But I was forced to stop staring fairly quick.
My eyes had filled with tears of joy.
Rubbing them away, I caught a look at my paws. Paws, not hands.I had paws!
And no clothes. /Eep!/
Mammals were largely ignoring me, walking around me as I struggled to stand up and look at myself closer. Blinking at my feet, I said "Plantigrade. Huh." And pawed myself up and down. "Hmm... thinner? Maybe?" As a human I was technically obese at 245 lbs and 5'11", but so are most Americans. The fur made me confused.
Some mammals were headed toward where I was getting my bearings, so I moved out of the way, happily flopping my big clownlike rear leg feet on their relatively short thighs and calves. /I bet I could go on all fours, no problem!/ I thought to myself, smiling.
Mammals streamed past my location, and I stood there simply content to mammal-watch, occasionally wiping tears of joy from my eyes. I only got the occasional odd look, I'm guessing nudity is still frowned upon, but no one was freaking out.
Eventually I realized I was loitering, and the building behind me was some sort of business other mammals wanted to use. I didn't recognize the alphabet being used, much less what the words were. It had a sign of a little rabbit winking and giving the "peace" sign. I chuckled, and then started to walk.
It'll be hard learning a new language, culture, society.
But totally worth it.