Gale crossed his arms and looked away.
"I don't want to talk about it," he cursed. A thought entered his mind, and refused to leave. Was he angry that he was lied to, or was he angry because reality refused to accommodate his wishes? Sayuri seemed at ease with her new body. Nothing changed about Gale's body, but he wasn't happy about that.
"Imagine if they had a needle that did the opposite thing," sighed Gale. His despondent gaze wandered around the room, eventually landing upon his right hand. And he gasped. It had turned black, and clawed.
"The hell?!" he cried out. His other hand reached out to it carefully, poking it. It was bulged, and his skin was scaly. And strangely, the transformation just ceased at his wrist. His mind shifted the transformation up and down, with only a slight feeling of discomfort for each inch his form shifted.
Gale lifted up his clawed hand towards Sayuri. "Look."