Rotten eggs and sulfur assaulted his senses as he was rudely awakened from one of his fainting spells, it was becoming increasingly common for him to lose his composure in the face of such oddness of late, maybe it had something to do with his new female hormones or if he was still in shock. The smelling salts were being waved under his nose by a slender womanly hand. He wanted to grab the hand and move it away, but when he attempted this motion all he served to do was kick weakly at the air with one of his small feet and wobble in his wheelchair.
"Oh right, I forgot...I'm a fucking freak" Jim spat bitterly.
"Enough of that!" Jim was startled as a voice to his left shouted at him, his eyes widened in surprise as he encountered an the bizarre sight of Mrs Spears disembodied head sitting atop a table beside him. Her head was perched atop a small custom made stand lined with some form of silk choker cradling her "Neck" that led to a silky sock that contained the other half of her ...
"It's rude to stare honey" Mrs Spears chuckled at the young woman's shocked eyes.
"I I I'm S..sorry" Jim stuttered as he blushed and turned his head away, annoyed as his longer hair covered his vision.
"Dont worry, about it honey, I would be concerned if you didn't stare, at least you're mind isnt as damaged as some other poor souls" Mrs Spears spoke sadly, but perked up quickly.
"I'm afraid I didnt catch your name honey, I know I come off a bit strong but It's best to get used to your new situation sooner than later"
"I'm....My name....is..Jim, Jim tomes....I...eh" He couldn't finish his sentence, hearing his own voice was painful to his ears, it made his situation all the more real.
"Oh your a TeeGee, well as you can see me and my husband happen to be experts in dealing with those who experienced a shift in gender" She explained as she motioned to below her chin, the long serpentine sock covered appendedge attached to her neck, and looked to the right.
Jim almost forgot about Mrs Spears second half, literally in this case. Her decapitated body idly standing to his other side, still clad in nothing but it's birthday suit. Her body was the epitome of feminine sexuality. Even in his situation and the oddity of where he was couldn't completely eradicate his most base male instincts, feeling a warmth and tingling in his "chest" and "back" as he admired the bizarre sight of Mrs Spears headless body. He shook out of his bad thoughts and studied Mrs Spears body more closely, it bent down a bit and waved at him. Nestled in the place where a normal neck would have been was a slightly up raised mound raising from between the shoulders, a mound that wouldn't have looked odd if it was between a womans legs. Her body seemed to notice as Jim stared at it's "neck" and waved it's finger at him, it reached behind Mrs Spears head to a piece of fabric hanging off a hook attached to her head's holster. It daintily raised the this garment above it's shoulders and behind it's arms as if putting on a shirt. Jim nearly choked back a cough when the body was done, having applied a silky pair of red frilly panties over it's shouders to cover up it's bare vaginal mound above her collarbone. Jim was silent, this nude "headless" body having dressed itself in a single pair of panties it wore over it's shoulders to cover up.
"Dont mind Daniel, He likes to lay around" Mrs Spear chuckled. Jim looked over to her.
"He?" Jim intoned.
"Well of course, you're not the first to change sex...Daniel is my husband." She said proudly. While the body moved her side and struck a pose.
"Er...umm can...He see us?" Jim asked, he could not find any trace of a face or eyes while he examined the headless pantie clad shouldered body posing comically behind Mrs Spears head.
"Sure he can, He can see, and hear us...the only thing he's incapable of is speech, which is rather difficult to do when you no longer have a head...or mouth...or anything resembling vocal chords..He's fully versed in sign language however, which is very helpful as other changed guests this is the only way of communication they have left." Mrs Spears body...well "Daniel" made motions with her hands in subtle ways to express it's speech, his limited knowledge of sign language allowing him to piece together the motions as "Nice to meet you". Jim gave a small weary smile, as Daniel gave a fist pump and gave a thumbs up at being acknowledged.
"Youll have to excuse his enthusiasm, he's very greatful when people treat him as a person rather just an extension of myself, dont take it the wrong way but he's become extremely vain over the years" She said the last part in a whisper, however Daniel overheard and did her best way of expressing a pout, cocking her shoulders and putting both hands on her wide hips.
"How" Jim said.
"What was that dear?" Mrs Spears was distracted as Daniel continued to pout silently.
"How can he see...there...he has no eyes?" Jim asked in confusion.
"Well...that's on odd question" Mrs Spears said dumbfoundedly.
"Why? How? I dont mean to sound insensitive to you...Daniel, but you being alive is in impossibility. and you Mrs Spears...how can you even survive in such a state...it's scientifically impossible" Jim shouted, causing Daniels shoulders to droop. Jim was suddenly filled with a bit of guilt at his sudden outburst, these two ...people were here to help him and he was doing nothing but whining. Mrs Spears face was overcome with a look of intense exhaustion, her older features having become more defined as weariness crossed over it. When she spoke it was in low tone filled with sadness.
"twenty five years" She said.
"whu..." Jim was cofused and concerned.
"Twenty five years since I last heard Daniels voice, Twenty five years since we last held hands....twenty five years since we last kissed" Mrs spears was staring down, her eyes drooping with the memories of her past.
"Twenty five years since I last saw any of my friends and family...twenty five years of..." Her words were silenced by the touch of Daniels fingers to her lips, her body bending downwards and lifting Mrs Spears head to her bosom, cradling it like newborn baby and caressing her hair.
"I'm...I'm sorry" Jim said sadly. She felt a strong wave a guilt wash over him. He gazed down at his form in the wheelchair, he didnt think he could ever get used to what he now was, and he guessed that the feeling was very common amongst the victims of The Magician.
"Dont be" a muffled response came from Daniels bosom, Mrs Spears should her head and Daniel placed her head back on the pedastal.
"Dont be sorry, what that mad man did to us is inhumane and cruel. You are new to this world and it's understandable to be angry, In fact it's a sign of a healthy mind. No one deserves this. I used to be like you actually...I hated what I had become, I felt trapped and scared and helpless...I didn't know what was to become of me...everything felt unreal, like a nightmare you couldn't wake from. The more I lingered on these thoughts the more I loathed myself, I felt into a darkness and I admit that on occasion I've tried to....end it" She paused abruptly, her face becoming serious and stern.
"I dont want that to happen to you" She smiled sincerely.
"...." Jim was silent, taking in her words, did he even want to live if he was like this? a twisted freak? He looked over at Mrs Spears eyes, and looked back down unable to meet her gaze.
"I'm not gonna lie, it's...painful and it will be extremely hard and difficult to come to terms with your situation but...You arent alone, We are all here for you. If it wasnt for Daniel, I dont know what I would have done...he cared for me, and helped me sort through my darkness when no one else could. I may be the "Head" of the foundation but Daniel has been the heart and soul of this facility since day zero" She smiled at Daniel, her body folding it's arms over it's chest in embaressment, a slight tinge of redness developed under collarbone.
Seeing this emotional scene between Mrs Spears and Daniel no matter how odd evoked something within Jim that caused fresh tears to fall from his eyes, his thoughts were filled with nothing but visions of his wife. Would he ever see her again? Would she even still love him as he was?
"Oh honey what's wrong?" Mrs Spears said while Daniel bent forward and gently laid a hand along the smooth curve of his ass below his chin.
"That monster, He took my wife...I...I miss her dearly" He said lowly, his girlish voice sounding broken and tired.
"Oh god honey...I'm sorry, I didnt know" Mrs Spears gasped. She looked down at Jim. Her legs curled underneath his thighs. Her young beautiful female face showed nothing but despair. Daniel gently wiped away the tears that fell from her eyes.
"I'm very sorry Jim. But...You should have hope...dont give up..the PRT (Paranormal Recon and Tactical team) has a very high success rate at finding some of Max's warehouse, I'm sure there is a good chance your wife will be in the next one" Mrs Spears declared.
"Do you think she'll still love me?" He asked in a childish voice.
"I'm sure of it honey...You'll probably find yourself closer than ever...we have many couples rehabilitating here together, they've become nearly inseperable and many were rescues as well...just have patience and you'll see your wife once again" Mrs Spears spoke hopefully. For once this caused a smile to grace his elfin features.
"Thank you Mrs Spears...I'll do my best to....adjust" Jim smiled.
"I'm glad you feel that way, lets go meet your roomate and get you settled in" She gestured with her chin as Daniel gave Jim a playful punch in the chin and picked up Mrs Spears head underneath it's arm and grabbed Jims wheelchair in the other.
"It's time to meet Gina"
