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At the end of the day Newlyn and Samantha had just finished with a rather nice dinner their phones rang and it was Marlene texting them to come to their office. Though it didn't say anything they both knew that this was likely the last time that they were going to receive a message from her. They walked up through the atrium and got to the orca's office, knocking on the door and hearing the voice on the other end telling them to come on in. "Well if it isn't my two favorite latex felines," she said as she sat back in the chair. "It's sad to see you go, I've been in contact with a few of the other staff members and they said that you guys did really well for them on their observations."

The two just nodded and grinned at one another while they sat down on the chairs on the other side of the desk. The sabrewolf was still there as well, though he sat on one of the side couches while he played on what looked to be some sort of tablet. "So Serathin was monitoring you for the entire day and he says that everything looks good and your new timelines looked very stable," she continued to explain. "Now normally I would say that it's time to hand in your cell phones and get started with your new life, but I was actually hoping that you would want to hear a proposal that I have come up with."

"A proposal?" Samantha asked. "What sort of proposal?"

"An extended employment," the orca replied with a grin as he put down a tablet of her own in front of them. "Now while I know that you both are eager to continue your lives, outside of this place the fact that your realities have been tinkered with so extensively we can actually continue to have you work there. It would be part-time of course and you can quit at any time, I would just hate to see a resource like you two walk out the door without giving you a chance to come back."

The offer surprised Newlyn somewhat and caught him a bit off-guard. While he had been fixated on going back to his normal life the thought about being here as a full-time employee had crossed his mind. Not only was he able to help people but he also had a lot of fun doing it, even without the sex involved. But he didn't entertain the fact based solely on the love of his new job and the fact that he was considering attempting to start a relationship with Samantha. Now it appeared they both had a way to get the chance to continue to experience working at the spa while still living their lives.

When Newlyn looked over at Sam he could see that she was having similar thoughts to him. Though they could do it separately if the other one wasn't comfortable with it, they both wanted to be on the same page with their decision. In the end they both seemed to come to the similar conclusion, which they expressed with the sighing of the tablet on their extended employment. It soon became very clear that they were both very eager to continue to be on board with being workers at the spa still on a temporary basis.

"So it looks like we're going to be seeing a lot more of one another," Samantha said with a grin as she made her last mark on the contract. "Are we still going to be doing that thing where we shift into the ideal mate of the other person?"

"Of course," Marlene replied as she took the tablet back and laid down their old phones in front of them once more. "Now I'm still going to have to take your phones, but in return I'm going to be giving yours back with a new app added onto it. As a freelancer you're now going to get a choice of your clients that you want to do and when to do it, which includes what you're probably going to change into when you interact with them."

"That's amazing," Newlyn said in awe as he took his phone back. "I can't believe that you guys have something like this."

"Actually that was my little contribution," Serathin spoke up, the two latex creatures turning to look at him. "Consider it a gift for letting me study you and the technology that made you. I have to say that you two were extremely interesting to watch and I may ask for a follow-up in the future, possibly back at my place of employment to do a few tests."

"Hey, stop trying to poach them," Marlene replied before turning back to the two latex felines. "But enough of our business, it's time for you to get back home. Here are your keys, as we arranged you are both in the same building but in different apartments. Of course if you decide to turn those two sets of keys into one I'm sure you can handle that yourselves."

The two just chuckled and nodded, taking their new keys as well as new identification papers. Though they were still Newlyn and Samantha their lives had shifted significantly enough that they needed new paperwork provided to them by the machine. After they looked over everything to make sure that it was all there they shook the hands of Dr. Quaros and Serathin before they left the office and walked back down to the atrium. The two made their way to the exit of the building and saw that the sun had just started to set, though as he put his hand on the door it caused Newlyn to pause slightly.

"It's strange..." Newlyn replied after Sam asked him if something was wrong. "We've only been here for a week but it feels like we've been here forever..."

"Well we've been through so many realities it's not surprising that each day feels like a new life," Sam replied as the rubber snow leopard finally cracked open the door and the two walked out into the parking lot. "Now we have a brand-new life starting here, something that I'm looking forward to. Speaking of which... do you know where we're supposed to be going to get home?"

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About two hours later the two rubber felines made their way into the building that was their new place. Even before they had stepped into Newlyn's apartment, deciding to stop at his first even though they were the same, and they knew that it was going to be an upgrade to their already rather nice living conditions from their previous timelines. When they finally got onto the correct floor and unlocked his door they quickly found that their assumptions were correct. It was almost twice the size of his last place and both of them looked around in awe as they explored the new accomodations.

"This is almost as good as the penthouse that were in from the spa..." Samantha said as she looked in the rather spacious bathroom. "Maybe even more luxurious. I could definitely get used to something like this."

"Well I think you're going to get your chance," Newlyn replied from the kitchen as he rubbed a latex hand over the cool marble countertops. "I wonder how much of this they had to put on the reality machine and how much came out of Marlene's pocket in order to thank us for our service besides fixing our lives. Makes me wonder just what else had changed..."

As Newlyn looked in the bathroom and Samantha checked out the small office off to the side of it they suddenly heard the doorbell ring, both of them poking their heads out and looking at each other before heading towards the front door. When Newlyn looked through the peephole he was surprised and opened the door to reveal the rubber ocelot behind it. "Dayton," the snow leopard said, the modified name rolling off his tongue like he had said it a million times before. "What are you doing here?"

"It's game night to celebrate your promotion silly," the rubber feline said as Newlyn looked at him slightly in confusion, then fished out his phone and looked down at his schedule to see that was indeed the case. "Mikal is right behind me, once he gets up here he'll order the pizzas for the night before the rest show up. Hello Samantha, you're looking radiant, are you using a new shine?"

As the two talked about what they used on their synthetic skin Newlyn was more floored that it appeared that his friend didn't remember that he was there when he became a rubber creature. From a bit of gentle prying it was clear that like the snow leopard's visit at the spa he didn't remember him or that he had become a naga as well. Of course it was clear that the preference had stuck with his friend as Mikal came up close behind Dayton, the rubber boa constrictor naga slithering through the door and nodding at him before he took off his leather jacket and gave it to him. Part of him wondered if he had also been a patron of the spa or if he was created because of the fact that latex creatures were brought into the world to explain their transformations.

When the rest of their friends, the group having not changed and even adding a person or two from work, Newlyn quickly figured out that the scope of the project that he caused his co-worker to be promoted had grown in size and required a second person, which had been him. He also found that though it was a first date for Dayton and Mikal the two had both been enthusiasts of bondage and Mikal had lusted after the fictional Dayton for some time. It made Newlyn wonder if Mikal had somehow interacted with Daytona before he had become a rubber creature, maybe that was even the reason why the former female had become a male if the naga was only into guys. From the sound of things; however, one thing that was sure was that from their friend's perspective he and Samantha had been dating for quite some time.

It was strange for Newlyn how natural everything felt, like this was something that they had done for the longest time as he excused himself to go and grab the pizzas when they came. It gave him a chance for introspection as he got the food, slightly surprised when even the guy who delivered their food seemed to recognize him. For everyone it was like life had always been this way, only he and Samantha knew the truth that they had once been completely different. It was the same for whenever he looked at Dayton, the smiling and laughing rubber ocelot completely unaware that he had once been a female feline.

The games continued well into the night along with some drinking and by the time it was over Newlyn and Samantha had not only found out about what changes the machine had made, but had also passed out together on the couch. When the snow leopard woke up once more it was because the sunlight from the rather large windows got into his eyes and reflected off of the cheetah's rubber skin. Newlyn groaned loudly and sat up, Samantha settling back into the couch and turning over as she settled back into sleep. He also saw that he wasn't the only ones that had decided to do it, as the snow leopard carefully picked the way over the empty cans in order not to awaken Dayton as he snored loudly while nestled in the coils of the sleeping snake.

"Heck of a party," Newlyn said to himself with a smirk as he started to stack up the pizza boxes in order to clean off some semblance of the counter for him to set up in. "Hard to believe that all this came about from a week at the spa..." When he finally got enough boxes stacked up he made breakfast for his fellow three synthetic creatures. As the smells of the kitchen wafted through the rest of the apartment he could hear the others stirring awake in order to grab some of that food to soak up the alcohol.

"You two have any plans for the day?" Dayton asked while they shoveled the food into their mouths. "Because if not we are going to a free concert in the park with a few friends and would love for you to join us."

Newlyn looked over at Sam and she shook her head, glancing back at Newlyn before she shook her head. "I think we're just going to spend the day in relaxing," the cheetah replied. "Maybe next time."

"No worries," Mikal hissed. "I know you guys must be tired, you two had a busy week." Both Newlyn and Sam had their mouths open slightly in shock as the other looked at them in confusion. "You know... with the promotion and the conference and all that stuff, probably all for the best that you guys have a chance to rest and recuperate."

The two rubber felines quickly regained their composure and nodded eagerly in reply, then after they ate Mikal and Dayton took their leave, Newlyn chuckling as he muttered that some things don't change as he cleaned up the mess the ocelot made. Sam helped clean up the trash, then once they were done they finally sank down in the bed together. The two realized that they hadn't been truly alone since they got into the apartment, and now that they were alone their latex bodies continued to rub up against one another. "So... what should we do now?" Samantha asked, Newlyn just grinning as he kissed him, right before they looked over at their nightstand when their phones buzzed...