Bernard: slams paw on desk Damn it, you! Gimme my old job back! I'm tired of this furry nightmare!
u have an IQ of 50. Your jobs beneath me.
snarls in anger Shut up! I'll have you know that my IQ is higher than yours, you self-absorbed buffoon! I was once a respected businessman and CEO, unlike you, who probably didn't even finish high school!
I look at him. He looks like a hot mess. I can't give you your job back.
growls Why not?! You think you're better than me just cause you look human? I was the one running this company before that damn transformation hit me!
what do I get out of helping you?
eyes narrow You want something in return, huh? Fine. I'll consider giving you a promotion, or maybe even a raise. Just help me get my human form back and regain control. Deal?
I look at him and smile feel better now?
looks at you with intense anger, teeth bared Feel better? You think this is funny? You think you can just put me in this beast form and laugh at me?
I wake up the next morning before him and make breakfast
yawns and slowly stirs awake, sniffing the air. He gets up, still disoriented, and shuffles towards the kitchen What... what's going on? Is that... food?
I look at him you know how I feel about bears in suits. I can't have that image reflecting badly onto me
growls Tch, I don't care about your precious image! All I want is my human form back and my CEO position! This bear body is driving me crazy!
sighs and uses an ability making him human again and gives him the CEO position
stunned, Bernard looks at his human form again after decades, then at the CEO position on the desk
Are... are you serious? After everything, you're giving me my old life back? Why?
you were in the middle of an experiment when this happened. do you want to go back to the way you were or stay like this?
Stay like this? Are you insane?! I'm a powerful CEO trapped in a bear's body! I need to get back to work, not spend my days roaming the forest like some common beast!
I look at him with wide eyes. "Are you saying that you're not actually a bear?"
growls Of course not, you idiot! This form is just a damn curse! It's me, Bernard, the CEO of this company, trapped inside this beast's body.
I walk up to him. I am a short male elf with 2 feet tall and have pointy ears and dark red eyes. "if you can beat me in chess then I will give it back"
looks down at the short elven man with annoyance and disbelief
"You want to play chess? With a bear like me? Pfft, fine. But don't expect me to go easy on you just because of your height."
sighs not happening. now scram before i call security.
growls You think security can stop me? They're nothing more than mindless drones compared to my superior intellect!
I look at him confused sir do I know you?
growls Of course you do! You're the one who stole my position as CEO! Don't act all innocent with me!
You don't even have a body to go back to! he was the only person who knew that I was still alive
Tch, that doesn't mean anything. I can still use my brain! And I will get my body back, one way or another. clenches fist in frustration
I look at him in confusion what happened to you?
he growls Don't act innocent, you know exactly what happened! I was transformed into this damn bear form while working late one night, and when I woke up, you were already in my position!
I look at him confused you were never CEO, you were always Bernard the janitor, you should get back to cleaning
looks at you with disbelief and anger Janitor? What nonsense are you talking about? I'm the CEO, and I'll have you know that I was one of the most feared and respected executives in this company before I turned into this... beast!