The Wigamalefis part 3: More Quesitons A No More Fakes Story I sat in the room waiting for a long time. "I hope they don't think I had anything to do with what happened," I thought. "Just because I am not from this planet, and my costume disappeared instead of me becoming the costume." My thoughts ran from one subject to the other. All revolving around the Halloween party at the Raucous Chicken Club. "I just hope that I'm not going crazy. What Sandy said about me switching personalities is scary. What if this 'human' personality takes over." I got that funny feeling again. The door opened finally. The police man that brought me here came in followed by a woman. She didn't look like she was on the police force. "Hi, my name is Dr. Meyer," she said closing the door behind her. She sat down on the other side of the table. The officer stood by the door. "And you must be Will Harryman." I nodded. "I understand that you can't speak, Mr. Harryman. I know sign language, so feel free to use it. Now, let's get down to business. You went to the Halloween party at the Raucous Chicken Club, correct?" "That's right. Isn't it obvious?" I signed giving a little grin. I hope my tusks didn't make it look scary. "That's remarkable," she said. "You only have four fingers on your hands, but you still communicate with sign language perfectly." "Thanks," I signed. "Now, have you had any strange thoughts since the party?" "What kind of thoughts?" I questioned. "Thoughts that you didn't think was yours. Thoughts that would be associated with your costume.... I mean your new body." "None that I know of," I replied. "Although, Sandy said that I seemed to think that I was a wigamalefis every now and then." "Sandy. She's your wife?" "No, she's not my wife. She's not my girlfriend for that matter. At least I don't think so." "Sandy thinks that you thought you were a wigama... whatever. What is that?" "Wigamalefis. It is what I am now," I signed then motioned at myself. "Oh, did you think you were a wigamalefis?" "No. I have always thought I was human," I answered. That strange feeling came back. "Ok, now that we have concluded that you are human, how do you explain what you said to Officer Benning?" she asked motioning toward the officer at the door. "What do you mean that we have concluded I am human? I'm a wigamalefis." "But, Mr. Harryman. You just said that you know you are human." "Mr. Harryman? Why is everybody calling me by that name? I'm Wiggy," I signed. "Now, Mr. .... Wiggy," she said. "I'm just repeating what you said. "But I didn't say that." "I see," Dr. Meyer said thoughtfully. "Do you remember our conversation from when I came in the door?" "Of course." "And who were you then?" I snorted. "Myself. Wiggy." "And what did you say Sandy was telling you?" she asked. "Sandy said that she thought that I thought I was a human every now and then." "Do you know who Will Harryman is?" she asked. "Yes," I replied. "That is the name I gave my costume. The one I wore at the party." "But, the other people at the party were transformed into what they were dressed as. Why didn't you?" "I don't know," I answered. "My costume disappeared." "Disappeared?" "Yes," I signed. "While everybody else was transformed, my costume disappeared." The doctor sat there for awhile. "I think I got enough information right now," she said standing up. "I'll be back in a few minutes, Wiggy." "Ok. I'll be here," I signed. She walked out of the room followed by Officer Benning. I was alone in the room again. Waiting. And waiting. Finally the door opened. The strange feeling came again. Dr. Meyer came in alone this time. I could see Officer Benning standing outside before she shut the door. "Wiggy, I have some disturbing news to tell you," she said sitting down. "Stop calling me that. I'm Will, remember?" I signed. "Wiggy was the name I gave my costume." "Right, Mr. Harryman. I think Sandy is right." "What!?" I jumped out of my chair. "Calm down. I don't think you have a split personality. You seem to keep the same memories and personality. It is just the way you perceive yourself that changes. One minute you are Will Harryman and the next you are Wiggy the wigamadufis or whatever." "But I don't remember thinking I'm Wiggy," I signed. "That's just it. You don't notice the change. You think you have always been Will if you are Will, or Wiggy if you are Wiggy," she explained. "How can I keep my human self?" I asked. "That is up to you, Will. You must constantly remind yourself that you are Will Harryman the human. That is until we can figure out how to change everybody that went to the party back to normal." I made a disappointed grunt. "Don't worry, Will. Other people are worse off than you. There is one guy that went to the party as an opossum. Well, right now he is hanging from the lights by his tail. He has no memory of being human. We are keeping him in the psychiatric hospital. You however don't pose a threat to yourself or others, so you are free to go." With that I perked up. "But, remember to keep reminding yourself that you are human." "I will, Dr. Meyer," I signed. "Good. I'll check up on you every now and then. OK?" she asked getting up. "Ok," I signed. She left the room, and Officer Benning came in. "I'll drive you back to your house, Mr. Harryman," said the officer. When I got home, I waved thanks to Officer Benning and went inside. Along the way I had been repeating to myself, "I am human. I am human. I hope this works." It was in the middle of the after noon now. I guess it was a good thing I told my boss yesterday I would take today off. I felt bored. There was something I needed to do. I sat watching TV for awhile when it hit me. "I need to go swimming. I am part aquatic now. Besides, it will give me a change to try out my new body if I'm stuck like this." I dug out my swimming shorts and towel and drove to the large pond close to my house. "It is November," I thought. "But, all this fur I have should keep me warm." I dove into the pond and was surprised. It was different from all the other times I had swam in this pond. I felt at home under the water. The combination of my flipper feet and dolphin-like tail helped me swim faster than I had seen anybody swim. I mostly stayed underwater. I could stay under for about thirty minutes. That gave me plenty of time to explore the entire bottom of the pond. For awhile I just lay on the bottom and took all the scenery in. "I can get use to this body if I have to." After two hours of swimming, I decided I better head back to the house. I got out and started drying off with the towel. That funny feeling came and went. "That was a refreshing swim," I thought. "I'm glad that I didn't change into my human costume. I would miss swims like this." I drove home and sat in front of the TV eating my dinner. Later the news came on. And of course the big story was the party last night. The news wasn't helpful tonight either. One interesting report was of a gang of large combat worms "rescued" a suspect from police custody. Another was about the guy who is now a ghost. But there wasn't anything about how to change everybody back. "I hope they find a way soon. Then maybe they can help me get this human 'identity' out of my head." That night I went to bed repeating to myself, "I am a wigamalefis. I am a wigamalefis." To be continued.