'Have a seat.' Escher gestured toward the living room. 'It's a good thing you called round.'

'Dizzy suggested your advice would be relevant.'

'Yeah. If I'm reading this right, you're gonna look like a human woman, but stay the same size you are now.'

'One hundred and ninety-six centimetres.' confirmed the machine.

'Six foot five. Same as me. You wanna know what it's like being a tall woman?'

'I'm not sure our experiences will be precisely parallel, but your outlook would be informative.'

'I see from these pictures that you're gonna be pretty buff.'

'Within the bounds of a conventional human musculature, yes.'

'Well, first off, you're going to attract a lot of attention. Some people will be intimidated, especially guys. Uh, are you going to be looking for, ah, companionship?'

Four sat back, momentarily surprised. 'A boyfriend?'

'Or girlfriend, I guess. I meant, how far do you want to go with the human experience?'

'I am undecided at this time.'

'Fair enough, but, well...' The big feline hesitated. '...do you guys do low self esteem? I mean, are you capable of it?'

'We have feelings, after a fashion, but I personally am extremely well-adjusted.'

'Right. I don't want to offend you, but this face? It could use some work.'

'Is there something wrong with it? I based it on the face Eustace used for Reese, and that seemed acceptable.'

'Reese is a man. Or looks like one. The changes you've made, they're not enough.' She fished her phone from a pocket. 'Trust me, I know just the person to help.'