Gold had made it to the final stages of the hiring process at a local amusement park. The goldfinch lived fairly close to it, and the job paid very well for very little work. All he would have to do was walk around and interact with the guests of the park! Gold was sociable enough to work with that, especially for what they were offering! Today was the day of Gold's final interview, where he would find out if he got the job or not. 



He was asked to meet with the hiring manager Sasha in her office. With a deep breath, Gold knocked on the door before entering. 



"Hello, it's Gold." he announced as he walked into the office. 



"Gold! I was hoping you'd be here soon! Please, come in." the raccoon woman have her hand inviting the goldfinch to walk up to her desk. 



"By the way you sound, it seems like this is good news. At least I hope it is!" Gold said with a soft chuckle as he shut the door behind him, walking to the carpet in front of Sasha's desk.



"Very much so!" Sasha clapped her hands together. "Because I'd like you to become a permanent member of our team!" 



"That sounds great!" Gold replied, though paused after a few moments after he registered the exact wording of Sasha's words. "Wait...what do you mean permanent?" 



"Exactly what I mean." Sasha replied casually. "A place like this can have high turnover and I can't be having that! Finding someone like you was already hard enough! Dedicated to getting the position!" she waved a hand. "Is that a problem?" 



"I mean...I do want to work here but-" Gold started but was cut off when the raccoon woman started talking before he got a chance to finish. 



"Then good! There's nothing more to discuss!" Sasha said, reaching under her desk and brandishing a strange purple liquid in a circular glass container. "Do you know what this is?" 



"No...should I?" Gold questioned, feeling that perhaps he was in a bit over his head at this point, and should probably be turning around to get out of here while he still could! 



"You will in just one moment. Here!" Sasha said, unplugging the cap of the bottle and tossing it up in the air. The purple contents of it fell from above Gold, starting to spread down his feathers. It was thick not too unlike paint, though rather than sticking to his feathers, it was transforming him! The layers of paint hardened as Gold's body was altering into something drastically different as it was "painted" over. 



Emerging out from Gold's head, two moderately sized, circular ears grew out. As the paint trickled down, the color of his hair altered drastically. The yellow and black was traded off for dark purple, with a streak of a purple-tinted pink on one of the bangs. However, quickly after its transition, the hair that Gold had was becoming soft to the touch as it was turning into latex. 



Similarly, the feathers on Gold's head were befalling a similar fate. The natural coarseness of Gold's feathers was leaving as it was flattening and turning into latex just like his hair had. The upper half of his face and the entire back of his head was a dark purple only a few shades lighter than his hair, while the lower half would be a lighter purple that was closer to gray. As this was occurring, Gold's beak softened, the nostrils on it forming into a proper large black nose as it transitioned into a muzzle. Afterward, his mouth went into a big grin where it permanently stayed to give his a goofy, toothy smile. The worry on Gold's eyes left him, not because he stopped being panicked but because the paint drizzled over it. The whites of his eyes turned yellow, with his hazel eyes turning a piercing red instead. The eyelashes next to them became more apparent, as they were thicker and pointed and much more noticeable on his face now to give Gold's face a more feminine appearance. 



As the paint went down his torso, more of Gold's feathers were converted into painted latex. This time, it was exclusively the dark purple color all the way to the changing bird's feet. However, there was an extra layer former - clothes that were painted on his body as well. Around his chest, a lavender shirt formed matching the color of the lower half of his face while two elbow-long dark black purple gloves materialized over his hands. Around Gold's legs, a pair of dark purple pants formed, with tears near the knees to reveal the squishy purple "fur" underneath. While those were a part of Gold's body itself now, another piece of clothing formed on Gold. This was a sleeveless dark purple vest with a flared collar, the inside coating a pink that matched the streak in Gold's hair. 



The ruffle of tailfeathers on the backside of Gold would all conjoin together to leave it as one single appendage, of which drastically increased in size. In fact, Gold's tail became almost as large as himself, both in height and width. It was primarily the same color as his faux purple fur, though going down the top of it would be the lighter purple shade that matched his "shirt" and muzzle. 

At Gold's feet, the digits of his avian talons all merged together, becoming completely connected, though having two lines to make it appear as though he had three digits, with the digit at his heel vanishing entirely. On the underside, a painted on pawpad found itself forming as Gold was now a smiley, rubbery skunk with wings. 



More of Gold's body changed after he got a new species and outfit, primarily, his figure. The broadness of Gold's shoulders was lost, all while his arms slenderized. As this was happening, the various feathers on the underside of Gold's arms were shrinking and smoothing into the latex skin, the former bird losing wings fully as they became a full skunk. At the end of Gold's arms, more "proper" hands formed which were rather petite to match his increasingly feminine figure. 



At Gold's chest, two lumps formed filled with air, a set of breasts now resided there. Underneath those at the sides of his body, Gold would gain curvature with that same indent forming into Gold's back to give it a permanent arch. Below the waist, Gold's hips expanded outward along with his rear, completing the skunk's new hourglass figure. Gold's manhood vanished, not that a living pooltoy had any need for something like that! With that, Gold's transformation into a squeaky skunk girl finished.



Mentally, Gold was altering as well. It was as if everything that made the bird Gold was taking a backseat in his own head, like he was watching a movie through his own eyes. Now, Gold was Salem. The skunk was one who loved making trouble. She was mischievous and cunning, and knew her way around potions! She always kept a few on her person, though was at the moment missing them. She loved playing the villain, everyone needed someone to root against after all, and she relished in the attention! 



"There, how are we feeling?" Sasha smiled as the paint dried, officially locking Gold in their new form.



"Phenomenal~!" Gold, now Salem cooed as she stretched out. "This air-y body feels perfect!" 



"And it looks perfect to. Everyone's going to love that big ol' smile, I know I do!" Sasha laughed. 



"Now then, I believe you just need one last thing." she held out an arm to draw attention to the coat rack against the wall. 



On it would be Salem's trademark utility sash filled with a ton of potions that looked identical to the one that had turned Gold into Salem in the first place. 



"Oh I've missed you~!" Salem smiled as she hopped over to it, bringing it up over her shoulder and laying it there snugly. 



"Those are real potions, remember! You have more mascots to recruit. Go to get the whole gang in the park if we want to keep it afloat!" 



"You can count on me, I have an eye for this kind of thing. You're lucky I like you or I'd throw it right at you." 



"That would be advisable to not do." Sasha smirked. "Besides, what's the fun in that? It'd be too easy! Much more fun to get someone unsuspecting, speaking from experience." 



"I can't deny that sounds much more enjoyable!" Salem laughed alongside her boss. "I better start doing my rounds then since we're opening! Got to make sure the park's mascot is making sure everyone has a good time, and the ones having the most fun could make more permanent additions~!" she winked as she left Sasha's office, off to do her job - with the extra bonus of getting to change some others on her own accord! This was going to be a fun job~!