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[adandyinspace]

Oh god, I fucked this up!!

[It's Dandy and he's frantic, which is at least a step up from his usual pissbaby attitude.]

Is there any way to get these things smaller again, I totally forgot to buy one of those stupid forever rocks for my dog- LOOK!!

[The feed zips over to Dandy's newly evolved Hakamo-o, sitting on a bench and kicking her feet. Once she realizes the camera's on her, she looks up and smiles, giving a little wiggle of her fingers in a friendly wave. Heheh, she has fingers now~

She is also absolutely fine compared to her trainer. The feed goes back to Dandy, who still acts like it's the end of the world.]

She's not gonna grow another head, is she?! I can so not afford to feed another head, dammit!!

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[outofhershadow]

... I dunno what kind of world you come from, but I'm pretty sure that's not a dog.

[NOT THE POINT, LENA]

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[adandyinspace]

No shit she's not a dog now. I said she changed, didn't I?!

[Well if it wasn't the point before, it's definitely the point now.]

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[outofhershadow]

Yeah, but it's not like these things change entire species when they evolve. My spider didn't turn into a fluffy bunny when he grew up.

[Priorities, man!!]

Geez, how dumb do you have to be to call some weird lizard monster a dog?

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[adandyinspace]

[And all of a sudden, Dandy finds his priorities somewhere else. As much as he would love to scream and throw a tantrum and act more like a child than the actual child, things have changed.]

She's not weird.

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[starry_forehead]

[Just kind of head tilt for a moment, that's super not a dog dude.]

Ah.... I've never heard of anyone un-evolving their pokemon. Or read anything about it, so I think you're out of luck for that. I don't think she'll grow another head though.

.....you do know, that's not even like a dog pokemon, right?

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[adandyinspace]

Looks like I'm gonna have to be the first just to show a bunch of kids what kinda dog she used to be...

[He could, like, whip out a photo or something, but that's not nearly as fun as defying reality itself.]

C'mon, don't make me spell it out, she changed.

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[starry_forehead]

Yeah, she evolved. But dogs don't evolve into ...that looks like a dragon or something.

Actually, what pokemon is she?

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[adandyinspace]

[Dandy inhales rather loudly before he answers.]

Let me get this straight.

You don't even know what kind of friggin' monster this is, but you have the balls to tell me what she totally was or wasn't before she got big.

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[plasticasshole]

I don't think she'll grow another head.

[And Dandy has probably had enough of people pointing out that she isn't a dog, so he'll just stay quiet there.]

I'm pretty sure you can't undo an evolution, though.

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[adandyinspace]

Any lesser man would probably give up at things like "can't," but that ain't me, baby.

[There's a complete seriousness in his eyes. Dandy is 100% ready to fight against the laws of nature.]

...Buuuuut if she's not going to grow an extra head, then I guess I can take my time.

[plasticasshole]

Well, good luck with that.

[Though Connor isn't sure luck is going to help this poor man.]

She seems happy enough with her new form, in any case.

[adandyinspace]

Of course she is, it's 'cuz she's stronger now. I just so happen to be really good at this training shit.

[He acts like he wasn't upset about the evolution at all... Like the tantrum never happened...]

And I'm sure she's gonna be a whole lot happier now that she doesn't have to worry about a second head.

[Let the record show that Honey was never worried about a second head.]

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[liv_nye_the_science_pi]

...Your 'dog'.

[She is. Skeptical at best.]

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[adandyinspace]

[Why are people so keen on taking away his dog's dog cred-]

Yeah yeah, she doesn't look like a dog anymore, I get it. But I'm tellin' ya, she used to walk around on all fours and wag her tail all the time, I'm not sure how you can get any more doggier than that.

[liv_nye_the_science_pi]

By not having reptilian scales and armored plating, I should imagine. Are those new as well?

[Skeptical but genuinely curious? She's looked over the Dex a little, and none of the evolutions presented seemed THAT extreme.]

[adandyinspace]

...My definition of dog might be a little broader than most people's, because I don't believe she should have to live in the confines of what boring ass people consider a "proper" canine.

[So that would be a no.]

Look, sometimes dogs have scales and there's nothing wrong with that.

[thegreenhornet]

Cool!

[That dragon looks great]

What does it matter it grows another head. It'd still be the same body, so it's still food for one Pokemon. You should be worried if it grows another stomach.

[adandyinspace]

[Honey perks up from behind Dandy, her tail waving back and forth. Finally someone thinks she's cool, rather than just yelling at her dad!]

Dude, would you think it's cool if you grew another head?

[thegreenhornet]

Sure wouldn't think it's cool. Good thing it's impossible, huh?

[He shrugs, being deliberately obtuse:]

Besides it'd be more of me. That has to be a boon of some sort.

[He'd be freaking out endlessly and he knows it]

[adandyinspace]

Yeah, you'd think that, until you remember this jackass likes all the same crap you like. Next thing you know, all your snacks are disappearing twice as fast.

[Or they touch all your stuff, or hog the TV.]

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[lifebloomsanew]

Oh look at her! She looks so regal!

Dandy...you should be proud of her for working hard and evolving. She's becoming what she was born to be!

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[adandyinspace]

Yeah yeah, she got an ice cream cone for it...

[It's true, she did, and Honey throws her hands in the air as a sign of her approval. She ate the whole thing!!]

But evolving doesn't mean shit. Don't tell Martini you think she's "born to be~" some kinda three headed disaster.

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[lifebloomsanew]

But in a way she was....the important thing is what your Pokemon wants.

Sometimes being what we're supposed to be is a wonderful thing! And sometimes we want something different. And that's alright. It's a choice that they - and we - are lucky to be able to make.

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[adandyinspace]

And sometimes my Pokemon want a knife, but I'm still not gonna give it to 'em.

[Martini.]

I think you might be overthinking this just a little, babe.

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[keep_surviving]

Uh, yeah? Obviously?

Two heads, 4 tails and 8 stomachs. Don't you know anything about dogs?