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[neverstudied]

[Venkman makes a soft, self-satisfied noise when he pulls away, grinning. Then he notices this weird little fungus babys staring into his soul.]

Oh, boy. More fungi. Hope it's not poisonous.

[He sits back down- also on the floor, since apparently the couch is a babies-only zone- and finds himself dace to face with the other, newly hatched baby- an Alolan Vulpix, who yawns with a soft whine, her tiny fangs flashing.]

You are adorable!

[The Vulpix blinks, looking from one dad to the other.

Meanwhile, Sigourney doesn't want to feel left out. She starts trying to climb back onto the couch. She successfully gets her hands on the cushions, but can't quite pull herself all the way up. Her little legs dangle and kick and she sends a mental signal of frustration. Venkman reaches over to help her up the rest of the way.]

[pkemeter]

[Kölliker floats over to stay by Sigourney--she's grown fond of the title of "older sibling" and is taking her new protective role in stride. And also because now she can tell other Pokémon what to do instead of being told what to do.

As Egon continues gushing about fungi and spores, the Morelull slowly turns its head to stare up at Venkman, his beady little black eyes peering into the fiber of his very being. He stays unnaturally still, a single tendril still resting on Egon's nose.]

...and as we know, luciferin and luciferase react to create the phenomena we know as bioluminescence-- [Egon blinks, grabbing Venkman's arm.] That's it! I'll name it Lucifer. What do you think, Venkman?

[He...still hasn't noticed the Vulpix. If we're being honest, he probably thought that the 'adorable' comment was directed towards the mushroom.]

[neverstudied]

... It's. It's a perfect name, Spengs. Can't think of anything more fitting.

[Venkman shudders a little, and reaches out to pet his new fox. Sigourney waddles over to the Vulpix and slowly reaches her little hand out to copy the gesture, stroking the fluffy coat. Everyone in the surrounding area gets a vivid sensation of petting soft fur projected into their minds.]

[pkemeter]

[Carefully, Lucifer turns back to look at Spengler before mobilizing and crawling up onto his face. Egon blinks as Lucifer manages to make his way to the top of his head and root himself in his hair. Egon slowly stands up, frowning down at his hands.]

Sigourney-- [He stops himself from chiding the Pokémon not strictly under his own care and glances over to Venkman.] It's intriguing what abilities these Psychic creatures have. This seems to resemble a kitsune of some sort--are you sure it isn't a Ghost?

[He goes to poke at one of the curls on the Vulpix's tails as Lucifer continues to stare at Venkman. Don't worry about it.]

[neverstudied]

Making a nice fashion statement there, Spengs.

[Sigourney keeps petting the Vulpix, who stretches and yawns again. The tip of her tail twitches as Egon pokes her.]

I think she's an Ice type, actually. She's a variant form of the Vulpix species- I know Ray was thinking about getting one of the standard ones, so I got the other kind for myself. [His voices trails off a little when he mentions Ray, and he scratches the Vulpix behind the ears.

Venkman is trying very hard to ignore the little mushroom demon staring at him.]

[pkemeter]

Hmmm.

[Egon seems to quickly shift his focus from the Vulpix after the mention of Ray--fuzzy animals were never really of scientific interest to him. Except for Tarantula, of course. But at least she's named after an arachnid.

He moves to carefully remove Lucifer from his head, and the mushroom creature reluctantly detaches himself from Egon's hair. He clambers around his fingers like a small insect exploring its surroundings as Egon watches.]

You know, Peter, you should get more acquainted with the non-mammalian creatures of this dimension. Studying diversity in biology can lead to a greater understanding of organisms as a whole.

[Lucifer has not blinked once since he started staring at Venkman.]

[neverstudied]

I, uh, think you and Ray've got the creepy-crawlies covered. You especially. [He narrows his eyes distrustfully at Lucifer.] Besides, only mammals I've got are two cats, a deer, and this fox. Maybe the Mimikyu- I dunno what you'd really classify that thing as... Or Sigourney. Is she a mammal?

Anyway, maybe you oughta branch out to mammals, more. Get out of your comfort zone.