bravenewworld | ~04 action; voice;

[Action]

[Armin decided that the best place to watch his eggs hatch is in the sector of the Habitats where he's been sleeping since the quakes -- because someone is independent to a fault and hasn't let on that his home was damaged. But it's better this way, because there's enough room for Meredith-the-Ralts and Murgatroyd-the-Cherubi to cluster around the two eggs, with Gertrude-the-Steelix (who does NOT belong in this part of the Habitats, wow) looming protectively over the little group.

The black-and-yellow striped egg had cracked first, and now it slowly splits open, revealing what appears to be a tiny ball of fluff. Armin draws in his breath, gently tugging Meredith away from poking at the new baby --]

Mareep! You're a Mareep! [This is whispered in the most reverent of tones, then the Warp Band is hastily switched on.]

[Voice]

It's a Mareep!! [Warp Band is promptly turned off, because what is context?]

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What? [He sort of snaps back, like he...isn't aware that he addressed the entire network.]

What do you mean "it's a Mareep"?

- oh! Oh, sorry. My egg hatched, that's all.

Oh, I see! Congratulations, then!

I-It's very small though. Is...that normal, do you think?

[A-adorable...]

It's a baby, of course it's going to be small!

Well, unless it's a bigger Pokemon, but even then, they tend to be small for their respective size, if that makes sense.