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In an encyclopeda, the axolotl is defined as a Mexican neotenic mole salamanders belonging to the Tiger Salamander complex. In practice, it is something like a cross between Kirby and a Wooper

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[apocalypsebaby]

A tentacle nudges him, curiously, and dinner-plate-size eyes rise out of the pond next to him to peer at him. (Spots is the size of a van these days.)

"Meep?"

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(This narration is duly impressed. And wonders how long it is before the farm's residents have to dig a pond the size of six barley fields.)

AUGH AUGH AUGH

Steve hauls tail out of the water, turning around to face the enormous -

- oh, it's Spots!

- oh, he realises as his little gecko eyes slowly adjust to the immensity of the creature, it's... Spots' eye. That's kind of quietly terrifying.

Whup whup, goes Steve, nervously. It might translate as something like "hello Spots, please don't eat me."

[apocalypsebaby]

"Seeev." The fine tip of one tentacle pets his little bald axolotl head, and the dinner-plate eye blinks. Fondly. And confusedly.

"Seeeeeeev sim?"

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...Something like that, yes.

With an effort of will in defiance of his axolotl instincts, Steve doesn't run away. Thank god Spots has remembered that Daddy is friend, not food.

He can't keep from trembling in the axolotl's "oh god a predator" panic, though. Sorry, Spots. He doesn't want to offend.

[apocalypsebaby]

Spots is bewildered. Daddy is SUCH A WEIRD SHAPE.

Although a much less food-like shape. Spots subsides into the pool, bubbles a bit, and then re-emerges to peek at him again, in the hope that he'll be Daddy properly again.

"Seev?"