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Feather 13 [Video]

[ That brilliant plan to stay off the network had been working really well for Joshua. At least until one afternoon of training his Vulpix took Joshua away from his Espeon and Luxray just long enough for him to come back to a batch of eggs. So it's time to break the silence and let a certain someone at least know he's out there.

Dammit you two, why can't you keep your affections to yourselves.

Oh, well. Better him first than Neku, in a way. ]

I have a few Shinx eggs I'm looking to sell off for... oh, let's say a thousand each. I also still have one from the previous batch I'll give away for 25% off. Both parents have grown since then, so that one probably won't start with as many moves as the full-priced eggs.

Out of curiosity, can Pokemon be spayed or neutered?

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Ah, yes, the Schrodinger's egg problem. Even with that, there has to be some egg-producing organ in females, doesn't there? Otherwise, males and females of different species would be completely indistinguishable, and it wouldn't be necessary to have both a male and a female to produce eggs.

If no one has actually seen an egg being laid...then maybe one isn't laid at all. Maybe they have their own methods of making them appear.

[It's MAAAAAGIC]

It may even be the male who produces the egg. Wouldn't that be strange?

[ Joshua would gladly shoot a stork or two if it means he can stop keeping his eye on those two constantly. ]

It would. In that case, why not call them the females?

[Just wait til she has her first accidental breeding on her hands. She might feel similarly]

Maybe what defines a male and a female traditionally doesn't apply to them. How does it go? The mother contributes her species and the father contributes his moves?

They're so different, there's no telling how they work. The people here likely would rather tolerate the extra eggs than risk damaging them by making guesses.

[ It's always an eye-opener, that's for sure. ]

But it could just as easily go the other way. If they don't follow the biological roles that male and female designate, why call them male and female at all?

Guesses are only necessary until the proper techniques are established. That's how science always works.

Because humans are the ones studying them. It would make sense that they would try to conform things into terms that make sense to them.

I wonder if they've tried asking the pokemon themselves how it works~

That might not be as productive as you'd expect. Most humans wouldn't know more than the bare basics if they weren't taught by others. I suppose the best we could learn would be where the eggs themselves come from.

Someone would have to offer up a pair to serve as the guinea pigs for observation. Even if they won't perform while watched, maybe they could be filmed in secret...

[She deigns to switch over to video at this point. Behind her is a ponyta who looks to have gotten more and more redfaced and uncomfortable as this conversation has progressed]

All the same, I doubt you'll have much trouble finding homes for your new eggs. My companion is surely not the only one with a fixation on cat types.

[ Joshua remains on audio for the moment. ]

You'd be surprised. I couldn't even get rid of all the eggs the last time the two of them did this. I can't say I'm surprised. Shinx do seem to be relatively common on their own.

I suspect that even if they were filmed, something cliche like the lens getting blocked at the crucial moment would happen. Or maybe eggs truly are a quantum phenomenon. Either way, if it were that simple, we'd probably know already. Hmm... in that case, maybe a camera could be used as a deterrent.

Maybe so. Perhaps several cameras set up out of their reach, regardless of whether they're actually on or not.

[her head tilts slightly]

Have you considered having the Breeding Center sell them for you? You wouldn't need to carry them around that way.

[Ever-watchful for the easy way out of things, she is]

Considering the Pokemon Center seems more than happy to store them for me, I don't even have to carry them around at all. The Breeding Center seems more hassle than it's worth.

[ Also he likes keeping tabs on his eggs. ]

And I'd imagine they'd simply find a way to avoid the camera's view. Even if you think all points of a room are covered, they might be able to sneak into a corner or hide behind something. Or simply destroy the cameras and be done with it.

At least you're willing to admit when some things are determined to remain unexplained. My master would like you~

The world can be quite good at hiding its secrets when it wants to. If it weren't, I'd think we'd have known more about eggs a long time ago.

Which is why I'd think spaying and neutering would be options of interest.

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