"Well, here's the soda..." Drago said. Despite how much he wanted to chug it down, he couldn't get himself to unscrew the cap. He looked up at Chomby. Though he knew the soundbyte wasn't one for expressing many emotions, he could tell Chomby was worried.

"You gonna drink it?" Chomby asked. "Are you worried about being fat? Eating music? Or..."

"Just worried. Nothing else about it. Don't even think it's got a specific point to it either." Drago took a deep breath and unscrewed the cap. He heard it begin to fizz as an aroma of sweet strawberries wafted into his nostrils.

"You know you don't have to. You can try one of the other sodas. Sarge told me you had a round rootbeer. Wanted to see if it'd store all that fat with the datasuit." Chomby gestured to himself. He was currently wearing a slate-gray datasuit that Drago gave him to try out. "Honestly, I kinda wanna see it in action but as an actual soundbyte! Will it take my music storage?"

"That's what I wanna know as well," Drago snickered.

"Hmmm." Chomby scratched at an ear in contemplation. His eyes then lit up and he ran behind the counter. He grabbed a Round Rootbeer for himself and slid his way back to Drago. "How about this? We'll both drink a soda? You drink the Soundbyte soda, and I'll drink the Round Rootbeer?" Chomby attempted what Drago assumed was a smile.

"I... guess? That does put my mind at ease a little bit. This is all so new." Drago fully unscrewed the cap and gently put the bottle to his lips. He started to down the soda. He felt his body shiver for a moment before his legs compressed and shortened. He could also feel his own data suit begin to expand outward to make way for his expanding belly. He could even feel his ears elongate while his horns shrank. Overall, it was a surreal experience.

"Ahh, jeez, this feels so weird." Drago chuckled as he scratched his belly. It was feeling a lot softer and rounder now. "You wouldn't believe how nervous I was to become a soundbyte!" Drago turned to Chomby and smiled. "Thanks for the support, Chomby."

He saw Chomby had just finished downing the Round Rootbeer. The soundbyte's figure had already started to expand and round out even more than it already was.

"Don't sweat it, Drago!" Chomby wrapped an arm around Drago's back and pulled him in for a sideways hug. "As a, technically, real soundbyte, I'm more than happy to show you the ropes," Chomby paused to pat his belly, "especially since you offered for me to try one of these fancy, fattening, data suits!"

Drago chuckled and poked both his and Chomby's bellies. Guess he had to get used to this for a whole week. With how happy Chomby was, he figured it would be a fun time.

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Fluffmaster's Soda Commission for  rukario007 .

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Drago Wulf ©  rukario007
Art/Chomby ©  pikminpedia Me