"Why are we here again, Sarge?" Chomby asked. The world around him looked like a giant mirror with small mountains jutting out of the ground in the distance. The water was around an inch deep, and when he looked down, he could see his reflection.

"Ever been to the salt flats after it rained?" Sarge asked.

"No. This is salt?" Chomby lifted a foot to try and look at it, but he found difficulty doing so as his paw pressed into the underside of his belly.

"Mostly, yeah. Without going too technical, the place looks like a mirror after it rains. It's beautiful and breath-taking. Thought you'd like to see it."

"What's the occasion?" Chomby grumbled as he started to assess his body. Now that he'd been zipped up for a minute, he realized his physique was different. In the mindscape, he remembered being excessively round... but now, he was rather large in stature. His arms were thick and meaty, and his legs and thighs were large as well. He also swore his legs weren't as stubby as he was used to.

"Just thought it was neat," Sarge chuckled. "I'll let you enjoy the scenery for a bit-"

"Sarge, why am I all buff?" Chomby asked.

"Pardon?"

"Why am I buff? I don't remember looking like this in the mindscape. In fact, I was more like a ball in there...." Chomby closed his eyes to assess himself in said mindscape. Sure enough, his shape here was rounded. His arms rested atop his belly and his legs had difficulty moving around. He looked up and saw Sarge staring at him. The werewolf's broad appearance made Chomby's ears perk up. "Actually, I look more like you outside."

Sarge raised a brow and scratched his chin. "Huh. Guess I never really thought of it before, but you usually take on minor aspects of someone's physique when they wear you. When I wore you, your body had a thicker build. When Xenon did, you were more lithe-"

"But still fat," Chomby chuckled.

"Still fat, yeah," Sarge replied. "Guess when I was struck by the reality warp that shifted my body to," Sarge gestured to himself, "this, it also affected how your body would turn out."

"But it's never done it this drastically." Chomby opened his eyes and hefted up his belly and looked down at the ground. He saw the reflection of his underbelly and legs. They were definitely bigger than before. He closed his eyes again.

"Eh, maybe side effects of the curse. I dunno. Both you AND this curse are oddities. Could be so many variables, but we have nothing to compare them to."

Chomby started to open and close his eyes to compare all aspects of his body in the mindscape versus real life. Seeing the differences certainly felt odd to him. He wasn't certain what to make of being taller, nor being both wider and muscular.

"Huh," he said. "Why is this happening?"

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This was a doodle I made during training to keep my hands busy. I've been teasing at the body build change of Sarge following the Santa Curse and how its altered how he looks, but what happens to Chomby if Sarge zips up? Well, Chomby's appearance overall depends on a few factors:
1. How he sees himself
2. The physique of whomever wears him
3. How much he trusts someone
4. The person's height

Overall, he will always be a soundbyte, but if he feels he's skinny, he'll appear skinnier (within reason. He can't make his belly storage skinnier than it is because that's actual mass he stores). The person's physique will determine how "big boned" Chomby would be. How much he trusts someone can also play a part in how similar his and their builds will look. If he trusts them a lot, he's more apt to appear closer to the person's body build. Lastly, his height compared to the person's. He is six feet tall by default, but the taller or shorter someone is from that baseline of 6 feet will alter how he appears. Since, currently, Sarge is around seven foot eight, this means Chomby's height increases... thusly longer legs. YAY!

Anyway, that's the stuff I created as potential lore for the future. Enjoy~

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Sarge/Chomby/Art (C)  Juntarhenogu Me