From a distance, Latias saw her brother wandering around the local park and quickly flew over. "Hi big brother! Whatcha doing? "

"Oh! Hi sis. Just taking a breathe-" But, before Latios could finish, Latias was already nuzzing him. Being in her inflated state, Latias's ear squeaked in protest to being squished between the two Lati.

"You doing alright?" Latias asked.

*sigh* Same as always... Lots of late nights, neverending deadlin-"

"We talked about this, remember? I know you're under a lot of stress. But, right now, you need to take a deep breath and loosen up a bit." Latias' tone shifted to one being more playful. "You're too stiff! Lookie here, I bet I'm even stretchier than you are now!" Latias said pressing her snout into her brother's cheek, her muzzle deforming as her ears swelled from the displaced air.

Smiling inwardly, Latios couldn't help but role his eyes. But, listening to his sister's advice, Latios took a DEEP breath - so much so that his entire body began to balloon outwards. A swell of the sounds of rudder stretching accompanied his rounding features as Latios' down shifted to take on a rubbery sheen. Now, properly inflated, he turned to Latias and smooshed his snout against hers as both of their elastic frames deformed around the other.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

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School / work can be quite stressful. But, Latias is always ready to step in and provide some positive energy. Though, I think even she was surprised by the sudden change in character.

Playing around with facial expressions. Hope this lightens someone's day :)

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