[He has no clue what those are, because Pokemon is not owned by Atlas.]
They must be far more parental than the fish I'm familiar with, then. Most fish species in my world will lay hundreds of eggs at a time and pay little to no attention to the hatched offspring. In some species, the males will even attempt to eat the newly hatched fry. So, large numbers of eggs are necessary to keep the population stable.
[He punctuates that horrifying fact with a drink of coffee. Coffee that wasn't there a second ago, but why waste a good power? Besides, it's working wonders for his sore throat from choking on his sushi.]
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They must be far more parental than the fish I'm familiar with, then. Most fish species in my world will lay hundreds of eggs at a time and pay little to no attention to the hatched offspring. In some species, the males will even attempt to eat the newly hatched fry. So, large numbers of eggs are necessary to keep the population stable.
[He punctuates that horrifying fact with a drink of coffee. Coffee that wasn't there a second ago, but why waste a good power? Besides, it's working wonders for his sore throat from choking on his sushi.]