Sylveon

It's a dull sort of feeling now, the twitch of the hypo against his neck.

What's different is the fact that he actually feels like a man, talking with Phlox every time he goes in about things other than the shot, from haircuts to movie night. Somehow, it's both less and more clinical.

"It seems so...impossible, Doc."

"Impossible? Maybe, but also necessary."

Trip exhales - stupid as it is, it feels like a guy's breath.

"There's an old Vulcan saying making its way around the Federation: change is the essential process of all existence. Think of this as your...metamorphosis."