"What the-?" gasped Paul, as the tadpole like tail growing out of back broadened into a finned fish tail. There weren't fish scales. It was a greyish suede feeling sort of skin. Sharkskin?
He arched his back, as the fin rose from his spine. Paul's nose and face began to push out. His chest and arms broadened he was becoming anthropomorphic shark. Humanoid feet, legs, hands, arms, and front torso, but a shark's head, tail and back.
"Jawsome!" laughed Tag as he typed the finish touches into his new V-Pet.
Then he consulted the online manual, "When your pet is ready. Simply tap the summon command button, and your 3-D V-Pet will materialize before you.