It wasn't often that the hermaphrodite subgroup in Animalia got a new member. It was even rarer when blazed a new path becoming a new species of hermaphroditic Animalian. In more casual times, the herms may gather together to meet the new arrival. (Which may or may not include a little orgy afterwards.) But due to current public health concerns, a large gathering (and what would follow after), was not feasible. But at least some of the herms could get together to greet their new brother/sister.
The arrangement for this meeting was simple: one representative from each of the current herm species would be there to greet the new guy/gal. The only representative missing was from the Anglerfish family, because Allura and Beacon were still at Mieni Atoll with their offspring. But there was more than enough to make up for their absence. Rocket the mangrove killifish was there for instance. Shi had been focusing a bit more on training for the IAC Games than socializing, which really annoyed hir when the Games were postponed.
Elana, being the newest herm, had the honor of introducing their newest member. Walking into the meeting room, Elena called, "Everyone, say to our new dual-sexed sibling, Holly." Holly waved a little shyly as shi walked in. Shi felt kinda small next to all these Animalians. Of course, that was only in relativity to the bigger ones. As a caribou Animalian, shi had gotten pretty tall. Taller still thanks to hir antlers. Unlike other species of deer, both male and female reindeer grew antlers and Holly was no exception. Of course, the biggest question was when hirs will fall off. Females kept theirs through midwinter but Holly had no idea when hirs will fall off to make room for hir new antlers in spring.
"Good to have some new meat around here," said Everix, walking over. Holly flinched back instinctively. One thing shi's learned is that hir new instincts will make hir shy around predators. And a big lion was definitely intimidating. "Oh, sorry, wrong choice of words," apologized Everix.
"You know, I was kinda expecting Lynise or Diana," said Elana.
"Yeah, those two need a break from their cubs," said Everix, "I think they've gone a little stir-crazy from the isolation."
"Oh trust me, we all have," said Iphis as the two-headed anaconda slithered over.
"Try being locked up with 18 kids for almost a year," said Ianthe.
"At least you have someone to be locked up with," said Elana, "It's not easy being the only herm shark." Holly let out a soft moan at that. Shi was quite aware that shi was pretty alone too.
"That's only a temporary thing," said Everix, "As soon as the quarantining is over, we'll be having lots of new people coming in, some are bound to go the more exotic routes. Until then, you can always love yourself."
Holly nodded at that. Shi knew exactly what Everix was referring to. Shi had experienced it hirself when shi first converted.
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Holly could hardly wait until the Horizon scientist left the changing room. She quickly took off her clothes in preparation for her incoming metamorphosis. Her body wasn't a pretty sight to look, considering all the post-surgery scars from when the implants were inserted and then removed. She still wasn't sure why she went along with that surgery in the first place, especially since she identified more as a man. She must have been drunk when she agreed to it. But hopefully she'll get something closer to her ideal now.
Holly felt a tingle over her skin as hair started growing thicker on her body. She looked at her hand in fascination as her fingernails grew thicker and darker before they spread over her fingertips. Apparently Animalians with cloven hooves are a bit more dexterous than Animalians with solid hooves. Still, these new fingers will take some getting used to. Her legs stretched out longer as her feet grew out, distributing all the weight into her forming hooves. She bent her knees experimentally. She heard a clicking sound as they moved. According to her research, reindeer knees make clicking sounds as they move, apparently for communication and dominance signaling. That was going to take a lot of getting used to. Hopefully, it wouldn't drive her nuts.
Then came the part Holly was waiting for the most. Her clit had started extending out further, becoming thicker and longer. She carefully rubbed at before stroking it as it grew in her hands. Her breasts were swelling back to the size they were with the implants, but now they looked a lot more natural. Holly huffed and groaned as her face started pushing out in a muzzle, her growing ears picking the more cervine noise she was making. Her bigger nose could pick up her own musk which was getting stronger by the second. Her pussy was pushed back, moving it closer to her new tail. The bare space left behind soon bulged out as a new pair of balls dropped down.
Holly moaned louder, sounding even more like the caribou shi had almost finished becoming. Shi could feel the last few details coming in as shi pumped hir growing cock. Hir scalp bulged at two places before two protrusions grew out. The protrusions soon budded, forming large antlers. If Holly had been watching a mirror, shi would have been pleased with how many points hir antlers had. But right now, shi was completely consumed with the throbbing cock in hir hands. With a loud bellow, shi came, spraying potent reindeer seed across the floor.
Holly looked at the mess shi made with a satisfied smile. Shi was certainly a very virile male now. Well, half-male. Shi absentmindedly fondled hir larger breast. It certainly felt more pleasurable than when it was stuffed full of silicone. Maybe shi could get used to this. But for right now, shi needed to clean up and see what else shi had to do get ready for hir new life as a reindeer.