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"Hey, this is Dr. Peter Venkman- I'm probably busy. If you're calling about something stupid done by a Dr. Egon Spengler or a Dr. Ray Stantz, I'm sorry for whatever they did. Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

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It's too late. He's mine now. [He sticks his tongue out at Ray.] This is revenge for both Slimer and Slimer JR.

... Buuuut if you insist, I'm sure he'll be fine with you having partial custody.

I would be dead if it weren't for Slimer; even if you hate him he's a valuable asset to the team!

[He will defend Slimer to his death.]

And I'm not sure how I feel about partial custody. I don't know if I could stnad not being there for him.

How about we settle for being coparents?

[He smiles at Venkman.]

Whatever you say, Ray.

[Venkman rolls his eyes, but he acquiesces, shuffling over on the couch to be closer to Ray. The Popplio sits between them as Venkman leans over to kiss Ray on the cheek.]

Fine. Though really, we've basically been "co-parenting" all our Pokemon. Mine, yours, and Egon's.

[Nermal flops down into both their laps, purring and batting at Ray's hand, desperate for attention.]

[Ray gently pats Nermal, and rests his head on Venkman's shoulder.]

It's really nice, actually. I don't think I've told you this, but the idea of adopting children always sounded great to me. Not that it would ever be feasible back home.

Yeah. Ghostbusting doesn't really lend a lot of time for raising small children. Not to mention the whole, [Gestures at himself, gestures at Ray, gestures in the vague direction of wherever Egon is in this building] "you're in love with men" thing. And even if you kept that part secret from the adoption agency, Irena's told me it's kinda difficult to adopt if you're single.

At least we've got Shannon. But it's not quite the same.

[He's... Well, he's said a few dozen times that he doesn't want kids, in plenty of contexts. But honestly, Venkman's not all that sure. He just doesn't want to fuck up in raising some poor kid, and he knows he would. Sure, he's ok at dealing with them for a while, and he likes them, but he's not... responsible. He's got a temper. He's not patient. He can't and won't lump all his issues onto some child and force them to live with the consequences.

It's easier to deal with kids like Lena or Gaige- when she was here, that is- who are old enough to kind of take care of themselves, and who he can kind of keep an eye on from a distance.]

[Like a mind reader, Ray can sense Venkman's insecurity, after all he remembers all the conversations about never wanting children. He's an idiot, but he's not so dumb that he can't notice when his boyfriend is clearly conflicted about something.

He nuzzles Venkman as he speaks.]

Well it's a good thing we're here, then. I'm sure Joker is happy to have you as a dad now.

[Joker honks cheerfully and holds Venkman's hand with his tiny flippers.]

[Venkman kisses him on the cheek again, glancing down at the Popplio holding his hand. He squeezes his tiny flipper paws.]

Joker, huh? Hope you named him after the card and not the Batman villain. Don't think he's got the right personality to live up to that name.