Kitsune the moogle was pacing back and forth in her room. She was quite happy with her new form, of course, but it had left her with a dilemma: Since she was in a Final Fantasy based form, it made sense for her to have a job. No, not a paying 9-5 job, but rather a class, which Final Fantasy confusingly called a “job”. But what job would she have, specifically? There were so many great ones to choose from, after all.

Then, on a whim, she looked up. Seeing that the title of this story ended with “[Carbuncle TF]”, she realized exactly what she wanted to be. Yes, a summoner, of course! She admittedly lacked a green robe or a unicorn-horn headband at the moment, but she would worry about that later. For now, she went outside and grabbed a sturdy-looking branch - close enough to a staff - and began thinking about the next big decision: Who would be the lucky carbuncle?

Her first thought was Joat, who had been a bubblegum carbuncle in the past on numerous occasions. But no, he was too busy writing this story. A number of her friends were busy being toys in different stories, while many of her other friends were nearly, if not completely, strangers to Joat, making them difficult for him to write. But after a while of thinking, she finally settled on who would be the right choice of summon.

One scene transition later, she was knocking on a door. After a moment, the door opened, revealing a gray rat-folk with black hair atop his head, wearing a black hoodie and pants. Perhaps he wore it because it was a chilly day out, or perhaps it was out of authorial convenience because that was the outfit on his ref sheet. Whatever the case was, he wouldn’t need clothing for long. Before he even got a chance to greet his visitor or ask why she was visiting, he immediately started to feel strange, before seeing his muzzle starting to lose its fuzziness as it shortened, changing to smooth pink bubblegum.

The rat, Retix, tried to ask what was happening, but he could not. When he tried, a cute squeaking noise came out instead. He could feel the change spreading through his head, his fur and hair vanishing as it was replaced with smooth gum, while his now-gum ears started growing significantly, becoming much longer and pointed. He felt his head with his forepaws, finding it to be very squishy and a bit sticky, with one exception: On his forehead, there was something large, hard, and smooth. At that point, having seen Joat in the form many times, he had an idea of what he was becoming: A carbuncle.

His clothes were starting to feel loose on him as he felt his torso start to change, trying to stick to his shirt. He quickly took off his jacket and shirt, revealing that his torso had entirely changed. His pants fell down soon after as he continued to shrink down, finding it more difficult to stand upright. It made sense, of course. After all, the type of carbuncle he was turning into wasn’t built to stand on two feet.

He let himself drop down on all fours, suddenly feeling his tail fluff up, turning to a bushy fox-like gum tail. Then, the tail split, turning into three fox-like tails. He looked at his new tails, giving them an experimental wiggle. He wasn’t worried about his transformation at all. Carbuncles were cute, after all, and this was not his first time being transformed into a bubblegum creature. And as he felt a supernatural bond starting to form between him and the moogle, he intuitively knew it was Kitsune, so he knew things would be alright.

His arms and legs were next to change, becoming gum legs suitable for a quadruped. He watched as his paws changed, becoming cute little bubblegum paws, losing their rat-paw shape in favor of something more suited for a dog or a fox. He no longer had opposable thumbs, but once again, he didn’t mind. After all, not only were his new paws adorable, but it gave him more excuse to lounge around rather than worrying about being productive. His new summoner could take care of things like that.

Retix’s transformation was now complete. He was no more than a foot in length from his nose to the base of his tails, smaller even than the moogle before him. He bounded forward and gave a cute squeak, gazing up cutely at Kitsune. And now that she had her summon, Kitsune was ready to begin her grand adventure!

...Or just relax on a couch and pet her new carbuncle. That worked, too.