M'aiq agrees with her.

I could be convinced of it, but as it stands, I'd assume it falls under the same clause as the caterpillar/butterfly. Cassie has a caterpillar morph accessible, but not a butterfly.

...tempted to ask KA Applegate her opinion.

They'd only have the Charmander morph imo, because they have the DNA of that specific Charmander at the moment they acquired it. Same reason Tobias's human morph is mode-locked at thirteen. Their morphs all reset on demorph, even after injury, so an evolution wouldn't stick either.

Barbarian budgie furious that she cannot rage.

That's odd; he's wonderfully smug and shitty in Hamilton. Directorial choices, maybe?

Look, if you were in Australia and down for bi poly, I know at least two people who would be up for giving it a red hot go. You're lovely and you're interesting.