Academy Pets

These were the prized end-products of working unhindered at the bleeding edge of biotechnology. (V1 p87)

Moreover, not mere human replicas, but only those 'original' creations that had been perfected down to the blood, down to the genes, were officially recognized. The sheer beauty of the Academy pets justified such overarching pride. (V1 p87)

see Pets for more

## **Description**

    Translucent golden hair. Finely-textured white skin. Moist red lips. Delicate and youthful features that made sexual identity difficult to discern. (V1 p87)

### **Pet Classes**

Pets are divided by class. A few mentioned include **A-Class**, **B-Class**, and **S-Class** pets.

## **Value**

    An Academy pedigreed purebreed with the papers to prove that it had once belonged to a Blondie commanded a top price. (V3 p18)

Of course the listed opening prices were 10x the average, putting them in a completely different league. (V1 p87)

Among the pets, the highest grades of Academy-bred purebloods were reserved as the playthings of the Blondies. And if they fell in rank, so did that of the pet's manufacturer. (V3 p11)

### **A-Class Pet Values**

    *"They're exported from this port to millionaires and VIPs on border planets. One body, one hundred million credits. How much do you think the whole thing is?"* (1992, OVA 1)

The 1992 OVA shows A-class Pets prepped for shipping to distant planets. Kirie explains to Bison that the going rate is 100,000,000 credits.

With six containers holding sixty bodies each, the entire cargo was worth at least six billion credits.

### **B-Class Pet Values**

    *"Bidding starts at two hundred thousand credits!"* (1992, OVA 1)

In the 1992 OVA, the Pet Auction at Mistral had B-Class pets whose iopening bid started at 200,000,000 -- staggering price that quickly soared to 220,000,000 and then 250,000,000 credits, as the bidders kept haggling in the audience.

## **Influence at Pet Auctions**

    *"The word is, this time it's Academy-manufactured pets. They're positively jumping up and down with excitement, including the new money types... Rumor has it the bid prices will be ten times the usual."* (V1 p43)

The real eye-catchers ... the stars of the show, were the Academy-manufactured pets. (V1 p87)

see Mistral Park: Pet Auctions for more

**S-class Pet** auctions showing the Academy-manufactured pets opened at 3 o'clock at Mistral Park. (V1 p92)

## **Gallery**

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## **Academy Science Center**

Long-renowned masterpieces known as 'pure blood breeds' were sold in government-sanctioned pet shops in the central metropolis of Tanagura under the official brand of the ***Academy Science Center***. (V1 p87)

see Keeler Lab for more

### **Pet Breeding**

*"Steen thought that even if he was separated from Sir Aisha, he'd be safe. Because of that, he didn't even take the hormone survey. As long as he had his heritage, he could become registered and have the right to join the Academy."* (Dark Erogenous, Track 9)

"*When you obtain seed rights, your gametes are registered. You can transfer those rights to the Academy later on*." In other words, the authority to become a breeding stallion. (V3 p141)

see Pet Disposal: Seed Rights for more